Eid al-Adha : The measures taken by the National Office of Food Safety

«The measures taken this year have allowed Moroccans to spend Eid al-Adha in good conditions», said the Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday in a communiqué sent to Yabiladi. According to the same source, the National Office of Food Safety received 3,300 phone calls from the period between Eid al-Adha and Saturday, 25th of August. 900 of the people who called were able to advised and guided, regarding their sacrificed animals. Meanwhile, veterinary services visited 400

The National Office of Food Safety reacts to a meat discoloration case revealed by Yabiladi

After Yabiladi met a Moroccan family that had its sheep meat discolored one day after Eid al-Adha, the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) reacted, giving details on the case. «The two sheep purchased by the family were raised in two separate farmers», said ONSSA on Tuesday after a father told Yabiladi in a video that he bought two sheep with ear tags in Jemaat Guisser (Settat province). ONSSA told Yabiladi that the two farmers have not been the subject of any

AFCON 2019 Qualifiers : Morocco's coach unveils 25-man squad to play against Malawi

Morocco's coach Herve Renard on Tuesday unveiled the list of the 26 players who will play against Malawi on September 8 in Casablanca (9 p.m.) in the second match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (Group B), the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) said. Goalkeepers: Munir El Kajoui (Malaga/Spain), Yassine Bounou (Girona/Spain), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad/Morocco). Defenders: Nabil Dirar (Fenerbahce/Turkey), Marouane Da Costa (Basaksehir/Turkey), Romain Saiss

Eid al-Adha : A family complains about discolored meat after buying a sheep with no ear tag

Despite the preventive measures taken by the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) to eradicate the discoloration of meat during Eid al-Adha in Morocco, the issue is making headlines again. Yabiladi met a family that experienced the same problem in Casablanca only one day after Eid al-Adha. «Everything looked perfect at the beginning», a woman who bought a sheep from a shop in the city told Yabiladi. «When we finished the sacrifice

Opération Hajj 1439 : Premiers vols retour des pèlerins marocains

Des avions transportant les premiers groupes de pèlerins marocains qui ont accompli les rites du Hajj 1439 se sont envolés, lundi, des lieux Saints vers le Maroc. Deux avions de la Royal Air Maroc (RAM) transportant respectivement 462 et 224 pèlerins ont décollé de l'aéroport international le Roi Abdelaziz à destination de Oujda, Tanger et de l'aéroport international Mohammed V de Casablanca, apprend-on auprès de la RAM. Les vols

No Cholera case reported in Morocco, says Health Ministry

No cholera case was reported in Morocco, said Tuesday the Ministry of Health, adding that several proactive and preventive measures were taken to prevent a possible outbreak of the epidemic in the Kingdom. In a statement issued following the outbreak of cholera cases in some countries in the region, the ministry recalled that no case of the disease has been reported in the kingdom since 1997, thanks to the implementation of the program related to the fight against water-borne diseases and the

Maroc : Le ministère de la Santé rassure sur l’absence de cas de choléra

Aucun cas de choléra n’a été enregistré au Maroc, a indiqué mardi le ministère de la Santé, qui affirme avoir pris une série de mesures anticipatives et préventives pour éviter toute éventuelle apparition de l’épidémie dans le pays. Dans un communiqué publié suite à l’apparition de cas de choléra en Algérie, le département affirme qu’aucun

Ceuta : Ten migrants to appear in court over violence

Spanish police arrested ten sub-Saharans in the Centre for Temporary Residence of Immigrants (CETI), reports El Faro de Ceuta. They are accused of assaulting police officers. They are part of the 600 migrants who had forced their way into the Spanish enclave on July the 26th. The arrestees had thrown lime, acid and excrement on border guards, injuring 22 of them. The Civil Guard launched an investigation and ten sub-Saharans were arrested during a police raid that took place

The Spanish opposition to question the Minister of Agriculture on the fisheries agreement

Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment Luis Planas is expected to appear before the congress of deputies to explain the new fisheries agreement reached by the European Commission and Rabat in July, says Europa Press on Monday. This initiative comes as Unidos Podemos, formerly known simply as Podemos–IU, a left-wing electoral alliance formed by Podemos, urged the Minister to provide explanations on the treaty at the parliament’s lower house. Unido

Tétouan : Implication présumée d'un policier dans une affaire d'extorsion et de corruption

Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire de Tétouan a ouvert, lundi, une enquête sous la supervision du parquet compétent, à l'encontre d’un officier de police, relevant du deuxième arrondissement de police de Martil, pour son implication présumée dans une affaire d'extorsion et de corruption. Un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN) indique que les services de