First case of new COVID-19 strain detected in Morocco; ban on flights & passengers from 4 more countries

Morocco’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday night the detection of a first case of the more transmissible COVID-19 variant, prompting ban on entry to Morocco from four countries. Health authorities detected the virus at the Tanger Med port, in northern Morocco. The carrier is a Moroccan citizen who was in Ireland. He arrived in […]

Morocco Elected President of Advisory Committee of Human Rights Council

Morocco was elected President of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council in the person of Nadia Amal Bernoussi during the elections held on Monday in Geneva, at the opening of the 33rd session of the committee. This election is another testimony to the credibility Morocco enjoys within the international community due to the […]

Counterterror: Morocco’s Police Captures another ISIS Operative

Moroccan security services have announced the arrest Saturday of an engineering student with ties to the jihadist terror group, ISIS. The arrest was made in the city of Mohammedia (near Casablanca) by Morocco’s FBI, Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ). According to Moroccan authorities, the captured ISIS member was planning a terrorist plot to undermine […]