On Saturday evening, buses to repatriate Moroccans stranded in the reception area of La Libertad were mobilized around the customs in Ceuta, to bring the Moroccan nationals who did not benefit from the first operation earlier this week. After more than two months of being stranded due to the travel restrictions amid the novel coronavirus, all the returnees will be required to observe a compulsory sanitary confinement, before being able to join their homes. «Everything is ready in the La
In the United States, Mouna Taroua was able to make her childhood dream come true : working in the medical field. The biomedical engineer designs and manufactures «anatomically correct» 3D organs. The company she works for has currently turned to the production of Covid-19 protective tools.
After an eight-day quarantine in Saidia, Moroccans repatriated from Melilla have finally been allowed to return home and be with their families. Contacted by Yabiladi, some of them who live in the Oriental region said that they were reunited with their loved ones on Saturday. «On Thursday, we underwent a second coronavirus test and tested negative. On Friday evening, we started packing to go home and on Saturday morning it happened», a returnee told Yabiladi. However,
Moroccan journalist Soulaiman Raissouni was arrested, Friday, in front of his house in Casablanca. Police officers in civil clothes took him in an SUV car, Alyaoum24 said, quoting his wife. Since then, he has been placed in police custody following a complaint lodged against him by a homosexual man (A.M) from Marrakech. Raissouni, who is the editor-in-chief of Arabic-language newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum, is reportedly accused of «sexual assault». This case was revealed by
Hundreds of working animals in tourist attractions have been struggling with starvation amid the coronavirus crisis. While some of their owners received help, others are going through thick and thin to keep them alive.
As of Friday, May 22, 121 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 7,332. One death was recorded during the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 197. During the same period, 97 new recoveries were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,377. 85% (102) of the new cases recorded between Thursday and Friday were in close contact with previously confirmed cases, said Mohamed Lyoubi,
France, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia have announced that they will be celebrating Eid al Fitr on Sunday, May 24, 2020, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Morocco will still have to observe a moonsight before announcing the end of Ramadan.
Six high-end vehicles were seen this Friday morning leaving Ceuta for Morocco. The border crossing was opened exceptionally to repatriate 300 Moroccans stranded in the city since March. According to Ceuta TV, sources within the local government delegation said that the repatriated Moroccans «were on a list set up by Morocco». Many Moroccans who were not on the list tried to reach the border crossing on Friday, «without being able to return to their
As announced before by the government delegation, repatriating Moroccans stranded in Ceuta started on Friday morning. A bus carrying stranded Moroccans launched the long-awaited operation this morning, crossing the Tarajal border crossing. «The repatriation operation will be repeated over the next few days, the authorities of the two countries seem to have reached an agreement on repatriating the 400 Moroccans stranded in the city», Ceutaldia wrote on Friday. For its part, Ceuta
89 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 7,300, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 115,570 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 197, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 4,347. The confirmed coronavirus cases in