Civil Guard disperses protest by Moroccan migrants in the Canary Islands

The Civil Guard dispersed an unauthorized protest led by Moroccan migrants in Gran Canaria on Saturday. The protest took place at 2:00 pm on the Avenida Roque de los Muchachos in Puerto Rico, Spanish radio Cadena COPE reported. «A group of about thirty people were carrying banners», demanding a «solution for immigrants» and asked to be transferred to Spain, instead of being deported to Morocco. The protest was dispersed, as it was not authorized. The police have

Three minors and a man die off Dakhla while trying to reach the Canary Islands

Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras announced, Sunday, that three sub-Saharan minors and a young man died while trying to reach the Canary Islands. On her Twitter account, the president Caminando Fronteras, Helena Maleno recalled that after spending almost seven days at sea, the boat was rescued on Saturday by the Royal Moroccan Navy. The boat, which left Dakhla on Sunday January 31, bound for the Canary Islands, was carrying 39 people, including 5 minors. 35 of them were Sub-Saharans and

Nasser Bourita announces the visit of a Moroccan diplomatic delegation to Israel

Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita announced, Sunday, during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s headquarters that a Moroccan delegation visited Israel on Sunday. Said delegation’s mission will consist of setting up the Moroccan liaison office in Tel Aviv, which will soon be opened in Israel, i24news reports. The minister added that the Moroccan office will be headed by an acting diplomat, without revealing his name. «There is no Moroccan representative in

AU : South Africa’s request to hold a Western Sahara troika meeting rejected

Members of the Western Sahara troika did not meet on the sidelines of the 34th African Union extraordinary summit, Moroccan foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said Sunday in a press release. According to the minister, the meeting did not take place because other members felt that «a meeting under the South African presidency was going to be counterproductive». He believes that a new session of the troika under the previous South African presidency «was not appropriate because of

Morocco head of government Saadeddine El Othmani hails ICC decision on possible Israel war crimes

The International Criminal Court said on Friday, February 5, that it has jurisdiction over war crimes or atrocities committed in the Palestinian Territories, paving the way for a criminal investigation, despite Israeli objections. إصدار قضاة المحكمة الجنائية الدولية قرارا يقضي بأن للمحكمة ولاية قضائية على جرائم حرب أو فظائع ارتكبها الاحتلال الإسرائيلي في الأراضي

Covid-19 in Morocco : 389 new infections and 13 deaths this Sunday

389 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 475,355. 463,966 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19. 583 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 454,504. 13 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,394. 7 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region,

Covid-19 : AstraZeneca vaccine less effective against South African variant

The effectiveness of the vaccine developed by Swedish-British laboratory AstraZeneca continues to be debated. After several countries have decided to limit its administration to their citizens over 65 years of age, a study to be published on Monday claims that the product would be «less effective against the South African variant», the Financial Times revealed on Saturday. According to Le Parisien, which also cites the randomized study involving a sample of 2,026 people, «the

Moroccan YouTuber 3robi F Merican arrested upon arrival in Morocco

The King's prosecutor at the Casablanca Criminal Court of First Instance confirmed the arrest of Moroccan YouTuber 3robi F Merican, citing «insulting and defamatory expressions against constitutional institutions, organized establishments and public officials».

Covid-19 in Morocco : 587 new infections and 463,966 people vaccinated as of Saturday

587 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 474,966. 463,966 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19. 619 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 453,921. 13 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,381. 5 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region,

Diaspo #179 : Abdelghani El-Kacimi, investing in the knowledge economy to change the world

Determined to transfer his know-how in computing to the world of on-board electronics to change the world, engineer Abdelghani El-Kacimi aims to contribute to the know-how wealth in his home country and «create technological independence» for it.