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.
Tunisia will repatriate its nationals stranded in Morocco on Sunday via a flight that will be operated by Tunisair. A statement from the Tunisian embassy in Morocco, published on Monday on its Facebook page, explains that this flight is expected to leave Casablanca on Sunday, June 7, 2020 and can only carry 150 passengers. As a result, the embassy explains that «priority will be given to Tunisians not residing in Morocco and to students who are registered on the list of the
44 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 7,910, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 235,362 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 206, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 6,643. The confirmed
What if masks were a means of physical but not social distancing? Following the idea, the association Les Sourdoués à Tanger designed window masks for the deaf and hard of hearing community to get them out of their solitude.
Several celebrities and influencers have joined in recent days, the campaign denouncing police violence in the United States following the death of George Floyd. Moroccan-Egyptian model Imaan Hammam was one of them. The 23-year-old model shared photos on her Instagram account while attending the Black Lives Matter protests that took place on Monday in Amsterdam, Arab News reports. «Incredibly powerful to be back home in Amsterdam standing together in solidarity against
In the middle of a global health crisis, Indonesia has announced that it is cancelling this season’s Hajj. «The government has now decided to cancel the hajj trip for 2020», the Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs announced, Tuesday, during a press conference, Al Jazeera reports. «This is truly a difficult decision for us to make and we know many people are upset», the Minister added. Meanwhile in Morocco, the situation is still
During the current health crisis, social media platforms have been flooded with giveaways. The practice seems to be a way for small businesses to gain visibility and new followers, but it often turns out to be scams.
Staying in Plaza de Toros, a Moroccan stranded in Melilla escaped from the city's regional hospital where he was admitted for a covid-19 test. Showing symptoms similar to those of the virus, he indeed fled before knowing the results, which turned out to be negative. The man was located by the police when he returned to Plaza de Toros. Cadena Ser said guards at the temporary facilities recognized him and called an ambulance to take him back to the hospital. According to the newspaper
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