Italy has announced a series of preventive measures as it reports more than 150 coronavirus cases. Moroccans living in several areas of the country said that mosques and schools have been closed and big events were canceled to avoid the spread of the deadly virus.
After Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said that terrorists are «generally Muslim men», the company issued a statement, apologizing to its clients, The Irish Post reports. In its statement, Ryanair wrote that Michael O’Leary had apologized for any offence caused by the interview. «The headline in today’s paper is simply inaccurate. No call for extra checks on any group or persons was made», the statement read. «Michael
Morocco’s consulate in Verona, a city in northern Italy, has set up a crisis unit to assist Moroccans living in the area, amid outbreak of the new coronavirus in Italy. In a statement sent, Sunday, to the presidents of Islamic associations and centers in Italy, the consulate explains that this cell was set up after health authorities announced that the country is witnessing the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe. The cell is intended to «communicate and monitor the
Abdelali Bentohami followed through with his dreams. His childhood dream was to become a doctor to help people in need. In 2010, he created the Health for All Foundation in the Netherlands, which offers free healthcare in Morocco for those who cannot afford it. Thanks to this NGO, he was recently able to help a young Moroccan who was bitten by a pack of dogs in Goulmima, near Errachidia.
The chief executive officer of Ryanair said that terrorists «are generally Muslim men». Interviewed by The Times, Michael O'Leary said that «bombers» will «generally be of a Muslim persuasion», calling for the profiling of Muslim men in airports, the Guardian reports. «They are going to be single males travelling on their own... If you are travelling with a family of kids, on you go; the chances you are going to blow them all up is zero», the
Moroccan coronavirus evacuees flown back to Morocco from Wuhan, China, earlier in February, are expected to leave quarantine on Saturday. According to one of the 167 Moroccans, who is at a military hospital in Rabat, the quarantine imposed on them is expected to end on February 22. The Wuhan-based Moroccan told Yabiladi, Friday, that the evacuees will be able to go home Saturday, after they have been quarantined for 20 days. «Everyone is safe and sound», the same source said,
Algeria has decided to recall its ambassador in Ivory Coast, reacting to the opening of an Ivorian consulate in Laayoune.
To Dutch MEP Kati Piri, addressing the Hirak issue is no more a domestic affair that concerns only Morocco. The politician believes her interest in the Hirak issue is a way of listening to the concerns of her fellow Dutch citizens of Moroccan descent.
Morocco is in an advantageous position to take the next step to a more flexible exchange rate for the dirham, Finance Minister said Thursday in a press conference. «It is up to the finance ministry and the central bank to agree on when to move to the second step», Mohamed Benchaaboun said, adding that Morocco is ready to move forward with its dirham flexibility approach. According to Reuters, Morocco is planning to take the second step in its first phase of achieving a greater
A man was stabbed, Thursday, at a mosque in central London while preparations were being made for afternoon prayers, BBC reports. The man, suspected of stabbing the victim, was arrested by the police inside the mosque. The victim, who is in his 70s, was taken to the hospital and his injuries are not life-threatening, the same source added. The police is not treating the attack as terror-related. An eyewitness told BBC that the suspect «had been a regular at the mosque for several months
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