China invests MAD80m in a Casablanca lingerie manufacturing facility

Omega Textile Maroc, a Chinese-owned clothing manufacturer, is building a sock, hosiery and lingerie facility in Morocco. The company has invested MAD80m (US$8.47) to build the high tech plant in Casablanca. The plant will be manufacturing garments for local and international export, wrote apparel, garment and textile industry online newspaper Just-Style. Omega’s Casablanca facility is expected to create 200 direct jobs, and 450 indirect ones, the same source revealed, adding that it

Morocco : Six members of football club Maghreb de Fez test positive for the coronavirus

Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez, an Omnisport club based in Fez, announced on Wednesday that six of its players have tested positive for the coronavirus. In a Facebook post, the football team reported that the results of second screening tests confirmed the infections. The people who tested positive for the virus include players and members of the technical and medical team. Three footballers, two members of the technical staff as well as a manager have tested positive for the novel

Morocco : 220 new coronavirus cases, mainly in Casablanca, Fez and Tangier

220 new coronavirus cases were recorded during the past 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 17,962. 247 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 15,636, with a recovery rate to 87,1%. Five deaths were recorded, bringing the death toll to 285. The number of active cases in Morocco is 2,041. Most of the new cases were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, with 66 cases : 61 in

Crime Index : Is Morocco safer than European countries ? 

Even after the Moroccan government had stressed that the conclusions reached by Numbeo «lack rigor, credibility and scientific methodology», Moroccan media continue to relay its rankings, mostly based on a few hundred internet users on social media.

Lalla Mimouna : Factory and transport managers brought to justice due to coronavirus hotspot

The King's prosecutor at the court of first instance in Souk El Arbaa decided on Wednesday to prosecute some of the persons in charge of the management of the red fruit production units in Lalla Mimouna, following the appearance of a coronavirus hotspot in June. In a press release sent to Yabiladi, the prosecutor explains that this decision is made on the basis of the results of a judicial inquiry ordered by the prosecution to investigate the circumstances and the causes of the appearance of

Madrid : Mostly Moroccan, children in protection centers say they are subjected to violence

From January 2016 to June 2020, up to 55 girls and boys said they had suffered physical and / or psychological violence, in child protection centers in the autonomous community of Madrid. A report by a local NGO called Raíces Foundation indicates that nearly 350 minors monitored «saw their rights violated when they were under the supervision of the regional administration», according to Spanish news agency EFE. They are mainly unaccompanied minors aged between 12 and 17

Coronavirus : How much progress has been made towards the Made in Morocco ventilators ?

Contrary to the past four months in Morocco, the number of patients afflicted with the novel coronavirus admitted to intensive care is increasing. According to the ministries in charge, progress has been made towards the manufacturing of ventilators.

Morocco : Spain to organize two repatriation operations on July 29 and 30

The Spanish Embassy in Morocco has announced the launching of new operations to repatriate Spanish nationals and residents stranded in Morocco. This new operation is scheduled for July 29 and 30 by sea. On its social media, the Spanish embassy indicated that the repatriation operations will link Tangier Med to Algeciras. ‼️AVISO IMPORTANTE‼️ La @EmbEspanaRabat y los Consulados Generales de ?? en ?? organizan nuevos ?️? con @Balearia, desde @TM_Officiel al @PuertoAlgeciras,

Moroccan goalkeeper Mounir El Kajoui wins the Zamora Trophy

Atlas Lions goalkeeper Mounir El Kajoui has won the Zamora Trophy, a football award, established by Spanish newspaper MARCA in 1958. The Moroccan player and Malaga CF goalkeeper was awarded for his performance during the 2019-2020 season. During the 38 appearances he made, El Kajoui conceded 29 goals. Mounir is an indisputable goalkeeper at the Andalusian club. He is, moreover, not the only Moroccan goalkeeper to win the Zamora trophy. Badou Zaki won the trophy in 1989. The former

Nigeria to ban importation of $300 million worth of barite from Morocco

Olamilekan Adegbite, the Nigerian minister of Mines and Steel Development, announced that his government plans to ban the importation of barite from Morocco. The decision is expected to help the West African country save foreign exchange for other purposes.  The minister revealed that his country imports $300 million worth of barite annually from Morocco, local online newspapers Nairametrics reports. Nigeria uses barite in the oil and gas industry as a weighting agent for drilling fluids