An Italian woman who joined alongside her Moroccan husband the Islamic State in Syria was arrested and repatriated to Italy, Euro News reported. The woman moved to Syria in 2015 and travelled with her husband and their three children. The arrest took place in Syria on charges of terrorism. According to the Carabinieri (Italian Police), her husband died in an ISIS battle while in Syria. «We believe that terrorism can be fought by bringing the fighters back, and perhaps by making them
2,076 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 121,183. 2,785 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 100,253. 39 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,152. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (9), Marrakech (5), Skhirat-Témara (3), Nador (2), Khouribga (2), El
Interviewed by Radio2M, Health minister Khalid Ait Taleb addressed the epidemiological situation in the Kingdom, answering questions about chloroquine, hospital capacity and the Covid-19 vaccine trials.
A survey that focused on 400 respondents revealed that the health crisis has mostly affected people with disabilities in Morocco. The impact of the pandemic was particularly felt when it comes to basic health services. The impact of the health crisis is mostly observed among children, the survey conducted by Handicap International revealed on Monday. Access to education also remains a big challenge. «The number of children with disabilities who had access to education during the
The United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is currently visiting the Maghreb region. On Wednesday, the American official is expected to held talks with Tunisian President Kais Saied and his Defense Minister Ibrahim Bartagi, AFP reports. On Thursday, October 1, Esper is expected to visit Algiers and meet President Abdelmajid Tebboune to discuss ways of «strengthening cooperation with Algeria on key regional issues», AFP wrote. Esper's visit to Algeria comes just a week after
After spending two days at the headquarters of the 2nd military region of Doukj, several Polisario vehicles headed on Monday to Guerguerate. The operation, planned by the Polisario Front, is meant to block the Guergeuerate border crossing, separating Morocco from Mauritania. On Saturday September 26, the UN Secretary General called on the Polisario not to block the passage of El Guerguerate.
The government delegate in Melilla Sabrina Moh announced, Tuesday, that all Moroccans stranded in the Spanish enclave will be repatriated soon. Quoted by El Faro de Melilla, she added that the repatriation operation will be carried out through several days and will be organized jointly and in coordination with the Moroccan authorities. Sabrina Moh explained that all interested parties will be able to return home but stressed that the process will be carried in stages to avoid
Morocco has set a new daily death record, with 44 passing from the coronavirus in 24 hours. The number of severe cases has reached 415, including 39 on ventilators.
The Karkariya brotherhood is shaken by a war between Egyptians and Moroccans after a sheikh questioned the legitimacy of Morocco's Mohamed Fawzi al-Karkary, the order’s leader in the Kingdom.
Moroccan-Dutch model Khaoula Boumeshouli has modeled the first hijab collection of American premium clothing brand Tommy Hilfiger. On the brand’s Instagram account, Boumeshouli wore the woven jacquard Hijab, designed to suit veiled women. To Tommy Hilfiger, its new hijab collection stresses values of «inclusivity and diversity». Tommy Hilfiger chose Khaoula Boumeshouli to wear the new Hijab collection and model it. The latter is an entrepreneur who debuted her career on