5,515 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 282,336. 3,120 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 229,160. 61 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,631. 21 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 8 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 8 in
In 2019, Dutch-Moroccans’ access to the labor market improved, but the group remains over-represented in crime, according to the annual report of the Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics.
TUI fly have announced that it is resuming flights from France and Belgium to Morocco, starting from Thursday, November 12. This resumption puts an end to seven months of immobility, after the Moroccan government halted international flights to stem the spread of the coronavirus and imposed a restricted program. TUI fly was authorized to operate in France and Belgium, until December 10. This program complements that of special flights, set up to Charleroi (Belgium). «Initially, flights
Shortly after Morocco announced that it deployed army to Guerguerate to secure the flow of goods and people and respond to the Polisario’s provocations, the separatist movement’s leader rushed into sending a letter to the UN Secretary-General. In his letter, Brahim Ghali claimed that «Moroccan military forces have launched a brutal attack on unarmed Sahrawi civilians who have been demonstrating peacefully in Guerguerate». Ghali described «the military operation
The Polisario tried in vain to open a new front against the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) further north (between Zag and Bir Lahlou). Militias from the separatist movement «attacked the Moroccan defense line in the Mahbes sub-sector. The Royal Armed Forces retaliated with anti-tank means and neutralized the enemy», Le360 reports. For its part, l'Observateur.info revealed that «UN elements including a South African, a Lebanese and three other military observers
Morocco’s head of government Saadeddine El Othmani announced, Friday, that he will be meeting with the leaders of political parties in the wake of the army’s deployment to Guerguerate and the military intervention of the Royal Armed Forces. «I will be holding a meeting with the leaders of political parties to update them about the operation carried out by the Royal Armed Forces in Guerguerate», he wrote on his Twitter account. #المغرب سأعقد بعد قليل
The Polisario reacted, Friday, to the operation launched by the Royal Armed Forces aimed at securing the flow of goods and people through the Guerguerate border crossing. The Front believes Morocco has «violated the cease-fire» concluded in September 1991, by «sending military forces through three routes east of the illegal breach in Guerguerate to Sahrawi civilians who were demonstrating peacefully in the areas since October 21». The separatist movement
The Ibn Battuta high school in Tangier decided, Thursday, to close its doors and adopt distance learning after having recorded coronavirus cases. The decision entered into force on Friday and will cover the coming 14 days as a preventive measures in order to avoid the spread of the virus among teachers and students, local online newspaper Tanja 24 reported. This announcement comes 3 days after the closure of the Moulay Youssef high school in Tangier due to the appearance of
After observing restraint in the face of harassment by the Polisario in El Guerguerate, Morocco decided to deploy the army to secure its border with Mauritania.
Morocco recorded the highest number of daily infections during the past 24 hours, with 6,195 cases.