Two Moroccans arrested during dismantling of hashish trafficking network in Madrid

The Civil Guard dismantled a hashish trafficking criminal network in Madrid, arresting five people. Likewise, a 525-kilogram shipment of hashish was intercepted inside a vehicle as the network attempted to transport it from the Huelva province to Colmenar Viejo, Mira Corredor reports. Civil Guard focused on identifying the possible distributor, who turned out to be a Moroccan with a criminal record.  The operation led to the interception of a caravan of three vehicles and the

Eleven Moroccan migrants arrested in Portugal after escaping a detention center

Eleven Moroccan migrants who escaped a detention center in Portugal were arrested on Thursday, pending their deportation. According to Portugal Resident, the men arrived in Algarve in June. They were obliged to spend 30 days in a detention center and decided to flee the facility to escape deportation. «On July 4, three of them managed to escape, leaving the installations of the airport», the same source added. Other Moroccan migrants in the same center have «caused many

Sevilla FC defeats United Manchester thanks to Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou

Sevilla FC defeated, Sunday in Germany, Manchester United thanks to the performance of its goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. The Moroccan was saverd his team on several occasions. Bounou made six saves for Sevilla, denying Antony Martial several times, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford.  Bounou emerged as the hero of the game and was called the man of the match. According to BBC Sport «United's fate was sealed when they missed a succession of chances early in the second half as

Morocco : 1,472 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, 42,489 in total

1,472 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 42,489. 778 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 29,344. 26 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 658. 70% of these deaths were recorded in three cities: Casablanca, Marrakech and Tangier. Morocco now has 12,487 active

Morocco sets new daily infections record with 1,776 new coronavirus cases

In the past 24 hours, Morocco has recorded a heavy toll of 1,776 new Covid-19 infections. The bulk of these new cases are concentrated in five major cities, starting with Casablanca.

Diaspo #155 : Ayoub Louihrani, a farmer in Amsterdam who dreams of investing in Safi

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Ayoub Louihrani is one of the managers of a dairy farm in the in northern Amsterdam. After studying breeding and agriculture, the Moroccan dreams of returning to his parents’ hometown, Safi, and start a business.

After the UAE, will Morocco be among the next Arab states to recognize Israel ?

Donald Trump’s senior advisor Jared Kushner did not refer to the Arab states that would be next in adopting the White House’s normalization proposal, which includes recognizing Israel as was the case for the United Arab Emirates. However, the Washington Post reported, Friday, that the State Department officials said the next countries to normalize with Israel would be Oman, Bahrain and Morocco. For their part, the Israeli media immediately made references to Morocco, evoking

Morocco : 1,306 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths in 24 hours

1,306 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 39,241. 957 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 27,644. 27 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 611. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (5), Marrakech (8), Fez (3), Tangier (2), Errachidia (2), Sefrou (2), Rabat

Morocco : Suspected coronavirus cases to undergo rapid antibody tests

The Ministry of Health decided on Thursday to set up a new protocol for rapid tests in health centers. These are antibody tests, which would allow rapid screening of infected patients. Released yesterday, a document from the ministry explains that in the event of positive results for Covid-19, a PCR test is carried out. While awaiting the results, the patient must already be placed in confinement. According to the ministry, this mechanism would make it easier to reduce testing

Switzerland imposes an entry ban on the residents of Morocco

Following in the footsteps of Sweden and the Netherlands, Switzerland has decided to impose an entry ban on the residents of Morocco, due to the coronavirus heath crisis. Morocco has become part of the list published and updated by the Switzerland’s Federal Department of Justice and Police. The ban to start on August 16. «Nationals from Andorra, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, South Korea, Croatia, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand, Romania, Rwanda, San Marino,