Morocco Nears 1,000 COVID-19 Cases as Death Toll Rises to 69
5 April 2020
Morocco is about to exceed the 1000 mark of patients tested positive for covid-19, this Sunday after the announcement of 107 new positive cases.
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Moroccan Salafist Preacher Jailed for Criticizing Mosque Closures Amid Pandemic
5 April 2020
The court of first instance in Casablanca sentenced, on Friday, April 3, the Salafist preacher, Abdelhamid Abou Naïm, to one year in prison and a fine of 2,000 DH for having (…)
Islamologist: COVID-19 Crisis May Spark Global Spiritual Awakening
5 April 2020
"Institutionalized religions, carried by their official representatives, will surely have to review their copies in the post-crisis period," warns the Islamologist Asma (…)
Club Med to Reopen First Resort in China as Global Operations Slowly Resume
5 April 2020
Club Med wants to cautiously resume its activities, after a period of stoppage due to the coronavirus. In this sense, the company is repatriating its employees from Morocco.
Morocco Considers Extending COVID-19 Lockdown Beyond April 20
5 April 2020
Will the end of confinement in Morocco, scheduled for April 20, 2020, be final? Or, depending on the evolution of the pandemic and the available statistics, will it be decided (…)
Moroccan Hotel Chain Offers 2,000 Beds to Support COVID-19 Response
5 April 2020
The Chaabi family has made its Mogador hotels available to patients and healthcare personnel as part of the fight against the spread of covid-19.
Morocco Accommodates Over 1,000 Citizens Stranded in Istanbul Amid Travel Ban
5 April 2020
After the suspension of air travel to curb the spread of the coronavirus, more than a thousand Moroccans found themselves stranded in Turkey. They were accommodated until March (…)
Wealthy Moroccans Flee Cities for Rural Estates During COVID-19 Lockdown
5 April 2020
While the poor have remained at home during this period of confinement imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the kingdom, the rich have preferred to live in their (…)
COVID-Positive Moroccan Judges Secretly Transferred to Rabat Hospital
5 April 2020
Two judges from the Court of Auditors, tested positive for covid-19, and being treated at the Moulay Abdellah Hospital in Salé, would have been discreetly transferred to the (…)
Moroccan Islamist Leader’s Son Arrested Over Social Media Posts
5 April 2020
The security forces went to the home of the leader of the Jamaa, Mohamed El Abbadi, in Salé on Thursday, April 2, where they arrested his son, Yasser. What is he accused of?