Covid-19 in Morocco : 720 new infections and 7 deaths on Tuesday

720 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 506,669. 4,684,557 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,193,888 people have received the second. 625 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 492,725. 7 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of

The port of Algeciras is getting ready for the Operation Marhaba

The port of Algeciras is preparing for Operation Marhaba. «The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APABA) has launched a tender to provide various services and supplies in case the international transit of travelers from the countries of northern Europe to Morocco takes place between the months of June and September», Europa Sur reported yesterday. «The APBA is keeping the tender open to award the vehicle management and information service to passengers in the ports

The repatriation of Moroccans stranded in Ceuta postponed

The repatriation of about 200 Moroccans stranded in Ceuta has been postponed for more than a year, pending permission from the Moroccan authorities, El Faro de Melilla reported. Quoting sources from the Ceuta government, the same source revealed that the Spanish authorities in Ceuta were planning to repatriate those stranded before the start of Ramadan, but the process has not yet taken place, due to the lack of any response from the Moroccan authorities. The same source stated that

Morocco’s media «continue to be subjected to judicial harassment», Reporters Without Borders say

In its 2021 World Press Freedom report, Morocco ranks 136th out of 180 countries, losing three places. According to Reporters Without Borders, Morocco’s media «continue to be subjected to judicial harassment».

Moroccan banks’ profitability fell in 2020 due to increased provisioning and Covid-19 fund donations

Four of Morocco’s rated banks saw their aggregate net profit decline by 53% in 2020 due to increased provisioning amid the global health crisis and one-off Covid-19 national fund donations, American rating agency Moody’s reported. This comes as «a result of increased provisioning costs in anticipation of higher credit losses, lower transaction volumes amid stringent lockdown measures», Moody’s explained. In a report published, this week, Moody’s Investors

Several people arrested in Marrakech for violating the curfew and performing Tarawih outside

Authorities in Marrakech arrested, Monday, a group of young people who violated the nighttime curfew imposed during the month of Ramadan. The arrestees clashed with the security forces during the intervention. According to local newspaper al3omk, minors in several neighborhoods in the city threw stones on security forces. Othe set fire to some car tires to protest against the nighttime curfew. To Kech24, six people were arrested in the same city after they attempted to preform Tarawih

Covid-19 in Morocco : 138 new infections and 7 deaths on Monday

138 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 505,949. 4,672,326 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,188,336 people have received the second. 290 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 492,100. 7 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of

Tarawih prayers at the heart of several protests across Morocco

Young Moroccans continue to challenge the authorities in several cities, performing Tarawih prayers outside mosque doors or demonstrating against the nighttime curfew during the month of Ramadan.

Morocco to increase customs duty on soft wheat and durum

Morocco is expected to raise customs duty on soft wheat and durum. The measure is to be implemented to help domestic farmers benefit from this year by limiting imports, Reuters wrote, quoting the agriculture minister. The import duty will be revealed in upcoming days, Aziz Akhannouch told MPs. It is worth mentioning that wheat import duty has been suspended until May to secure price stability as the country was hit by a two-year drought. According to Reuters, Morocco «imports 2 million

Migration : In Ceuta, 85% of the migrant center’s residents are Moroccan

Gone are the days when most of the residents of the Temporary Residence Center for Immigrants (CETI) in Ceuta were sub-Saharan Africans. According to Ceuta Actualidad, the coronavirus pandemic has changed everything, since the center currently houses 227 migrants, 190 of them are Moroccan, 8 are Algerian and 29 are Sub-Saharan. The number of migrant arrivals has dropped drastically with the closure of the border, explains the local newspaper, which recalls that the migrants who manage to