Coronavirus : A Casablanca district shut down following discovery of new hotspot

In Casablanca, local authorities imposed a lockdown on a neighborhood in the Hay Mohammadi district, following the discovery of new coronavirus hotspot at Hay Meshroue. Other surrounding neighborhoods would be subjected to the same measure, well-informed sources told French-language newspaper Le360. A few hours before the strengthening of these health measures to prevent a new large-scale spread of the virus, the same source indicated that the Tihad de Casablanca (TAS), one of the first

Coronavirus : People who have spent time in Morocco to be refused entry to the Netherlands

People who have spent time in Morocco will be refused entry to the Netherlands. Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus, following the increase of Covid-19 infections in the Kingdom, announced the decision. «Unfortunately, the health situation in Morocco has deteriorated to such an extent that the member states of the European Union decided, on August 7, to remove this country from the safe country travel list», Grapperhaus said. Indeed, Morocco was removed from the European

A Moroccan arrested in Spain and extradited to Gibraltar for conspiracy to commit robbery

A 34-year-old Moroccan citizen was handed over to the Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) on Monday by the Spanish authorities under a European arrest warrant issued by the Gibraltar Supreme Court. The Moroccan «has been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, in relation to the theft of 1.5 million euros in cash from a New Harbours warehouse in 2017», according to local newspaper GBC. This arrest follows previous arrests of three other people accused of conspiracy to commit

Casablanca University Hospital warns against Covid + cases arriving in critical conditions

The CHU admitted 48 patients with the coronavirus to the intensive care unit in one week. A record number for its officials who warn against an alarming increase in cases admitted in an increasingly serious state of health.

1554, when the Ottoman Empire briefly occupied the city of Fez

In January 1554, the Ottoman Empire and the Wattasids conquered the city of Fez and occupied it briefly before it was seized by the Saadi dynasty. The move was an attempt to add Morocco to its North Africa colony.

Morocco : 1,132 coronavirus cases, 861 recoveries and 132 critical cases

1,132 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 35,195. 861 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 25,385. 17 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 533. Morocco has 9,277 active cases under treatment. 132 of these cases are in a serious or critical condition, including 57

Former Spanish minister unveils details about the interception of King Mohammed VI’s yacht in 2014

Six years ago, the Spanish Civil Guard intercepted a yacht with King Mohammed VI onboard. The incident put the Spanish government on alert. Fearing the consequences of a royal anger, King Felipe VI had called on the Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs to save the situation.

Russia registers its first Covid-19 vaccine

Russia has registered its first coronavirus vaccine, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday at a televised government meeting. The Russian president announced that one of his own daughters had already received it. «As far as I know, this morning the first vaccine against the novel conoravirus infection in the world was registered», Putin said. Recently, Russia said it is working on producing thousands of doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine. Russia’s vaccine is not

Covid-19 : The Polisario receives $12 million in foreign aid

Amid the coronavirus health crisis, the Polisario Front received a 12 million dollars grant, Futuro Sahara reported. The grant comes as the Front’s hospitals are lacking basic equipment in the middle of the health crisis. In order to stem the embarrassing questions, the Sahrawi Red Crescent revealed that the Front received in foreign aid : €5 million from the European Union; $2 million from Germany, $1.9 million from Switzerland, $400 thousands from Canada, 3 million

Italy : A coronavirus hotspot within a Moroccan household

In Tuscany, a region in central Italy, coronavirus tests showed that a Moroccan household has five infections. According to local newspaper La Nazione, a Moroccan woman tested positive for the virus on August 7 after showing some of the symptoms. The next day screening results showed that four of her compatriots were also infected. The four people were already self-isolating and did not leave the house. In collaboration with the services of the municipality of Barga, the committee for