Covid-19 in Morocco : 507 new infections and 6 deaths on Tuesday

507 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 509,972. 4,808,303 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,233,682 people have received the second. 623 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 496,031. 6 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related

Former President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont reacts to the Spain-Morocco controversy

The former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, reacted to our article titled «When Morocco sacrificed its relationship with Catalonia to please Spain». On his Twitter account, he wrote : «dear Moroccan friends. Know that Spain never keeps its promises. You should never pay upfront». Four years after the sacrifices made by Morocco to Spain over Catalonia, the Sanchez government welcomed Brahim Ghali on the sly without notifying Rabat. Chers amis

Morocco aborts an attempt by 20 young people who tried to swim to Ceuta

The Moroccan authorities thwarted an attempt by 20 people to swim to Ceuta on Monday morning. However, five young people managed to bypass the breakwaters in the border area of Ceuta, while the others were arrested by the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie. Police sources told EFE that the attempt happened at 9 a.m., when a large group of people gathered near the coast of Fnideq. Young people wore wetsuits, diving fins and in some cases only swimsuits to jump into the sea. The intervention

When Morocco sacrificed its relationship with Catalonia to please Spain

Four years after Morocco’s support to Spain over Catalonia, the Sanchez government welcomed Brahim Ghali on the sly without notifying Rabat.

Hospitalization of Ghali in Spain : Polisario irritated by Morocco's reaction

The reaction of Morocco to the hospitalization of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali in Spain was not well received by the Polisario. On Sunday, the movement’s «Ministry of Foreign Affairs» published a press release in which it accuses Morocco of «celebrating» the hospitalization of Brahim Ghali and «taking advantage» of it to «offend the Saharawi people and their national symbols, even during purely humanitarian matters». In its press

Algeria accuses Morocco of hindering Maghreb integration

The Algerian Minister of Communication Ammar Belhimer, also spokesperson for the government, is blaming the failure of the Maghreb Arab Union project on Morocco. «Morocco's stubbornness to condition the building of the Arab Maghreb Union on Algeria’s support for decolonization in Western Sahara is what led to this impasse», he claimed. For the record, King Mohammed VI invited, in his speech of November 6, 2018, the Algerian authorities to create a «joint mechanism for

Covid-19 in Morocco : 102 new infections and 7 deaths on Monday

102 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 509,465. 4,731,440 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,219,876 people have received the second. 146 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 495,408. 7 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related deaths

Morocco-EU : Financial aid and visa facilities in exchange for readmitting irregular migrants

The European Union wants to impose new measures on Morocco regarding irregular migration, such as the return of migrants from third countries, in exchange for more financial aid and visa facilities for Moroccans, according to a confidential EU document, discussed last week. 

An attempt of about sixty migrants to cross to Melilla aborted

The local authorities of Melilla, in collaboration with their Moroccan counterparts, succeeded Sunday in aborting an attempt led by some sixty migrants to cross the barrier separating Morocco from Melilla.  According to Europa Press, a spokesperson for the government delegation in Melilla explained that the city authorities activated the anti-intrusion protocol after the Civil Guard learned that a group of about 60 migrants is approaching the border area. The alert enabled

Vaccination against Covid-19 in Morocco extended to 55-60 year olds

The Ministry of Health announced on Monday its decision to extend, from Tuesday April 27, 2021, the vaccination operation against Covid-19 to citizens aged between 55 and 60 years. In a press release, the ministry urged «all citizens from this age group to continue participating in this major national workshop, with the aim of achieving collective immunity». In this sense, the ministry invites them to send an SMS to 1717 or to go to the online portal www.liqahcorona.ma to