Netherlands : A teacher suspended after insulting Moroccan students

The board of directors of the Calandlyceum in Amsterdam Nieuw-West, a secondary school, has suspended a teacher after insulting his Moroccan students. At the end of an online course, he told his wife, thinking that his microphone was off, that he was «almost done with these **cking Moroccans», reports Joop. Contacted by the Dutch media AT5, the principal of the school, Wendelien Hoedemaker declared that she disapproves of the remarks made by the teacher and regrets his

Rabat and Tel Aviv liaison offices will open after Passover, David Govrin says

The official opening of the Moroccan and Israeli liaison offices in Tel Aviv and Rabat respectively will be official in the coming weeks, said David Govrin, head of the Israeli liaison office in Morocco. He confirmed, in an interview with Hespress, that the opening of the two offices will take place simultaneously, and more precisely after Passover, a Jewish holiday celebrated in April. The Israeli official stressed that the agreement between Morocco and Israel provides for the

Moroccans constitute the largest foreign community in Spain

The Spanish Ministry of Social Security, Inclusion and Migration reported that 264,304 Moroccan nationals in a legal administrative situation were registered with social security in Spain, as of February. This number makes of Moroccans the largest foreign community established in the Iberian kingdom. They are followed by the Chinese community. These statistics indicate overall that foreigners affiliated to social security were 2,053,997 in February 2021, an increase of 0.4% compared

World Happiness Report : Moroccans are less and less happy

The health crisis linked to the pandemic of the new coronavirus seems to have an impact on happiness among Moroccans, according to the global report of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, published on the occasion of the international day of happiness. A ranking where Morocco loses 9 spots compared to 2019.

The charred body of a young Moroccan found in a train in Italy

Cleaning staff on the train linking Milan to Lecce discovered the charred body of a young man last week. At the station of Surbo, Italian commune in the province of Lecce, the discovery was reported to the authorities, writes the Italian media Lecce News 24. Forensic pathologists were immediately sent to the scene for investigation, along with the authorities. The man was identified using the automated fingerprint identification system. He is a young Italian of Moroccan

MEPs send a letter to EU ambassador in Rabat on health of Nasser Zefzafi

In a letter sent on March 19 to the EU ambassador in Rabat, around thirty MEPs from the European expressed concern over the health of Hirak detainees, particularly Nasser Zefzafi and Mohamed Jalloul, following the hunger strike they started in February. The MEPs asked the German diplomat, Claudia Wiedey, «to react publicly to the worrying state of health of the political prisoners of Rif, to visit them in prisons and to meet their lawyers», wrote Miguel Urbán (Spanish

Covid-19 : Serum Institute of India to delay vaccine shipments to Morocco

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed several of its international partners, including Morocco, that additional supplies of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 will be delayed due to growing demand in India.  According to Reuters, the decision comes as the institute tries to increase its capacities, explained a source familiar with the matter. The news comes as India, the world's largest vaccine maker, comes under national criticism for donating or selling more doses than

Covid-19 in Morocco : 246 new infections and 4 deaths on Sunday

246 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 491,709. 4,264,168 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 2,423,380 people have received the second. 382 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 479,252. 4 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related

Eve Branson street in Asni : A tribute from the local population and 25 NGOs

To pay tribute to Eve Branson, who passed away in January due to Covid-19 and gave so much to the Asni region, NGOs have filed a request to give the name of the British philanthropist to a road connecting the rural town to the Kasbah Tamadot hotel.

Covid-19 in Morocco : 444 new infections and 8 deaths on Saturday

444 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 491,463. 4,264,168 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 2,423,380 people have received the second. 484 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 478,870. 8 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related