Saeida Rouass is a Moroccan-British writer who has a strong connection to Moroccan history. In her book Assembly of the Dead (Jemaa el-Fnaa in Arabic), she tells the story of a Moroccan Jack the Ripper in a one of its kind detective story.
319 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 13,288. 70 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 9,160. One death was recorded during the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 230. Morocco also has 3,898 active cases. 116 cases were recorded in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, with 93 in Tangier, 15 cases in
Moroccans residing in France have arrived in Ceuta, waiting for the border with Morocco to open. According to El Faro de Ceuta, they hope to be part of the first group to rejoin the kingdom. «These people came from France, more precisely from Paris, the French capital. They crossed the entire peninsula by car to return to Morocco», the same source said. They told El Faro TV that they had made a «long but a good trip». These Moroccans plan to stay in Ceuta until
Algeria and Morocco once again cross paths at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Two presidents of Sahrawi regions replied to the Algerian diplomat.
In 2019, Spain arrested 58 suspected terrorists, twice as many as the previous year, according to data compiled by NGO Memorial Center for Victims of Terrorism. Out of the 58 arrestees, 30 are suspected of having links with ISIS and 10 of working for the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. Almost 45% of the suspects arrested in Spain are of Moroccan, Syrian and Iraqi origin, Spanish news agency EFE reported. «For the first time in recent years, the largest number of arrestees
According to a recent count, more than 1,200 people have been sleeping on the streets of Barcelona since May. 20% of these homeless men were born in Morocco.
The King and Queen of Spain, Don Felipe and Dona Letizia, are expected to visit Ceuta and Melilla during their currently ongoing royal tour. The information was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Zarzuela Palace, the residence of the King of Spain, El Faro de Ceuta reports. The same source did not reveal when the royal couple will be visiting the autonomous cities, but it stated that their royal tour started in June. «They have already traveled to the Canary Islands and
333 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections to 12,969. 64 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 9,090, with a recovery rate of 70.1%. One death was recorded during the same period, bringing the Covid-19 death toll to 229. Morocco has 3,650 active cases under treatment, including 19 that are in a severe or critical condition. 125 of the new cases were
Inter Milan signed Moroccan professional footballer Achraf Hakimi, Thursday. «Achraf Hakimi is officially an Inter player», the Italian club announced in an official statement. «The Moroccan, who was born in 1998, has joined the Nerazzurri on a permanent basis from Real Madrid and has signed a contract which will last until 30 June 2025», it added. Hakimi has just recently completed a two-year loan spell at Borussia Dortmund.
Al Adl wal Ihsane movement criticized the continued closure of mosques despite the easing of lockdown measures in several parts of the Kindgom. The Justice and Development party for its part, seized the presidency of the Lower House to question Ahmed Taoufik on the measures undertaken to open mosques.