Moroccans stranded in Ceuta benefit from a third repatriation operation

Moroccans stranded in Ceuta have benefited from the third repatriation operation. Thirty-seven of them left the Spanish enclave on Sunday night, official source told Ceuta TV. They left around 1:00 am the Sidi Embarek mosque, where they were staying. They have been living in the mosque for two months after Morocco decided to close its borders to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. During the first repatriation operation, 190 Moroccans were brought home. On Saturday, 58 others were

Morocco records 27 new coronavirus cases, the lowest number since the start of lockdown

As of Sunday, May 24, Morocco recorded 27 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid_19 infections in the country to 7,433. During the daily press briefing, the head of the epidemiology department at the Ministry of Health Mohamed Lyoubi said that 23 of these new infections were in close contact with previously confirmed cases. One death was recorded during the last 24 hours. He is a patient suffering from several chronic diseases, Mohamed Lyoubi said. The total number

Morocco's head of government switches to GMT + 1 one week ahead of schedule

Observing Ramadan in the middle of a global health crisis was tiresome for many of us. It was even more so for the head of government Saadeddine El Othmani and his community manager who no longer know what day it is or what time zone we are in.  On Sunday morning, Eid al Fitr, El Othmani tweeted on his official account, announcing that Moroccans should switch their clocks back to GMT+1 tonight, while it was actually scheduled for May 31. Did the community manager get caught in the

Ceuta : Sixty Moroccans have not been repatriated

At least a hundred Moroccans stranded in Ceuta were expected to be repatriated on Saturday night. However, only 40 of them were able to cross the border. The list, which included the names of the would-be returnees, would have been full of irregularities, as some Moroccan nationals were not mentioned in it, well-informed sources told Yabiladi. About sixty nationals had to get off the buses that were to take them outside the enclave. «Some of them refused to go back to their

Morocco records 23 new coronavirus cases, 7,429 in total

23 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 7,429, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 134,698 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 198, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 4,686. The confirmed coronavirus cases in

Second repatriation wave of Moroccans stranded in Ceuta

On Saturday evening, buses to repatriate Moroccans stranded in the reception area of La Libertad were mobilized around the customs in Ceuta, to bring the Moroccan nationals who did not benefit from the first operation earlier this week. After more than two months of being stranded due to the travel restrictions amid the novel coronavirus, all the returnees will be required to observe a compulsory sanitary confinement, before being able to join their homes. «Everything is ready in the La

Diaspo #145 : Mouna Taroua, the ambitions of a biomedical engineer in the United States

In the United States, Mouna Taroua was able to make her childhood dream come true : working in the medical field. The biomedical engineer designs and manufactures «anatomically correct» 3D organs. The company she works for has currently turned to the production of Covid-19 protective tools.

Moroccans repatriated from Melilla leave quarantine to be with their families

After an eight-day quarantine in Saidia, Moroccans repatriated from Melilla have finally been allowed to return home and be with their families. Contacted by Yabiladi, some of them who live in the Oriental region said that they were reunited with their loved ones on Saturday. «On Thursday, we underwent a second coronavirus test and tested negative. On Friday evening, we started packing to go home and on Saturday morning it happened», a returnee told Yabiladi. However,

Moroccan journalist Soulaiman Raissouni arrested for alleged «sexual assault»

Moroccan journalist Soulaiman Raissouni was arrested, Friday, in front of his house in Casablanca. Police officers in civil clothes took him in an SUV car, Alyaoum24 said, quoting his wife. Since then, he has been placed in police custody following a complaint lodged against him by a homosexual man (A.M) from Marrakech. Raissouni, who is the editor-in-chief of Arabic-language newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum, is reportedly accused of «sexual assault». This case was revealed by

Morocco’s working animals face starvation as owners struggle with coronavirus tourism crisis  

Hundreds of working animals in tourist attractions have been struggling with starvation amid the coronavirus crisis. While some of their owners received help, others are going through thick and thin to keep them alive.