Migrant Boat Tragedy: 18 Moroccan Youth Drown En Route to Canary Islands
30 August 2021
Eighteen young migrants, mostly from Kasba Tadla, perished in the sinking of their boat heading to the Canary Islands, plunging the entire city into mourning.
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Moroccan Teachers Plan Strike Over Job Security and Working Conditions
30 August 2021
Young Moroccan teachers and teachers are not letting up. On the sidelines of the upcoming school year, they are planning a strike movement to denounce the precariousness of the (…)
Moroccan Business Group Urges Health Minister to Lower PCR Test Costs for Companies
30 August 2021
The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) has sent a letter to the Minister of Health, notifying him that the high cost of PCR tests hinders the realization of (…)
Morocco Urges Child Vaccination as COVID-19 Deaths Rise Among Youth
30 August 2021
The Head of Government, Saad Dine El Otmani, calls on parents to widely vaccinate their children, in order to protect students and limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Saudi Arabia Signals Potential Mediation in Morocco-Algeria Diplomatic Crisis
29 August 2021
The day after Algeria’s announcement of the severance of its diplomatic relations with Morocco, the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faisal bin Farhan, announces that he has (…)
Two Arrested at Casablanca Airport for Fake COVID-19 Documents
29 August 2021
Elements of the police of the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca arrested two individuals who had a false exceptional travel authorization and a falsified Covid-19 (…)
Morocco to Launch COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign for Students Aged 12-17
29 August 2021
Morocco will start a large-scale vaccination campaign for all students aged 12 to 17 years old. This is set to begin on August 31.
Moroccan Residents in Algeria Fear Expulsion Amid Diplomatic Tensions
28 August 2021
In Algeria, Moroccans now live in fear of expulsion since the Algerian decision to break off diplomatic relations with Morocco. They dread the situation of 1976, when more than (…)
Moroccan Police Bust International Jewelry Trafficking Ring, Brazilian Victim Loses $6 Million
28 August 2021
The elements of the judicial police of Casablanca have succeeded in dismantling an international network of diamond and other high-value jewelry trafficking active in Morocco, (…)
Morocco Arrests 37 Travelers for Fake Covid-19 Test Results at Border
28 August 2021
The Judicial Police Brigade of Nador arrested on Friday 37 travelers of Moroccan nationality suspected of having presented fake Covid-19 tests. An investigation has been opened (…)