Corruption costs Moroccan economy up to 7% of GDP annually – Finance Minister

It is hard to exactly calculate the impact of corruption on the Moroccan economy which Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said it rips the country of 2 to 7% of GDP annually. Briefing MPs on a law on the national body for integrity and the fight against corruption, the Minister said that a law will be […]

Morocco’s Royal Navy rescues 151 would-be migrants off Dakhla

Morocco’s Royal Navy coastguard, patrolling the southern waters, rescued, on Saturday, around 151 illegal migrants who were boarding a wooden boat. The migrants were about to drown off the city of Dakhla. The migrants, mostly sub-Saharans, were handed to the gendarmerie in the same city.

Morocco reports more coronavirus recoveries than deaths

Morocco reported Friday 26 recoveries in a single day bringing the total number of cases that left hospital to 57 compared with 48 deaths as total infected cases jumped to 791, head of anti-pandemic center at the health ministry Mohamed El Youbi said. So far, 85% of cases are in mild conditions while 15% are […]