United Arab Emirates : Travelers coming from Morocco exempt from quarantine

The Emirati health authorities have announced that travelers coming from a number of countries, including Morocco, will no longer have to observe a quarantine when entering the country. However, Moroccan travelers have to undergo a PCR test at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, according to a statement released by the UAE Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The updated list includes Morocco, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, Iceland, Brunei, Bhutan, Greenland, Singapore, Kazakhstan,

Aicha al-Maslouhi, born and raised in Al Quds’ Moroccan Quarter

Aicha al-Maslouhi is a Palestinian of Moroccan origin who still lives today in Harat al-Maghariba, in Al Quds. She tells Yabiladi about the district offered by Salaheddine El Ayoubi to the Moroccans who helped him free Al Quds during the Crusades.

Morocco gives green light to the Johnson & Johnson and Sputnik V vaccines

Morocco's national technical and scientific advisory committee on vaccination has given the green light to the Johnson & Johnson and Sputnik V vaccines. The committee concluded that said vaccines show the same «efficacy and safety» and would «require the same logistics» as the ones currently in use in the Kingdom, adding that Morocco «can order» them, Moulay Said Afif, president of the Moroccan Society of Medical Sciences (SMSM) and member of the national

Covid-19 : Morocco suspends flights to and from six countries including Norway, Lebanon and Kuwait

Moroccan authorities decided on Monday to suspend flights to and from Poland, Norway, Finland and Greece. According to the announcement published on the Facebook page of the National Airports Office (ONDA), this measure also concerns flights to and from Lebanon, and Kuwait. The same source adds that «passengers traveling from these countries through another country are also affected» by this suspension. As part of the preventive measures against the spread of the new

Sixty migrants manage to cross the fence into Melilla

More than 150 migrants climbed, Monday, the fence separating the city of Melilla from Morocco. Only 59 of them managed to reach the city, according to the Spanish authorities. The attempt took place at around 6 am, the prefecture of Melilla announced in a statement, adding that three members of the Civil Guard and two migrants were slightly injured, Info Migrants wrote. The migrants who managed to cross the fence into Melilla were immediately taken to a health center to be tested for

Mauritania to launch military exercises near border with Morocco and Algeria

The Mauritanian army is expected to launch a series of military exercises in mid-March, local newspaper Sahara Médias reported. They will take place in the wilaya of Tiris Zemmour, located in northern Mauritania near the border with Morocco and Algeria. The area is also known for being the main way for the population of the Tindouf camps when heading to Mauritania. These maneuvers come almost two months after the adoption by the Council of Ministers chaired by Head of State

Spain : Moroccan businessman to face heavy sentence for «links with ISIS»

In Spain, the trial of a suspected terrorist cell began last week. Among the accused is Moroccan national Noureddine Chikar, a businessman with a project to import, transform and export raw textile materials, based in Nador, and financed by the council of the Oriental region. The Moroccan is being prosecuted for «illegal possession of weapons, money laundering and embezzlement, falsification of commercial documents and crimes against cultural property».  Noureddine

Covid-19 in Morocco : 102 new infections and 3,961,941 people vaccinated as of 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 486,325. 3,961,941 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 651,351 people have received the second. 304 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 472,544. One death was recorded the Marrakech-Safi region, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related deaths to

Switzerland referendum supports ban of face coverings in public

Switzerland narrowly voted on Sunday in favor of banning face coverings in public. «Official results showed the measure had passed by 51.2% to 48.8% in Sunday's referendum», BBC wrote. The proposal was submitted by right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), which launched a campaign with slogans saying, «Stop extremism». «Today's decision opens old wounds, further expands the principle of legal inequality, and sends a clear signal of exclusion to the Muslim

Grégory Chekib, drawing super heroes with a Moroccan twist

French by citizenship, Lebanese by origin and Moroccan by choice, Grégory Chekib imagines characters from the world of pop culture within a Moroccan context. Used to drawing strange and crazy characters (doodles) in an improvised way, the artist tells this time about his daily life in Casablanca through the series «Super heroes in Morocco».