Ahmed al-Mansur, the sixteenth century Moroccan sultan who died of the plague

He fled his beautiful palace in Marrakech and spent months in the countryside to avoid contagion. Saadi sultan Ahmed al-Mansur ended up dying of the plague despite the preventive measures he had taken.

Spain to send a plane Thursday to repatriate Spanish nationals stranded in Morocco

A plane chartered by Spain to repatriate Spanish nationals stranded in Morocco is expected to land at the Mohammed V airport on Thursday, the Spanish embassy in Morocco wrote on its twitter account. The flight will transport 180 people, including Spanish nationals and Moroccans residing in Spain with medical and social emergencies. For the record, the last repatriation plane chartered by Spain to bring Spanish nationals stranded in Morocco home was on April 3. The Spanish Ministry of Foreign

Sahara : Algeria and Morocco criticize each other during the Non-Aligned Movement summit

During the Non-Aligned Movement summit, the Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune addressed the Western Sahara question. Morocco responded firmly to that through Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita.

The Netherlands to charter a second repatriation plane for its nationals stranded in Morocco

A second repatriation plane is expected to leave Morocco on Wednesday to bring Dutch nationals stranded in the Kingdom home. According to Dutch broadcaster NOS, which quotes Volkskrant, Dutch people stranded in the country were told the news via phone. The plane chartered by the Netherlands will leave the Casablanca International Airport in the evening and will transport 300 Dutch nationals, especially those who have social and medical emergencies and need to return to Netherlands as soon

Morocco records 146 recoveries as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases jumps to 5,153

100 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 5,153, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 42,684 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 180, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 1,799. The confirmed coronavirus cases in the

Morocco records 215 new recoveries and 150 additional coronavirus cases

As of Monday, Morocco recorded 150 cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 5,053. The number of suspected cases that tested negative for the virus stands at 40,249, Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology and fight against infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, said during the daily press briefing. The official noted that the new cases were mainly recorded in four regions, namely Fez-Meknes, Casablanca-Settat,

The man who voluntarily crushed a flock of sheep in Morocco to be brought before the prosecutor

The French national who crushed a flock of sheep on Saturday has been taken into custody. «Arrested on Sunday, he will be brought before the prosecutor on Tuesday morning», Mohamed Metlouf, a member of the Benslimane section of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) told Yabiladi. «We sill do not know the charges brought against him for the moment. He is still with the royal gendarmerie at El Mansouria», Metlouf said. For the record, the man in

Animal welfare NGOs outraged after a man plowed into a flock of sheep in Morocco

Animal welfare NGOs told Yabiladi Sunday that they are filing a complaint against the Frenchman who ran into a flock of sheep with his car in El Mansouria, a small town near Casablanca. Outraged by the inhuman act, they called for the review of animal protection laws in the country.

Morocco ranks among emerging economies to cope with the pandemic

Morocco ranks 26th in the world among markets in most financial peril and their capacity to cope with the coronavirus impacts. The ranking compiled by the Economist includes 66 economies. Released on Saturday, the list includes the most vulnerable emerging markets, ranked according to four criteria, namely public debt, external debt, cost of borrowing and potential external payments for this year. According to the ranking, Morocco has a low level of public debt, a medium external debt, a

Morocco’s poor make a long walk home amid the coronavirus lockdown

Several Moroccans have decided to risk their lives and walk back to their hometowns as they found themselves separated from their families and loved ones because of the coronavirus lockdown. An Agadir-based man, who helps them get home, tells their tragic stories.