Stray Dog Attack Triggers Fatal Heart Attack in Marrakech
23 December 2021
A young man attacked by a stray dog in Marrakech was so frightened that he had a heart attack.
Morocco
Morocco Seizes Record 1.35 Tons of Cocaine in 2021, Over 100,000 Arrested in Drug Crackdown
23 December 2021
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) made a record seizure of 1.43 tons of cocaine and arrested more than 100,000 people as part of the anti-drug fight during (…)
Morocco Unveils Urgent Support Plan for Tourism Sector Recovery
23 December 2021
The Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, Fatima-Zahra Ammor, announced on Wednesday the imminent implementation of a vast support plan for (…)
Morocco to Acquire 8 Advanced Caracal H225M Military Helicopters from Airbus
23 December 2021
Morocco continues its rearmament. After Turkish and Israeli drones and combat aircraft from the United Arab Emirates, the kingdom is about to acquire 8 Caracal H225M (…)
Rabat High School Shuttered for 15 Days After COVID-19 Delta Variant Outbreak
23 December 2021
The Abi Dar Al Ghafari high school, located in Rabat, was closed on Tuesday by the city authorities, due to the detection of a Covid-19 outbreak, including the Delta variant.
Morocco, Israel, and US Celebrate One Year of Trilateral Partnership, Envision Limitless Potential
23 December 2021
Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, participated this Wednesday, December 22, in the videoconference celebration of (…)
Moroccan Official’s Son Jailed for Drunk Driving and Assaulting Police Officer
23 December 2021
The court of first instance in Fès sentenced, this Wednesday, December 22, 2021, Naoufal Chabat, commune president, also the eldest son of Hamid Chabat, former secretary (…)
Tangier Imposes Midnight Curfew on Bars and Restaurants Amid New Year’s COVID Restrictions
23 December 2021
Since last Tuesday, all cafes, bars and restaurants in Tangier will have to close their doors from midnight to 6 a.m.
Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Morocco’s Al Hoceima Province
23 December 2021
The earth trembled in the province of Al Hoceima in the afternoon of this Wednesday, December 22, where a seismic shock of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded.
Morocco’s Central Bank Governor Rejects IMF Push for Flexible Dirham Exchange Rate
22 December 2021
The Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), Abdellatif Jouahri, is still against the liberalization of exchange rates. He does not approve of a new widening of the fluctuation (…)