On Wednesday, a Moroccan national stranded in the Philippines for three months died. Less than three weeks ago, he made a video calling for help as his health condition deteriorated.
Moroccan actor Youssef Kerkour announced, Thursday, that he has received his first British Academy Film Awards nomination for his role in British comedy series, Home. On the same day, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) unveiled the list of nominees for the 2020 awards. Youssef Kerkour was nominated for Best Male Comedy Performance for his role as Sami Ibrahim, a Syrian refugee, in Home, the National reports. Thank you all for your lovely messages this morning. It
Morocco’s newly launched Covid-19 contact tracing app has been subjected to an online campaign of posts and messages claiming that it is not secure. To IT experts, said app is a safe tool and not a spyware.
French authorities organized on Wednesday a repatriation operation bringing home 816 nationals from Morocco. According to the French Embassy in Morocco, the operation organized yesterday targeted nationals stranded in Agadir and Marrakech. The repatriation was operated by a flight from the Marrakech airport. «Repatriations are accelerating thanks to the coordination of the Consulates, which remain mobilized, with the support of the Moroccan authorities», added the embassy. France
45 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 7,967, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 249,556 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 207, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,160. The confirmed coronavirus
As of Tuesday, June 3, 56 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 7,922. These new cases were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (19), Marrakech-Safi (13), Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (16), Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (6) and two cases in Fez-Meknes. Between yesterday and today, no deaths have been recorded in Morocco, the number of deceased people due to this virus since the start of the pandemic is at
Lesotho, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has ended up changing its mind on the Western Sahara question. The new government, appointed on May 21, decided to recognize the so-called «SADR» after having announced the opposite in December 2019.
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), an asset management company owned by the government of South Africa, has acquired a 13% stake in Morocco’s Aradei Capital for $50m. According to a press release, the South African company «joins other reputable investors in Aradei Capital that include the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Label’Vie (LBV), a food retailer and franchisee of the Carrefour brand in Morocco, SANAM Holding and Best
More than 1,600 people, including Spanish nationals and residents, will be repatriated on Wednesday and Thursday via two ferries, linking Tanger Med port to Malaga. Quoting diplomatic sources, EFE reports that the first ferry will leave today, early in the afternoon, and will transport 800 passengers and 280 vehicles, while Thursday, another one should transport 850 people and 320 cars. The two other ships have been scheduled for next week (10 and 11), by the shipping company
After it repatriated the first group on Saturday, Morocco is to bring home 300 of its nationals that have been stranded in Algeria since March. While in quarantine, returnees from the first group have underwent a coronavirus test.
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