More than a thousand of people protest against Belgium’s college headscarf ban ruling

Nearly 1,200 people, mostly women, gathered Sunday in Brussels to protest against a ruling by Belgium’s Constitutional Court that a ban on headscarves in higher education is permissible, Belga reports. Protestors gathered in Mont des Arts square, in central Brussels, carrying banners and slogans such as «living together is not just a slogan». For the record, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled in June that the ban on headscarves does not violate the constitution nor the

Coronavirus : 114 new cases in Morocco and 112 new recoveries

114 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco between Sunday evening and Monday morning, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 14,329, the Health Ministry announced. 112 new recoveries were also recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 9,837. Two deaths were recorded during the given period, bringing the death toll to 235, the Ministry added.

Coronavirus : 393 new cases in Morocco, mostly in Safi

393 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 14,215. 396 new recoveries were also recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 9,725. Three new deaths were recorded in the Kingdom in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 235. 215 of the new cases were recorded in the Marrakech-Safi region, 203 in Safi, 11 in Marrakech and one case in Haouz. 65

Morocco : 534 new coronavirus cases, mainly in an industrial unit in Safi

534 new coronavirus cases recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 13,822. 97% of the new cases were in close contact with previously detected cases. 169 recoveries were also recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 9,329, with a recovery rate of 67.5%. 2 new deaths were also recorded in Morocco, bringing the death toll to 232, with a fatality rate of 1.7%. 266 of the new cases

Coronavirus : 146 new cases in Morocco, 54 new recoveries

One hundred forty-six (146) new cases of infection with the new coronavirus (Covid-19) were confirmed in Morocco until Saturday at 10:00 am, bringing to 13,434 the total number of contamination cases, the Ministry of Health announced. The number of cured cases rose to 9,214 with 54 new recoveries, while that of deaths rose to 232 with two new registered cases, the ministry said on the portal. In addition, the number of cases excluded after negative test results stood at 726,489, according to

Diaspo #150 : Saeida Rouass, an East London writer and her Moroccan Jack the Ripper novel

Saeida Rouass is a Moroccan-British writer who has a strong connection to Moroccan history. In her book Assembly of the Dead (Jemaa el-Fnaa in Arabic), she tells the story of a Moroccan Jack the Ripper in a one of its kind detective story.

Morocco : 319 new coronavirus cases, mainly in Tangier, Fez and Laayoune

319 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 13,288. 70 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 9,160. One death was recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 230. Morocco also has 3,898 active cases. 116 cases were recorded in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, with 93 in Tangier, 15 cases in

Moroccans living abroad arrive in Ceuta in an attempt to enter Morocco when the border reopens

Moroccans residing in France have arrived in Ceuta, waiting for the border with Morocco to open. According to El Faro de Ceuta, they hope to be part of the first group to rejoin the kingdom. «These people came from France, more precisely from Paris, the French capital. They crossed the entire peninsula by car to return to Morocco», the same source said. They told El Faro TV that they had made a «long but a good trip». These Moroccans plan to stay in Ceuta until

UN : Morocco and Algeria split over the Sahara issue at the Human Rights Council

Algeria and Morocco once again cross paths at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Two presidents of Sahrawi regions replied to the Algerian diplomat.

Spain : More than half of suspected terrorists arrested in 2019 are Moroccan

In 2019, Spain arrested 58 suspected terrorists, twice as many as the previous year, according to data compiled by NGO Memorial Center for Victims of Terrorism. Out of the 58 arrestees, 30 are suspected of having links with ISIS and 10 of working for the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. Almost 45% of the suspects arrested in Spain are of Moroccan, Syrian and Iraqi origin, Spanish news agency EFE reported.  «For the first time in recent years, the largest number of arrestees