Hamid Chabar

COVID-19: Morocco to boost testing capacity to 10,000 daily

Morocco prepares to double the number of daily coronavirus tests from 5000 to 10,000, head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani said. Ending the confinement requires stepping up tests as much as possible in line with WHO recommendations, he told MPs Monday. This would help rapid results of infected people and contact cases, he […]

Two alleged ISIS members arrested in joint Spanish-Moroccan operation

The Spanish National Police announced having arrested in northern Spain two individuals presumed to be members of the terrorist ISIS organization, in an operation carried out in collaboration with Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The suspects were arrested in the cities of Itsasondo (Guipúzcoa) and Avilés (Asturias), for their alleged involvement in the […]

Morocco: House of Representatives Takes Action against Absentees

The Moroccan House of Representatives has published the names of thirteen MPs who skip most parliamentary meetings without providing a valid reason and decided to make a cut in their salary, according to local press reports. The MPs of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) top the list of the absentees followed by those of […]