Baby Born During Migrant Rescue Off Canary Islands Coast
1 May 2020
The emergency services of the Canary Islands archipelago announced the birth of a baby during the rescue operation of 35 migrants located in the Atlantic Ocean off the Spanish (…)
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Ceuta Grapples with Influx of 500 Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors
25 April 2020
In total, 500 Moroccan minors have illegally entered Ceuta, or fifty each month since last summer.
Former IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn Launches Humanitarian Effort in Morocco
19 April 2020
The former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has embarked on humanitarian work with his wife, Myriam L’Aouffir, who has been involved in (…)
Moroccan Infant Vaccination Rates Drop Amid COVID-19 Fears, Experts Warn
15 April 2020
Parents are vaccinating their infants less and less because they fear coronavirus contamination raging in the kingdom. This situation could lead to a surge in childhood infections.
Teen Jumps from Second-Floor Window in Salé After Father’s Surprise, Hospitalized
15 April 2020
A 16-year-old teenager tried to commit suicide on Monday evening by jumping from the top of a 2-story building in the Ennahada neighborhood in Salé.
Man Arrested for Spreading False COVID-19 Child Death Claim on Facebook
11 April 2020
The prefectural judicial police service of the city of Marrakech referred, on Wednesday, April 8, to the competent prosecutor’s office, a 33-year-old individual. He is (…)
Tragic Drowning: Child Swept Away in Rhamna’s Oued Ghdate River
2 April 2020
The commune of Jâaidate in the province of Rhamna, was shaken by a tragic incident: the death of a child swept away by the waters of Oued Ghdate.
Kuwait Offers to Extradite Citizen Accused of Assaulting Minor in Morocco
16 March 2020
The Kuwaiti ambassador to Rabat announced that the authorities of his country are willing to hand over to the Moroccan justice system the Kuwaiti national, charged with (…)
Moroccan Court Blocks Mother’s Travel with Child, Citing COVID-19 Health Risks
14 March 2020
A divorced mother was prohibited from traveling abroad with her child because of the coronavirus. This is the judgment rendered by the court of first instance of Rabat.
Morocco Launches Initiative to Protect Vulnerable Street Children in Rabat
11 March 2020
The "Rabat, Protective City for its Children" initiative is committed to vulnerable, abandoned and unsupported children. The National Observatory for Children’s Rights (ONDE), (…)