Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi tests positive for Covid-19

Moroccan international footballer Achraf Hakimi has tested positive for the coronavirus, his club announced on Wednesday. The footballer, who plays as a fullback for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Morocco national team, underwent a coronavirus test that confirmed his infection, the Italian club wrote on its Twitter account. ? | COMUNICATOFC Internazionale Milano comunica che @AchrafHakimi è risultato positivo al Covid-19 in seguito all’ultimo controllo Uefa?

Sahara : The Polisario Front blocks traffic in the Guerguerate border crossing

Members of the Polisario Front blocked, Wednesday, the Guerguerate border crossing, under the watchful eye of MINURSO. Images seen by Yabiladi show separatists carrying banners and flags, placing stones and tires to block the border crossing, linking Morocco to Mauritania. According to the Tindouf Autonomist Support Forum, known as Forastin, the Polisario sent its militia, accompanied by demonstrators, to the buffer zone, which constitutes a violation of the ceasefire agreement. This move

Sisters of Purity, the first women’s association in Morocco

Before independence, the first women's organization in the history of Morocco emerged from the the Shura and Independence Party and defended women’s rights at a time when the Kingdom was struggling to chase the colonizer.

Raja Casablanca prevented from traveling to Egypt to face Zamalek

After several coronavirus infections were confirmed within Raja Casablanca, health authorities in Morocco have decided to prevent the football team from traveling to Egypt to play against Cairo-based Egyptian club Zamalek. The game was scheduled for Saturday and comes after the team won Raja, scoring one goal. The Ministry of Health urged the Raja team to observe a seven-day quarantine after 9 coronavirus cases were confirmed within the club. Eight of these infections were recorded among the

Migration : The lifeless body of a Moroccan found floating in the sea off the shores of Ceuta

The Spanish Civil Guard was alerted, Wednesday, by several people in Ceuta after they had noticed a floating body in the sea off the shores of La Ribera beach. According to local online newspaper El Pueblo de Ceuta, the Civil Guard recovered the body of a man, who is said to be Moroccan. The authorities transferred the body to the city’s morgue to undergo an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The initial account suggests that the man drowned while trying to swim to Ceuta from

Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire considers selling a stake to a lender in East Asia

Moroccan bank Banque Centrale Populaire is planning to sell a significant stake to a lender in East Asia, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The plan, expected to help the bank boost its capital and growth, is part of a five-year strategy that would start in 2021, two well-informed sources told Bloomberg. Under this strategy, the Casablanca-based bank will start talks with lenders from different countries in East Asia, including China and Singapore. Said plan is considered as a big shift in

Europa Oil & Gas sees its Morocco exploration permit extended following Covid-19 disruptions

Europa Oil & Gas Holdings PLC, a UK-based exploration and production company, has seen its initial phase of its Inezgane exploration permit, offshore Morocco, extended by one year. The decision is meant to make up for the time lost on the project because of the coronavirus health crisis, Proactive Investors wrote on Wednesday. «We are extremely grateful to the Moroccan authorities for their swift response to the challenges posed by the global pandemic and specifically for

Israel : King Mohammed VI on the list of recipients of the «Friends of Zion Award»

Pressuring Morocco into establishing diplomatic ties with Israel has been seen through several media reports. In addition to sources quoted on media after the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, an NGO has joined the trend in its own way. The Jerusalem-based Friends of Zion Heritage Center, which annually awards the «Friends of Zion Award» to political leaders around the world who have shown strong support for the «Jewish nation», unveiled

Covid-19 : 3,254 new cases in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Oujda and Marrakech

3,254 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 179,003. 2,417 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 148,838. 51 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,027. 20 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 7 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 6 in

Morocco’s pandemic recession to result in drop of 6.3% of GDP, World Bank says

In its report released on Monday, the World Bank reviewed its outlook for Morocco. Due to the pandemic and drought, the institution expects the country’s real GDP to contract by 6.3% in 2020 and extreme poverty to increase slightly.