A group of Moroccans stranded in Ceuta repatriated Monday to Morocco

The Government delegation in Ceuta has announced that a new repatriation operation is expected to take place Monday, October 5, allowing a group of Moroccans stranded in the city since the start of the pandemic to head home. According to Ceuta TV, the returnees are part of a list that has been jointly set by the Moroccan and Spanish authorities. Reportedly, said list includes around 200 people. This is the third repatriation operation to be carried since the month of May. Last week, Two

Morocco dismantles a terror cell in the city of Tangier

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled, Monday, a terrorist cell based in Tangier, arresting four suspects. In a press release, issued earlier today, BCIJ revealed that said cell is affiliated with the «Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant» (ISIL). The cell was operating in the city of Tangier and its four members are aged between 23 and 26 years old. During the dismantling of this cell, BCIJ members seized several bladed weapons of different sizes,

A group of 200 Moroccans repatriated from Melilla on Sunday

A group of 200 Moroccans, stranded in Melilla since the start of the pandemic, was able to return home Sunday, as part a repatriation operation jointly organized by the Moroccan and Spanish authorities. According to Spanish news agencies, the total number of Moroccans repatriated from Melilla in the past five days has reached 600. The Government delegate in Melilla Sabrina Moh accompanied the Regional Chief of Operation of the National Police Jos Gamez throughout the repatriation operation,

Coronavirus : 2,044 new cases confirmed in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca and Agadir

2,044 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 133,272. 2,349 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 111,036. 37 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,330. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (11), Marrakech (4), Inzegane-Ait Melloul (3), Khemisset (2), Errachidia (2),

Morocco : 2,663 new coronavirus cases, 2,643 new recoveries in 24 hours

2,663 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 131,228. 2,643 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 108,687. 30 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,293. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (7), Marrakech (4), Oujda-Angad (3), Agadir (2), Inzegane-Ait Melloul (2),

Diaspo #162 : Moroccan academic Hisham Aidi... between art and politics

Moroccan academic Hisham Aidi, a professor at Columbia University in the United States, won many prizes for his books, in which he discussed the relationship between art and politics.

Morocco : 2,521 new coronavirus cases, mainly in Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakech

2,521 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 128,565. 1,908 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 106,044. 34 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,263. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (9), Marrakech (6), Khénifra (3), Errachidia (2), Taza (2),

The blockade of the Guerguerate border crossing divides the Polisario

On Wednesday, Brahim Ghali ordered the suspension of the operation carried to block the Guerguerate border crossing. The clan in Tindouf determined to deliver the operation wanted to publicly show its opposition to these instructions. Thus, the «Popular Committee for the Closure of the Guerguerate Border Crossing» announced, in a statement sent to Yabiladi, that it sent another convoy of demonstrators. A convoy that will be followed by other groups of Sahrawis in the

Nine new coronavirus infections recorded within Morocco football club Hassania Agadir

Hassania Agadir, a Moroccan football club based in Agadir, announced that five of its players have contracted the coronavirus. A physiotherapist, a nurse, a porter and a goalkeeper coach from the same club have also tested positive for the virus. On its Facebook account, the team said that club members who traveled on Tuesday for a game against Jadida's Difaa underwent coronavirus tests, which confirmed the infections. The management of the team added that all measures were taken in

Gender, income and education widen digital divide rates in Morocco, survey finds

A study conducted by the Arab Barometer confirmed that digital inequalities in Morocco and in many Arab countries remain «persistent».