127 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco between Thursday evening and Friday morning, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 11,465, the Health Ministry announced. The total number of recoveries is at 8,560 with 60 new recoveries and the death toll is at 217. These new cases were recorded in the regions of Casablanca-Settat (57 cases), Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (21), Marrakech-Safi (21), Fès-Meknès (13), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
OCP Group, a Moroccan phosphates exporter, has announced that its fertilizer plant in Ghana and ammonia one in Nigeria will be operational by 2024, the company’s chief growth officer told Reuters. The two plants will have a capacity of 1 million tons a year, Soufiyane El Kassi told the British news agency. A second fertilizer plant in Ethiopia is also expected to start operating by 2023 or 2024. In addition to these three plants, OCP will be building blending plants in Nigeria,
431 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 11,338, the Health Ministry announced. During the same period, 32 recoveries have been recorded, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 8,500. The recovery rate is at 75%, according to the Ministry. The number of coronavirus-related deaths has reached 2017, with a new death recorded in the past 24 hours. The fatality rate is at 1.9%. The
Israel's parliament this week addressed the «situation» of Jews living in Morocco, saying it was ready to help them. These statements remain far from reality and are baseless, assures us this Thursday Jacky Kadouch, president of the Israelite community of Marrakech-Essaouira.
In an open letter, AMDH denounced the «indifference of Moroccan embassies and consulates», coupled with «favoritism» for the aid granted to stranded Moroccans and the opacity regarding the criteria for establishing lists.
The Spanish embassy in Rabat announced on Wednesday the organization of new repatriation operations for Spanish nationals and Moroccans residing in the peninsula and stranded in Morocco due to the new coronavirus. On social media, the diplomatic representation indicated that these operations would be done by boat, from the port of Tangier to Algeciras, on July 1 and 2. A similar operation linking the two port cities is already planned for June 26 and 27. On June 17,
In Varesotto, a province in the Lombardy region of Italy, three Moroccans died on Wednesday after the edge of a building collapsed. According to Radio Lombardia, the three victims are Fouzia Taoufiq, 38, and her two children. Although the rescue was immediate, the mother and her 5-year-old boy, who was on a bicycle, could not be saved. Her 15-month-old daughter, in a stroller, was rushed by a helicopter to the Gallarate hospital, where she died shortly after admission. Fouzia’s
372 new coronavirus cases were recorded between Wednesday night and Thursday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 11,279, the Ministry of Health announced. The number of recoveries rose to 8,488 with 20 new ones, while that of deaths stands at 216 cases, the ministry said. The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima recorded 132 new cases, while 128 confirmed cases were recorded in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra. Laayoune-Sakia El
Moroccan journalist Omar Radi was summoned, Wednesday, to the police days after an investigation by Amnesty International alleged that he had been targeted with an Israeli-made spyware. Radi wrote on his Twitter account that he will appear, Thursday, before the National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ). The journalist published a photo of the summon with a caption saying : «I will be there tomorrow». Alerte : j'ai reçu une convocation écrite de la part de la
563 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 10,907, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. 61 new recoveries were also recorded during the same period, bringing the total number to 8,468. The recovery rate now stands at 77.6%. Two deaths have been recorded during the past 24 hours. The death toll stands at 216, with a fatality rate of 2%. Morocco has currently 2,223 active