Ceuta’s local government has reportedly proposed to the authorities in Tetouan to test Moroccans stranded in the city before repatriation. The tests would identify those who have the coronavirus. According to Ceuta Actualidad, the Spanish and Moroccan authorities have been in contact since Friday regarding the repatriation of stranded Moroccans. «Morocco has not yet decided when to start the repatriation of its nationals stranded in Ceuta because of the closure of border»,
The coronavirus health crisis has left several parents stranded with their very young children and sometimes heavily pregnant women. Three of them shared with Yabiladi their double struggle.
The United Kingdom is organizing another repatriation operation to bring home its nationals stranded in Morocco. On Thursday, a ferry is expected to repatriate 122 British tourists, linking Tangier to Malaga. Our ferry is now en route for #Tangier. It will départ tomorrow for Malaga. We have 122 confirmed bookings so far. 58 places remain. If you are an #EU National with a vehicle in the North of #Morocco & would like to catch this ferry, please contact your Embassy now —
Providing financial support for its member countries during the global health crisis, the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has extended a USD 127 million Automatic Loan to Morocco. The loan is part of an agreement signed Thursday, May 7, by Economy and Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun and the director general chairman of the board of executive directors of the AMF Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy. In a press release, published Wednesday by Zawya, said agreement is meant to «provide financial
25 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 7,048, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 97,867 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 194, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 4,037. The confirmed coronavirus cases in
Speaking Tuesday at the House of Counselors, head of government Saadeddine El Othmani said that 31,819 Moroccan nationals are currently stranded abroad, awaiting repatriation. He explained that the government is «mobilized» to find a solution for these nationals, adding that the Foreign Ministry has been able to accommodate 25% of the stranded citizens. «We are aware of how difficult this problem is. Elected officials and high-ranking ones, including members of my family, are
The Court of Cassation annulled, in April, the ruling of the investigating chamber at the Paris Appeal Court which referred the case of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred to the Assize court, French daily Le Parisien reports. He was accused of rape and aggravated violence against Laura P., a young woman, now 23 years old, for events that occurred in October, 2016 in a Paris hotel. After launching its inquiry, said court concluded that the charges held against the singer constitute an aggravated
Between Monday and Tuesday, Morocco recorded 71 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 7,023. During a daily press, head of epidemiology department at the Health Ministry, Mohamed Lyoubi said that during the last 24 hours four new hotspots were discovered in Casablanca. He also announced that 59 of the new confirmed cases were in close contact with previously confirmed cases. According to Lyoubi, the number of recoveries in Morocco
Moroccan doctor Moncef Slaoui, who was appointed last week by Donald Trump to lead the US coronavirus vaccine project, will divest $12.4 million worth of his stock options in pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna, CNBC reports. The former Moderna executive resigned from his position as member of the company’s board of directors earlier in May after he was appointed by President Donald Trump to co-chair Operation Warp Speed. «Dr. Slaoui has resigned from his position as an
In a recent survey, the Akaliyat Association for the Rights of Sexual and Religious Minorities shows the extent of harassment suffered by LGBTQIA+ people in Morocco. According to this work carried out with 400 people, 34% said they had been mistreated by the authorities because of their orientation.