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».

Component isolated from Moroccan fungus could be used to fight cancer, scientists say

A component isolated from a Moroccan fungus that grows on the roots of a local plant, has shown positive results in fighting aggressive triple negative breast cancer, scientists revealed.

Construction : Melilla wants to train unemployed people to no longer rely on Moroccan workers

The local government in Melilla is planning to set up a «construction and civil engineering school» to train unemployed people in the city and avoid relying on Moroccan workers. The decision was made one year after the closure of the border with Morocco, Europa Press reports. Quoting the acting president of the public employment company Proyecto Melilla, Emilio Guerra, the agency explains that it is a «project that the autonomous city wanted to launch on several

Algeria declares war on Morocco maps including the Sahara

The Algerian Foreign Ministry has declared a new war against Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. This time, this war targets the Kingdom’s maps that include Western Sahara and are presented during international conferences, reports Echoroukonline on Sunday. The Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum requested the assistance of his colleague, Minister of Higher Education, who immediately put Algerian academics on alert. «I am honored to inform you that the

Covid-19 in Morocco : 249 new infections and 5,301 active cases

249 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 486,223. 321 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 472,240. 6 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,682. 3 of these deaths were recorded in Casablanca-Settat, 1 in Beni Mellal-Khénifra, 1 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima and 1 in

Covid-19 : Morocco receives a new batch of Sinopharm vaccine

A dreamliner deployed by Royal Air Maroc landed on Saturday night at the Beijing airport, China. This Sunday, the plane is expected to transport a new shipment of vaccines from Sinopharm to the kingdom. «The dreamliner B787-9 landed in Beijing at around 12:38 a.m. local time (5:38 p.m. Moroccan time), after flying over Spain, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Russia and finally Mongolia», writes Le360. The plane is expected to land at the Mohammed V airport in

Covid-19 in Morocco : 407 new infections and 3,913,615 people vaccinated as of Saturday

407 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 485,974. 3,913,615 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19, while 578,942 received their second shot. 509 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 471,919. 3 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,676. 1 of these deaths was recorded