Morocco: King orders launch of Food Distribution Operation “Ramadan 1442” to benefit 600,000 households

King Mohammed VI has given his instructions for the launch of the 22nd edition of the Food Distribution Operation “Ramadan 1442”, which will benefit three million people, i.e. 600,000 households nationwide including 459,504 households in rural areas, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity announced on Tuesday.   The Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity said in […]

Morocco’s tourist arrivals drop 78% in first nine months this year

Morocco’s tourism is counting the losses due to the coronavirus pandemic with the number of tourist arrivals plummeting by 78% to 2.2 million in the first nine months of this year. Tourism receipts, key to Morocco’s foreign exchange reserves, shrank 60% to 24.3 billion dirhams, the tourism minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui told MPs. The summer […]

Morocco helps Sri Lanka identify suicide bombers

Morocco has offered intelligence that helped Sri Lankan authorities identify the suicide bombers and their mentors in the Islamic State, Outlook India said in an exclusive reporting. The information was also shared with India as New Delhi and Morocco have a strong counter-terror cooperation, it said. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said […]