After Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister denied Algeria’s claims on the Moroccan consul, who was recalled by Rabat after a controversial video, Algiers said that it is committed to its version of the story. On Thursday, the Algerian Foreign Ministry insisted one more time that the Moroccan diplomat left at its request. «The government’s action to denounce the serious gaffe of the Moroccan Consul General in Oran and to call on the Moroccan side, in unequivocal terms, to
As of Thursday, June 11, 29 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,537. 10 of these new cases were recorded in Marrakech, 10 in Casablanca, 6 in Tangier and Larache, two in Fez and one in Kenitra. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 211, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,583. The confirmed coronavirus cases in the Kingdom are located as follows : 33.71%
After Egypt suggested a ceasefire as a peace plan for the Libyan crisis, Sabri Boukadoum went to Mauritania, while the head of Moroccan diplomacy Nasser Bourita was received on Wednesday by the Tunisian president.
The first group of Moroccans repatriated from Algeria were driven home, Monday, after the end of their quarantine, one of them told Yabiladi. After spending nine days in a five-star hotel in Saidia, the returnees were brought home via coaches and minibuses. «On Monday, we returned home after the local authorities organized transportation for us», one of the returnees said. «They started with those who live far from Saidia, like those from Ouerzazate, Agadir and Zagora and
Spanish police in Marbella arrested a 30-year-old Moroccan, who is the subject of a search and arrest warrant issued by Interpol at the request of Morocco. According to Diario Sur, the man is wanted by the kingdom which requests his extradition for crimes linked to drug trafficking. The Moroccan had also received a search order from the Marbella investigating court. The arrest took place when a local police plainclothes patrol saw a suspicious man with a nervous
Germany has decided to support foreign students who lost their part-time jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. Moroccans studying in Germany can also benefit from the plan that provides interest-free loans.
9,500 travelers were repatriated from Morocco with the help of the British Embassy in Rabat. In a press release, the embassy reported that the returnees were brought home through 58 commercial flights. The operations were carried with the help of the Moroccan authorities, airlines and ferry companies, and the British Honorary Consulate in Marrakech. The British Embassy in Rabat «organized transportation which enabled travelers to reach departure airports from several locations in
25 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,533, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 355,817 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 211, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,570. The confirmed
The easing of the lockdown may be faster in the coming days depending on the epidemiological situation in each territory, Saadeddine El Othmani said on Wednesday before the House of Representatives. He explained that said easing would depend on the weekly assessments provided by the Ministry of Health.
A new study by the Deep Knowledge Group ranks Morocco 92nd among 200 countries, in terms of its efforts to counter the new coronavirus. The Kingdom is also 50th for the quarantine efficiency imposed to slow the spread of the virus.