Boris Johnson considers sending asylum seekers to offshore detention centers in Morocco

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked officials to consider the option of sending asylum seekers to Morocco, among other countries, to be held in offshore detention centers, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Documents seen by the Guardian showed that the UK Foreign Office (FCO) was asked to «offer advice on possible options for negotiating an offshore asylum processing facility similar». However, the Foreign Office’s response dismissed the idea. According to the

Morocco’s wheat imports for 2020/21 estimated at 6.2 million MT

Wheat imports in Morocco in MY2020/2021 are at 6.2 million ton, Reuters reported, explaining that they are 35% higher than similar imports for MY2019/20. The same source indicates that this jump is due to weak domestic production and the suspension of wheat import duties. Most of these imports were sourced by France and Ukraine, which tend to have the biggest share of wheat imports in Morocco. On the other hand, the durum what market in the country is dominated by Canada while the US wheat

Morocco : 2,470 new coronavirus cases, including 1,303 infections in Casablanca-Settat

2,470 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 123,653. 2,462 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 102,715. 42 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,194. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (14), Marrakech (5), Khouribga (3), Khénifra (2), Beni Mellal (2), El

A Morocco children rights body launches a series of actions against violence and sexual abuse

The National Observatory for Children Rights called on Wednesday for the development of a «Children's Code» to «guarantee the 'effectiveness of laws» and protect children against violence and sexual abuse.

Around 200 Moroccans repatriated from Melilla

The repatriation operation of Moroccans, stranded for more than six months in Melilla, started on Wednesday. 200 of them were allowed to return home today as part of an operation jointly arranged by Morocco and Spain. The government delegate in Melilla Sabrina Moh said that the operation carried out today allowed «those who are in Melilla to return to their country». The following repatriation operations «will take place on Friday October 2 and Sunday October

In 1942, a US Navy top-secret mission swam in the Sebou river to cut a steel cable

A US top-secret mission landed in Morocco in 1942 to cut a steel cable in the Sebou river. The operation was a crucial step of the North Africa landing carried out by the Allied forces against the Vichy France forces.

An Indian actor recalls when a Morocco official denied him visa for beating Shah Rukh Khan in a movie

Indian film actor and producer Gulshan Grover recalled in one of his recent appearances that he was once denied a visa by a Moroccan official. He said that the officer refused to give him a visa because he «beat up Shah Rukh Khan in a film», Times of India reported. Gulshan recalls that «there was a halt in the country (Morocco) for some time and he decieded to check the places nearby». When he asked the lady officer for a one day visa, she refused, referring to the

The repatriation of Moroccans stranded in Ceuta starts on Wednesday

The border with Ceuta was exceptionally opened, Wednesday, to allow the entry of Moroccan women that had been stranded in the city. According to El Faro de Ceuta, which quotes the Government Delegation in Ceuta, women and some children have been able to return home, within the framework of a repatriation operation after «months of negotiations between Spain and the Morocco». «During the May repatriations, no one explained how the people who were able to leave were

The wife of a Moroccan jihadists arrested and repatriated to Italy

An Italian woman who joined alongside her Moroccan husband the Islamic State in Syria was arrested and repatriated to Italy, Euro News reported. The woman moved to Syria in 2015 and travelled with her husband and their three children. The arrest took place in Syria on charges of terrorism. According to the Carabinieri (Italian Police), her husband died in an ISIS battle while in Syria. «We believe that terrorism can be fought by bringing the fighters back, and perhaps by making them

Morocco : 2,076 new coronavirus infections, 440 severe cases

2,076 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 121,183. 2,785 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 100,253. 39 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,152. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (9), Marrakech (5), Skhirat-Témara (3), Nador (2), Khouribga (2), El