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Morocco Extends Health Emergency for Another Month

Morocco Extends Health Emergency for Another Month
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Morocco Extends Health Emergency for Another Month

Morocco Extends Health Emergency for Another Month

Morocco’s government on Thursday decided to extend until July 10 the country’s state of emergency to curb the spread of Covid-19.

During a weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani said the pandemic is under control in Morocco as authorities expand the scope of categories covered by the vaccine.

Up to nine million citizens have been vaccinated so far.

The government this week decided to ease restrictions after consulting with the relevant authorities.

The move was widely welcomed by some sectors and professions that were forced to stop due to the pandemic, added the PM.

He also recalled the announcement by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs to gradually reopen remaining mosques, in line with King Mohammed VI’s directives.

El Othmani reiterated the need to comply with health measures, saying Covid-19 still posed a danger despite the drop in cases in the kingdom.

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Palestinian President Names Interim Successor If He Has to Leave Post

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Palestinian President Names Interim Successor If He Has to Leave Post

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named a temporary successor who would take over from him should he die or leave his post, addressing concerns of a possible power vacuum following his departure.
In a statement released late on Wednesday, Abbas said the chairman of the Palestinian National Council should serve as interim president for no more than 90 days, during which presidential elections should be held.
The current chairman of the Palestinians' top decision-making body is Rawhi Fattouh, 75, who also served briefly as a stop-gap leader following the death of Yasser Arafat in 2004.
Abbas, 89, has been Palestinian president since 2005 and has had regular health problems in recent years, prompting repeated speculation on who might replace him when he finally stands aside.
He does not have a deputy and a source told Reuters earlier this month that Saudi Arabia had pressed him to appoint one.
Wednesday's announcement clears up uncertainty over what should happen when he dies, but Fattouh was not named as his deputy, meaning there was still no visibility on who might replace Abbas in the long term.
Israel's Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter, a member of the inner security cabinet, told a group of foreign reporters this week that the Israeli army would take over the West Bank if someone from the militant group Hamas tried to become president.
Abbas was elected to a four-year term in 2005, but no presidential ballot has been held since.