In 2019, Morocco spent more than $3.76 billion on military expenditure. While the Kingdom increased its military spendings by only $65 million, Algeria allocated $10.33 billion to military expenses.
Reacting to an online campaign that outed presumed gay and bisexual men in Morocco, Human Rights Watch urged the government to «both enforce the right to privacy and decriminalize same-sex relations». In an article published, Monday, the international NGO revealed that «a rash of people have been going on same-sex dating apps since mid-April 2020 to ‘out’ other app users – disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity without their
In a column published, Monday, Moroccan newspaper Akhbar Alyaoum addressed the unfounded link between 5G technology and the spread of the coronavirus. While the World Health Organization debunked the «myth», the newspaper voiced its main theories.
Fifty (50) new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco between Sunday night and Monday morning, bringing the total number of covid-19 infections in the kingdom to 4,115, the Health Ministry announced in a recent update. The Ministry indicated that the total number of recovered Covid-19 patients stands at 669, the while 161 people have died from coronavirus complications since the start of the outbreak. The suspected cases excluded following negative tests are
The first repatriation flight from Morocco landed at around 00:30 am on Monday at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. According to NL Times, the flight chartered by The Hague departed from Casablanca, Sunday; bring around 300 Dutch citizens stranded in Morocco amid the coronavirus lockdown. The repatriated nationals included people who needed to urgently return home, the same source reported, adding that most of them «need medicines or medical care». On Twitter,
For twenty years, Moroccan-born Mostapha Bahja indulged in the world of theater and performing in Spain. He is one of the first Moroccan artists to make himself a name in the Spanish scene after several attempts in Morocco and the Netherlands.
As of Saturday, April 25, 139 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,897. During a daily press briefing, the head of the epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed Lyoubi said that the coronavirus death toll has reached 159 while the number of recovered cases stands at 537. He also added that 21,546 people have tested negative so far after
As of Friday, April 24, 190 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 3,758. During a daily press briefing, the head of the epidemiology and the fight against infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed Lyoubi said that the coronavirus death toll has reached 158 while the number of recovered cases stands at 486. He also added that 20,175people have tested negative so far after
In order to compete with Morocco on the African scene, Algeria has set up an international cooperation agency, as instructed by President Tebboune.
Dutch-Moroccans stranded in Morocco because of the coronavirus travel ban have sent a letter to King Mohammed VI, asking for their repatriation. Sent Friday to Yabiladi, the letter addressed to the sovereign referred to the critical situations of some of them. «Sick and elderly people are running out of medicines that are not available here, parents are abruptly separated from their children, which entails various psychological complications, workers and entrepreneurs cannot meet their