Morocco records 48 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 6,466 in total

48 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,466, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 67,742 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 188, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 3,099. The confirmed coronavirus cases in

Coronavirus : Morocco records 137 new cases, 6,418 in total

As of Tuesday, May 12, Morocco recorded 137 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,418. Most of the new cases have been recorded in the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region. «Cases have been detected, to a lesser extent, in the regions of Casablanca-Settat, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Marrakech-Safi and Fez-Meknes», Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology department at the Health Ministry said during the daily press

Stranded far away from home, Moroccans share their struggles and repatriation hopes

Stranded in India, the Maldives and Russia, three Moroccans told Yabiladi that they want to be repatriated as soon as possible. Very far from home, most of them are living off limited resources and left to their own devices.

Moroccan students to return to school in September, baccalaureate exams scheduled for July

In Morocco, students will have to wait until September to return to schools, according to the National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister. Speaking Tuesday during a weekly session at the House of Councilors, Said Amzazi announced that senior year high-school students will have to take the baccalaureate exam in July. 11th grade high-school students, however, will have to wait for the regional exam in September, the minister added. For the record,

Moroccan researchers analyze the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 and its mutations

A group of Moroccan researchers analyzed the genomes of the coronavirus, discovering several mutations. The study reveals that specific mutations may be linked to the critical condition in some countries.

Moroccans stranded abroad held sit-ins in several countries to call for their repatriation

Moroccans stranded abroad because of the coronavirus crisis held sit-ins, Monday, in front of Morocco’s consulates and embassies in several countries. Photos and videos sent to Yabiladi show dozens of Moroccans gathered in front of Morocco’s diplomatic representations abroad to ask for their urgent repatriation. In Spain, a group of Moroccans stood in front of the Moroccan consulate in Algeciras, urging the government to speed up their repatriation operation. In France, several

Morocco records 99 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 6,380 in total

99 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,380, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 64,299 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 188, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 2,930. The confirmed coronavirus

Forbes : A Casablanca-born billionaire ranks among the world’s richest Arabs

Moroccan-French-Portuguese-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi, born in Casablanca in 1963 and ranked third by Forbes. According to Forbes, he is among the 8 richest Arabs. The same source recalls that Patrick Drahi owns 60% of the shares of Altice NV, which he founded. Through his Netherlands-based company, the billionaire owns 75% of the largest French cable operator, Numericable.  Forbes points out that the son of two math teachers, already worked in the American market in 2015 by

Morocco’s state agency accuses Algeria of having «invented» a report by the German parliament

Morocco’s state-owned news agency MAP has slammed Algeria for publishing a report on Western Sahara. The latter is reportedly conducted by the research services of the German parliament, but to MAP, Algeria is the one behind it.

A man shot dead in Rotterdam after flying home from Morocco

A 25-year-old man, who is believed to be one of the Dutch people repatriated from Morocco, was shot dead, Sunday, in Rotterdam. The man, whose identity has not been disclosed yet, was shot at about 10pm, witnesses said. According to Dutch News, the victim «had travelled back to Rotterdam from Morocco on a repatriation flight a few days earlier». The killers have fled the scene in a car, which was set on fire later that day. Vincent Karremans, leader of the Liberal party (VVD)