The Tarajal center, set up by the authorities in Ceuta to accommodate Moroccans who have been stranded in the city since the start of the pandemic, closed on Tuesday. Officially, «the government of Ceuta chaired by Juan Vivas (PP) has closed the facility» to disinfect and clean it «and will now use it to isolate» irregular immigrants who arrive in the autonomous city and must remain quarantined, OK Diario reports. The closure, however, is seen as a response to a group
The song «Palante», composed by Moroccan Hajar Sbihi known as Asha, will represent Spain at the next edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, state-owned public corporation (RTVE) has announced. Performed by Solea Fernandez, this song is also composed by César G. Ross, and Bruno Valverde. Hajar Sbihi, 23, is a Moroccan singer and songwriter who has been living in Spain for a few years. Born and raised in Morocco, Hajar was chosen at the age of 12 to participate
Arrears, cash flow issues and business failure are all problems haunting Moroccan companies struggling to reach balance amid the Covid-19 crisis. While all eyes are on the State, relaunching national economy can’t be done without supporting local businesses.
Barbadian singer and businesswoman Rihanna has apologized for using an Islamic Hadith in a runway clip for her fashion brand Fenty. The singer has been under fire for featuring the song «Doom», created by London producer Coucou Chloe, in her latest Fenty fashion show. The song, deemed controversial, includes samples from verses of the Hadith mixed into the beat. In her Instagram account, the Umbrella singer said that she finds the use of the song «irresponsible» and
2,553 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 137,248. 2,018 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 115,354. 41 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,410. 17 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 6 in Beni Mellal-Khénifra, 3 in
Although Algeria, with the support of France, succeeded in 2014 and 2015 in excluding Morocco from mediation in Mali, every movement from Rabat to Bamako is perceived as «interference». Local media have accused Morocco of orchestrating a campaign against a «supposed» presence of Algerian soldiers in Mali.
Born in France to a Moroccan father and a French mother, Myriam has always felt connected to her Moroccan side. After she moved to the Kingdom in 2016, she opened her restaurant to honor her love for the Moroccan cuisine, but during lockdown she rediscovered her passion for drawing scenes from northern Morocco.
Amid the coronavirus health crisis, places of worship in the Netherlands will have to adapt. The Council of Moroccan Mosques in the European country has proposed to limit the number of worshipers to 30 people per prayer, announcing that the measure is meant to prevent the spread of the virus within mosques. According to Omroepwest, Said Bouharrou, an affiliated board member of the Contact Body for Muslims and the Government (CMO), recalled that «strict measures have already been
23 out of 600 Moroccans repatriated from Melilla have tested positive for the coronavirus, local online newspaper Nador City reported. Quoting the Health Ministry representative in Nador, the same source revealed that those tested positive have been sent to the regional hospital of the city or home to isolate. The same source reveals that the cases are currently stable and that they are following the treatment protocol set by the health authorities in the Kingdom. On Sunday, 200
The UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations granted the Moroccan Association for Development Studies and Research (AERED) the Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This UN Committee, convened in June 2020 in New York, examined 637 applications, presented by associations representing all regions of the world and retained 66, including the AERED, chaired by Driss Guerraoui. According to a press release from the Moroccan association, this result
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