Morocco Struggles to Contain COVID-19 Clusters in Industrial Sites and Families
7 May 2020
Morocco continues to record daily cases of covid-19 contamination. Industrial and family clusters remain a difficult equation to solve.
Marrakesh
Marrakech Police Raid Illicit Party During Ramadan Lockdown
6 May 2020
Elements of the Marrakech police prefecture carried out a raid last weekend in an apartment in Gueliz, where 2 young people were organizing a boozy party with prostitutes.
Moroccan Scientists Advance Exoplanet Research Using James Webb Telescope
5 May 2020
A team of researchers from the Cadi Ayyad University (UCA) in Marrakech has just taken an "important new step" in research on the characterization of the atmospheres of (…)
Dutch Singer Anouk Returns Home After Months Stranded in Morocco Due to COVID-19
4 May 2020
Blocked in Morocco following the closure of borders by the Moroccan government, the Dutch singer Anouk has finally managed to return to her country of origin, the Netherlands, (…)
Moroccan Artist Tapped to Design Middle East App Store’s Visual Identity
3 May 2020
Moroccan artist Mohamed Smyej is the new designer of the visual aspect of the Middle East app store. This engineering graduate is stepping off the beaten track to make a name (…)
Orléans Mother Stranded in Morocco for 40 Days Amid COVID-19 Travel Ban
3 May 2020
Mimouna, a mother, is stranded in Morocco due to the state of health emergency and the suspension of air travel due to covid-19. Tired of these involuntarily extended holidays, (…)
Marrakech-Safi Region Surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 Cases, Second Highest in Morocco
2 May 2020
The Marrakech-Safi region has had more than 1,000 people infected with the coronavirus since May 1. It thus becomes the second most affected region by the covid-19 pandemic, (…)
Father of Slain Moroccan Student in Amiens Seeks Support, Questions French Justice System
27 April 2020
Lacking support, the father of Salma, the young Moroccan student murdered on April 3 in Amiens, has sought the support of human rights associations in France in anticipation of (…)
Morocco Battles New COVID-19 Clusters as Cases Surge Across Multiple Regions
25 April 2020
The detection of new outbreaks of infection across the territory is not likely to facilitate the fight against the spread of Covid-19.
Family Defies Lockdown to Celebrate Negative COVID Tests in Marrakech
24 April 2020
Members of a family who had been in contact with a neighbor who died from the coronavirus were given a party organized by women, after testing negative. The scene took place in (…)