Category: Headlines

Coronavirus: Morocco closes mosques, other public places

March 16, 2020

King Mohammed VI decided, in line with a Fatwa by the concerned Authority of the Higher Council of Ulemas, that mosques in Morocco will be ... Read More

Mohammed VI Cup: UAFA suspends semi-finals over Coronavirus

March 16, 2020

The Union of Arab Football Association, UAFA, has put on hold the semi-finals of the Arab Club Champions Cup, also known as Mohammed VI Cup, ... Read More

Madagascar: 60 million trees to be planted for 60 years of independence

March 16, 2020

Authorities in Madagascar have recently launched an impressive reforestation campaign to plant 60 million trees, in reference to the sixtieth anniversary of the country's independence, ... Read More

Canadian, Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso turn up safe

March 16, 2020

A Canadian woman and an Italian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 were picked up by UN forces and transferred over the weekend to ... Read More

Coronavirus speeds up digitalization of Moroccan administration

March 16, 2020

The advent of coronavirus has pushed many administrations to ask their staff to work from home and asked citizens to seek services online. Moroccan courts ... Read More

Morocco allows special flights to repatriate stranded tourists

March 16, 2020

Morocco, which banned all international flights over coronavirus fears, allowed exceptional flights to carry thousands of tourists stuck in different Moroccan airports. Commercial flights took ... Read More

Morocco sets up $1 billion special fund for management of Coronavirus pandemic

March 15, 2020

Morocco will set up a $1 billion (10 billion DH) special fund for the management of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Royal Office said in statement ... Read More

Coronavirus: Morocco announces 11 new cases, suspends all international passenger flights

March 15, 2020

Morocco announced on Sunday 11 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the country and decided to suspend, until further notice, all international passenger flights to and ... Read More

European tourists stranded in Marrakech airport waiting to be repatriated

March 15, 2020

Hundreds of European tourists, mostly French, massed in Marrakech airport demanding flights to go home after Morocco banned all flights with 30 countries.   In ... Read More

Coronavirus: Moroccan cabinet member tests positive

March 15, 2020

Few hours after the Health Ministry announced Saturday nine new coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Transport issued a statement saying that the head of the ... Read More