The kingdom launched on Thursday the first operation to repatriate a group of Moroccans stranded in North America. The trip will be operated by a Royal Air Maroc flight, a well-informed source told Yabiladi. The plane will leave the Casablanca airport at around 7 am (GMT + 1) and will arrive at the Montreal International Airport on July 2 at around 2:20 pm local time. It will then leave Canada and head to the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York where it will land at
Spain will open its border with Morocco only if it does the same, Spanish government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said. During a press conference held, Tuesday, Montero said that her country could do that only «if there is a reciprocal agreement to let people from Spain enter the North African country», Reuters reported. This announcement comes after the Spanish government revealed, Tuesday, that its Ceuta and Melilla borders with Morocco will remain closed until July
His futuristic videos went viral on social media during the last couple of weeks, when many young people were trying to go through a long and challenging lockdown. Ahmed Hammas, originally from Nador, plans to work in the cinema industry and make use of his incredible skills.
The Mosaic Company, an American company which mines phosphate and potash, tabled a petition targeting phosphate fertilizers imported into the United States from Morocco and Russia. According to World Fertilizer, the company has requested the initiation of countervailing duty investigations into imports of phosphate fertilizers carried out in particular by the OCP group. To justify this measure, the company explained that «large volumes of unfairly subsidized imports from Morocco
Three people have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Racing Athletic Club (RAC), a Moroccan football club currently playing in the Botola. One of the three confirmed cases is a footballer and the two others are members of the club’s technical and medical staff, Kifach reports. Sources within the Casablanca-based club said that the team held its first training sessions on Monday and a second session is scheduled for Tuesday. For its part, Ittihad Tanger (IRT) announced, on its
Ninety-five (95) new coronavirus cases were recorded between Monday evening and Tuesday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 12,385, the Health Ministry announced. The number of recoveries has reached 8,839, with six new recoveries recorded during the same period. The death toll stands at 225, the ministry said. The ministry urges Moroccans to respect the rules of hygiene and sanitary security as well as the preventive measures decreed by the
Edita Food Industries, a leader in the Egyptian snack food market, said Monday that its subsidiary Edita Food Industries Morocco has obtained a MAD80 million loan from the Arab Bank to finance the construction of a factory in Morocco. The loan will also be used to purchase equipment and launch the production line, Masrawy wrote. Edita Food Industries Morocco, a joint venture with Dislog Group, was created in December 2017 to boost Edita’s manufacturing and technical industry
238 new coronavirus cases were recorded during the past 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 12,290. 93 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the kingdom to 8,833, with recovery rate of 71.9%. Four deaths were recorded during the same period. The death toll stands at 225, with a fatality rate of 1.8%. Morocco also 3,232 active cases under treatment. Most of the new cases
Moroccans studying abroad have found themselves unable to get by amid the global health crisis. Unable to pay rent and food, some of them are faced with homelessness.
Rabia El Kasmi (39, from Ksar el Kébir), Dounia Yekhlef (29, from Berkane), Hakima Jaouhar (41, from Fez), Samira Tayibi (30, from Bouarfa) and Laaziza Hamin (41 years, from Taourirt) had finally been able to return home. They arrived in Huelva between January and March to work as seasonal workers in the strawberry fields. Due to the coronavirus health crisis, the five women got stranded in Spain. All of them were pregnant and were forced to give birth in Spain. Omar (born on