A study carried out by UK scientists has revealed a change in the migratory behavior of captive-bred white storks. Tracking one of them, they found out that they spend winter in Morocco.
A gym owners association launched a petition, Wednesday, calling for the reopening of gyms. The NGO explained that «fitness centers are as safe as the other facilities and businesses that have been allowed to open their doors». The step can save more than 10,000 jobs and relaunch the industry that has been struggling since the start of the pandemic, the petition argued. The association has launched, for a few weeks, a campaign addressed to the Moroccan authorities to
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked officials to consider the option of sending asylum seekers to Morocco, among other countries, to be held in offshore detention centers, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Documents seen by the Guardian showed that the UK Foreign Office (FCO) was asked to «offer advice on possible options for negotiating an offshore asylum processing facility similar». However, the Foreign Office’s response dismissed the idea. According to the
Wheat imports in Morocco in MY2020/2021 are at 6.2 million ton, Reuters reported, explaining that they are 35% higher than similar imports for MY2019/20. The same source indicates that this jump is due to weak domestic production and the suspension of wheat import duties. Most of these imports were sourced by France and Ukraine, which tend to have the biggest share of wheat imports in Morocco. On the other hand, the durum what market in the country is dominated by Canada while the US wheat
2,470 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 123,653. 2,462 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 102,715. 42 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,194. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (14), Marrakech (5), Khouribga (3), Khénifra (2), Beni Mellal (2), El
The National Observatory for Children Rights called on Wednesday for the development of a «Children's Code» to «guarantee the 'effectiveness of laws» and protect children against violence and sexual abuse.
The repatriation operation of Moroccans, stranded for more than six months in Melilla, started on Wednesday. 200 of them were allowed to return home today as part of an operation jointly arranged by Morocco and Spain. The government delegate in Melilla Sabrina Moh said that the operation carried out today allowed «those who are in Melilla to return to their country». The following repatriation operations «will take place on Friday October 2 and Sunday October
A US top-secret mission landed in Morocco in 1942 to cut a steel cable in the Sebou river. The operation was a crucial step of the North Africa landing carried out by the Allied forces against the Vichy France forces.
Indian film actor and producer Gulshan Grover recalled in one of his recent appearances that he was once denied a visa by a Moroccan official. He said that the officer refused to give him a visa because he «beat up Shah Rukh Khan in a film», Times of India reported. Gulshan recalls that «there was a halt in the country (Morocco) for some time and he decieded to check the places nearby». When he asked the lady officer for a one day visa, she refused, referring to the
The border with Ceuta was exceptionally opened, Wednesday, to allow the entry of Moroccan women that had been stranded in the city. According to El Faro de Ceuta, which quotes the Government Delegation in Ceuta, women and some children have been able to return home, within the framework of a repatriation operation after «months of negotiations between Spain and the Morocco». «During the May repatriations, no one explained how the people who were able to leave were