Around 200 Moroccans repatriated from Melilla

The repatriation operation of Moroccans, stranded for more than six months in Melilla, started on Wednesday. 200 of them were allowed to return home today as part of an operation jointly arranged by Morocco and Spain. The government delegate in Melilla Sabrina Moh said that the operation carried out today allowed «those who are in Melilla to return to their country». The following repatriation operations «will take place on Friday October 2 and Sunday October

In 1942, a US Navy top-secret mission swam in the Sebou river to cut a steel cable

A US top-secret mission landed in Morocco in 1942 to cut a steel cable in the Sebou river. The operation was a crucial step of the North Africa landing carried out by the Allied forces against the Vichy France forces.

An Indian actor recalls when a Morocco official denied him visa for beating Shah Rukh Khan in a movie

Indian film actor and producer Gulshan Grover recalled in one of his recent appearances that he was once denied a visa by a Moroccan official. He said that the officer refused to give him a visa because he «beat up Shah Rukh Khan in a film», Times of India reported. Gulshan recalls that «there was a halt in the country (Morocco) for some time and he decieded to check the places nearby». When he asked the lady officer for a one day visa, she refused, referring to the

The repatriation of Moroccans stranded in Ceuta starts on Wednesday

The border with Ceuta was exceptionally opened, Wednesday, to allow the entry of Moroccan women that had been stranded in the city. According to El Faro de Ceuta, which quotes the Government Delegation in Ceuta, women and some children have been able to return home, within the framework of a repatriation operation after «months of negotiations between Spain and the Morocco». «During the May repatriations, no one explained how the people who were able to leave were

The wife of a Moroccan jihadists arrested and repatriated to Italy

An Italian woman who joined alongside her Moroccan husband the Islamic State in Syria was arrested and repatriated to Italy, Euro News reported. The woman moved to Syria in 2015 and travelled with her husband and their three children. The arrest took place in Syria on charges of terrorism. According to the Carabinieri (Italian Police), her husband died in an ISIS battle while in Syria. «We believe that terrorism can be fought by bringing the fighters back, and perhaps by making them

Morocco : 2,076 new coronavirus infections, 440 severe cases

2,076 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 121,183. 2,785 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 100,253. 39 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,152. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (9), Marrakech (5), Skhirat-Témara (3), Nador (2), Khouribga (2), El

Covid-19 : Morocco’s Health minister addresses chloroquine, hospital capacity and vaccine

Interviewed by Radio2M, Health minister Khalid Ait Taleb addressed the epidemiological situation in the Kingdom, answering questions about chloroquine, hospital capacity and the Covid-19 vaccine trials.

Morocco : People with disabilities doubly impacted by the health crisis

A survey that focused on 400 respondents revealed that the health crisis has mostly affected people with disabilities in Morocco. The impact of the pandemic was particularly felt when it comes to basic health services. The impact of the health crisis is mostly observed among children, the survey conducted by Handicap International revealed on Monday. Access to education also remains a big challenge. «The number of children with disabilities who had access to education during the

The US Secretary of Defense expected to visit Morocco this week

The United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is currently visiting the Maghreb region. On Wednesday, the American official is expected to held talks with Tunisian President Kais Saied and his Defense Minister Ibrahim Bartagi, AFP reports. On Thursday, October 1, Esper is expected to visit Algiers and meet President Abdelmajid Tebboune to discuss ways of «strengthening cooperation with Algeria on key regional issues», AFP wrote. Esper's visit to Algeria comes just a week after

Polisario convoys leave the 2nd military region of Doukj for Guerguerate

After spending two days at the headquarters of the 2nd military region of Doukj, several Polisario vehicles headed on Monday to Guerguerate. The operation, planned by the Polisario Front, is meant to block the Guergeuerate border crossing, separating Morocco from Mauritania. On Saturday September 26, the UN Secretary General called on the Polisario not to block the passage of El Guerguerate.