Indian film actor and producer Gulshan Grover recalled in one of his recent appearances that he was once denied a visa by a Moroccan official. He said that the officer refused to give him a visa because he «beat up Shah Rukh Khan in a film», Times of India reported. Gulshan recalls that «there was a halt in the country (Morocco) for some time and he decieded to check the places nearby». When he asked the lady officer for a one day visa, she refused, referring to the
The border with Ceuta was exceptionally opened, Wednesday, to allow the entry of Moroccan women that had been stranded in the city. According to El Faro de Ceuta, which quotes the Government Delegation in Ceuta, women and some children have been able to return home, within the framework of a repatriation operation after «months of negotiations between Spain and the Morocco». «During the May repatriations, no one explained how the people who were able to leave were
An Italian woman who joined alongside her Moroccan husband the Islamic State in Syria was arrested and repatriated to Italy, Euro News reported. The woman moved to Syria in 2015 and travelled with her husband and their three children. The arrest took place in Syria on charges of terrorism. According to the Carabinieri (Italian Police), her husband died in an ISIS battle while in Syria. «We believe that terrorism can be fought by bringing the fighters back, and perhaps by making them
2,076 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 121,183. 2,785 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 100,253. 39 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,152. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (9), Marrakech (5), Skhirat-Témara (3), Nador (2), Khouribga (2), El
Interviewed by Radio2M, Health minister Khalid Ait Taleb addressed the epidemiological situation in the Kingdom, answering questions about chloroquine, hospital capacity and the Covid-19 vaccine trials.
A survey that focused on 400 respondents revealed that the health crisis has mostly affected people with disabilities in Morocco. The impact of the pandemic was particularly felt when it comes to basic health services. The impact of the health crisis is mostly observed among children, the survey conducted by Handicap International revealed on Monday. Access to education also remains a big challenge. «The number of children with disabilities who had access to education during the
The United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is currently visiting the Maghreb region. On Wednesday, the American official is expected to held talks with Tunisian President Kais Saied and his Defense Minister Ibrahim Bartagi, AFP reports. On Thursday, October 1, Esper is expected to visit Algiers and meet President Abdelmajid Tebboune to discuss ways of «strengthening cooperation with Algeria on key regional issues», AFP wrote. Esper's visit to Algeria comes just a week after
After spending two days at the headquarters of the 2nd military region of Doukj, several Polisario vehicles headed on Monday to Guerguerate. The operation, planned by the Polisario Front, is meant to block the Guergeuerate border crossing, separating Morocco from Mauritania. On Saturday September 26, the UN Secretary General called on the Polisario not to block the passage of El Guerguerate.
The government delegate in Melilla Sabrina Moh announced, Tuesday, that all Moroccans stranded in the Spanish enclave will be repatriated soon. Quoted by El Faro de Melilla, she added that the repatriation operation will be carried out through several days and will be organized jointly and in coordination with the Moroccan authorities. Sabrina Moh explained that all interested parties will be able to return home but stressed that the process will be carried in stages to avoid
Morocco has set a new daily death record, with 44 passing from the coronavirus in 24 hours. The number of severe cases has reached 415, including 39 on ventilators.