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French journalists Eric Laurent & Catherine Graciet convicted for blackmail against Morocco’s King

Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, two French journalists prosecuted in France for extortion and blackmail against Morocco’s King, were each sentenced to a 12-month prison sentence and a €10,000 fine. The two journalists were being sued for asking several million euros in exchange for not publishing a book on the Kingdom in 2015. In November […]

Coronavirus: Confirmed cases in Morocco surge to 919 Saturday evening

The total number of confirmed cases of infection with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Morocco jumped Saturday evening at 9:00 p.m. to 919, while the death toll stood at 59, announced the Ministry of Health on its portal www.covidmaroc.ma. The number of remissions was established at 66. Saturday, the Moroccan medical staff was affected by […]

Morocco counts over 40 million mobile subscribers

Mobile subscribers in Morocco stood at 42.05 million by the end of June 2017, rising 0.64% compared to the first quarter of 2017, the National Telecommunications Regulation Agency (ANRT) announced. The mobile phone network grew by posting slight increases, quarterly of 0.64% and yearly of 1.48%. By the end of June 2017, mobile subscriptions totaled […]