363 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 516,812. 7,635,674 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,831,397 people have received the second. 293 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 505,050. 4 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,119. 2 of these
Covering the migration crisis in Ceuta, Chouf TV journalist Fatima Zahra Rajmi was arrested by Spanish police. While the local media spoke of past crimes, the SNPM took it up by contesting an obstacle to the press's work on the subject.
In its annual report on religious freedom in the world for the year 2020, the US State Department asserted that despite the perception of «positive change», Moroccans converted to Christianity and Shiites still faced with challenges and restrictions preventing them from exercising their religion in Morocco.
358 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 516,449. 7,467,468 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,817,830 people have received the second. 318 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 504,757. 6 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,115. 3 of these
The Spanish Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, revealed on Friday that 6,500 people out of the 8,000 who entered Ceuta during the last three days have been returned to Morocco. Most of the parents of minors who entered the city have submitted a request for the return of their children, he said, quoted by EFE. This process took place in collaboration with the Moroccan government and the Spanish authorities, he said. Life is back to «normal» in Ceuta, while
Two court orders have rejected the arrest of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali and prevent him form leaving the Spanish soil following requests submitted to the Spanish justice by the Sahrawi Association for Human Rights (ASADEH) and Fadel Breika. Judicial sources quoted by EFE indicate that the judge of the National Court, Santiago Pedraz, refused the immediate arrest of the leader of the Polisario Front, indicating that this measure can be requested when he appears on June
The Spanish government said on Friday that the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, did not enter Spain with a fake passport, although he used another identity in the hospital in Logroño. Europa Press reported that the government confirmed that Ghali's reception was «for humanitarian reasons», because his health condition was «dangerous after being infected with the Coronavirus». According to the same source, Ghali traveled to Spain from Algeria, with
At 19, Saber Azzouz was one of the young people who traveled the Tarajal breakwaters to reach Ceuta, on Monday. But he was less fortunate than his friends, because he died while trying to reach the autonomous city. In the absence of the possibility of making special trips, his family in Fnideq cannot mourn his death. Recognized in photos, the young person cannot be formally identified by a relative. Because of this, he will probably be buried under an anonymous grave, in one
The Polisario has officially agreed on the appointment of Staffan de Mistura, as the UN Secretary-General’s new personal envoy to Western Sahara. The decision was announced, Thursday, by the Front’s representative in Algiers Abdelkader Taleb Omar and communicated to the UN on April 29. He claimed that the delay in appointing the diplomat would be linked to the kingdom, reports the same source. «Morocco has given its agreement to the appointment of a new envoy (...)
Finland inaugurated, Thursday, a honorary consulate in the Fes-Meknes region. Kenza Ouazzani Chahdi has been appointed Honorary Consul of Finland in the region. Her mission will consist of promoting economic and trade relations between Finland and the Kingdom and assisting, when necessary, Finnish nationals in Fez-Meknes. Finland now has six honorary consulates in Morocco, namely in Fez, Agadir, Tangier, Safi, Marrakech and Casablanca. Ahead of the inauguration, the Ambassador of