By the end of the 16th century, a mysterious respiratory disease that killed hundreds of people hit Morocco. The illness was called «K’hikiha», in reference to coughing that was one of its annoying and persistent symptoms.
Since yesterday, several media reports claimed that «Prince Moulay Rachid has offered the shepherd who has his sheep deliberately crushed by a man in his car a new flock of sheep». The daily newspaper L’Opinion, which quoted online newspaper Akhbarona as well as the Twitter account of Medi1 TV journalist Youssef Belhaissi reported the news. The same source revealed that «the gesture comes as a compensation for the damage caused by the suspect against the 14-year-old
American social media and technology company Facebook has announced the deletion of 118 pages, 389 Facebook accounts, 27 groups and 6 Instagram accounts targeting several countries, including Morocco. In a statement released Tuesday, Facebook said that the activity of these accounts, groups and pages «originated in Iran and focused on a wide range of countries globally including Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Egypt, Ghana, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
More than 22,000 Moroccans have been stranded abroad since March 12, making Morocco one of the few countries that has not repatriated its nationals yet. Despite the government's promises, nothing has been done so far, with NGOs and MPs calling for rapid action.
In the early hours of Thursday, a second repatriation flight from Morocco landed at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The plane, chartered by the Netherlands, flew 300 people home, particularly those with medical and social emergencies who asked for their urgent repatriation. According to the Dutch Embassy, the plane left Casablanca last night, with Dutch and Moroccan dual-nationals that were stranded in several cities across the country. A previous repatriation flight from Morocco took place
Switzerland has granted USD 1.9 million to the World Food Program (WFP) to cover food needs of the Tindouf camps. «The grant of the Swiss government comes in time, Sahrawis depend even more on food aid during the Covid-19 pandemic», said the WFP representative in Algeria. Switzerland’s interventions in favor of Sahrawis have reached a total of USD 30.6 million over the past 15 years, making Bern one of the biggest contributors to WFP’s representation in the
97 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 5,505, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 49,604 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 183, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 2,124. The confirmed
Ramadan and the lockdown have been a difficult combination for those who do not observe the holy month and are currently confined with their families. While some of them manage to circumvent the situation, others have had their choices tolerated and sometimes accepted by their loved ones.
As of Wednesday, May 6, Morocco recorded 189 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 5,408. «Among these new cases, 162, or 86%, were detected thanks to the medical follow-up of people who were in close contact with previously confirmed cases, which explains why we have asymptomatic cases or others with mild symptoms», said Mohamed Lyoubi, head of the epidemiology department at the Health Ministry. During the daily
Kickboxing champion Khaoula Oubraim went through difficult times during her childhood. The hardships she encountered did not deviate her from succeeding and becoming a champion.
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