While acknowledging that the Kingdom has «considerably improved» its score thanks to «better protection of biodiversity and habitats», the Environmental Performance Index for 2020 ranks Morocco 100th out of 180 countries. It is also 10th in the MENA region and 3rd in the Maghreb.
The Central Office for Combating Terrorism in Germany announced Monday the arrest of an individual who had been threatening over the internet to carry out an attack on Muslims inspired by the Christchurch attacks in New Zealand. The 21-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in Hildesheim (Lower Saxony), the Office said in a statement, adding that weapons, which «may have been purchased to carry out his plans for attack» have been discovered at his home. The arrestee had announced
A 29-year-old Moroccan was rushed to the intensive care unit at the Fatebenfratelli hospital in Milan after being stabbed in the city’s suburbs. Two hours later, the man died. The Moroccan was stabbed during a fight that was started in a bus. He was identified through a charity card that he had in his pocket. According to Il Corriere della sera, the fight in fact started between three or four men, all from North Africa, aboard a bus. It then continued in the street near a bus stop,
26 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 8,250, the health Ministry announced. In a recent update, the Ministry reported that 308,311 suspected cases have tested negative for the virus so far. While deaths related to the coronavirus stand at 208, the number of Covid-19 patients who recovered in the Kingdom has reached 7,370. The confirmed coronavirus
Portugal’s maritime police intercepted, Saturday, a boat carrying seven Moroccans, Portugal Resident reports. The men are aged between 20 and 30 years old. Two of the seven men required First Aid assistance as one of them has scratches after falling off the quayside and another for feeling nauseous. The boat was first spotted by a fisherman in south Portugal. The seven Moroccans will all be tested for Covid-19. According to the same source, the incident is the third of its kind in the
When Karim Amghar was 12 years old, he went through a life-changing experience. He felt difference and acted different, reacting to his encounter at school. Amghar is now a TV host, a teacher and a writer.
In 1906, Marrakech-based shoemaker Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi was arrested for killing 36 women, stealing their money and burying them under his shop and in his garden. After he escaped crucifixion, Mesfewi was tortured and walled up alive.
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), a regional Arab organization, has announced that it is providing a loan of $211 million to Morocco to help the country manage the coronavirus crisis, the British news agency wrote on Friday. According to Reuters, which quotes the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM, Tunisia will also benefit from a loan. The Arab Monetary Fund has agreed to provide teh North African country with a $98 million loan. AMF’s loans to Morocco and Tunisia are
While children's rights are «seriously affected» by the global health crisis, Morocco has gained three places in the KidsRights Index compiled by the international organization KidsRights Foundation. The kingdom ranks 3rd in the Maghreb, 6th in Africa and is among the Top10 of the MENA region.
Two months after his death, the remains of Mhamed Khadad, the former coordinator of the Polisario Front with MINURSO who died in Spain, will finally be transferred to Algeria. A committee in charge of the funeral of the Polisario diplomat announced that the remains will arrive on Saturday evening at the Tindouf airport. The committee added that the place and time of the burial will be decided and revealed later. Mhamed Khadad died on April 1 in Spain. The coronavirus
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