569 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 492,403. 4,265,196 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 2,593,204 people have received the second. 543 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 480,100. 6 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
Arrested on December 29, 2020, Moroccan historian and activist Maati Monjib was granted provisional release on Tuesday, March 23, after 20 days of hunger strike. In the afternoon, his lawyers confirmed this decision made by the investigating judge, welcoming his release from prison and thanking those who made it possible. The historian's state of health was already weakened by previous hunger strikes he led, as well as his diabetes and heart problems. For several days, a support
The Moroccan national team can now benefit from the services of Adam Massena, a Moroccan-Italian footballer who plays English club Watford, according to a press release from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The Football body received a letter from FIFA regarding «the approval of the accession of player Adam Massena to the list of Moroccan national teams». The letter follows the request submitted by the Moroccan federation. The 27-year-old Watford defender
Three different vulture species from early Paleolithic and Iberomaurusian lived in Morocco. Their remains were found in Ifri n’Ammar, a cave in eastern Morocco.
This weekend, a Moroccan left Ceuta for Fnideq, in order to «pick up his nephew», before returning to the autonomous city, swimming in a 30-minute trip. According to Spanish newspaper La Razon, the two people were rescued near Tarajal. The two migrants were picked up by a patrol boat, which said they are an adult and a minor. Back on land, they were taken care of by the Benemérita and the Red Cross, who provided them with dry clothes and subjected them
A 33-year-old Danish man, jailed in Morocco for being the alleged «mastermind» behind private torrent tracker DanishBits, has been extradited to Denmark. Arrested in Morocco in October 2020, the man was heard at the Copenhagen City Court, Thursday, and remanded in custody for 25 days, Torrent Freak reported. The man in question is suspected of being one of the owners of a site called DanishBits. The latter is a private torrent tracker that attracted millions of visits per month.
In partnership with the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT), Air France will launch, starting from June 3, a new route linking Tangier (Ibn Battouta) to Paris (CDG). A joint press release from OMNT and Air France, sent Tuesday to Yabiladi, explains that the new route will offer up to 3 weekly flights with a capacity of 174 seats. «This new link will strengthen Air France's offer from Morocco, where the company also operates flights from Marrakech, Casablanca and Rabat throughout
Morocco is expected to receive new vaccine batches from Sinopharm, Sputnik V and AstraZeneca in the coming days. These batches will be arrive «between the end of March and the beginning of April», professor Azzedine Ibrahimi from Morocco's vaccination committee told EFE. According to the official, the Kingdom will receive 2 million doses of Sinopharm, one and a half million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in South Korea as part of the WHO Covax program, one
The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs has finally responded to Morocco's rejection of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union recent communiqué devoted entirely to the question of Western Sahara. Sabri Boukadoum welcomed the statement, describing it as «very important» and «an achievement in establishing peace in North Africa», APS reported. «The UN is not the only one in charge of this issue but also the African Union which today
125 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 489,096. 4,264,761 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 2,516,742 people have received the second. 305 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 479,557. 2 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related