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COVID-19: Crime in Morocco falls by 20% during lockdown

Moroccan Police said that crimes have dropped by 20 pc in March as the country was locked down to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic. According to the data released by the National police, snatching crimes fell 24 pc last month compared with the offenses recorded during the same period of last year. Economic and […]

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COVID-19: Morocco co-sponsors international initiative to protect women, girls during lockdown

Morocco, along with the European Union and a group of core countries, took the initiative to draw a joint declaration to support the appeal launched last week by the UN Secretary General António Guterres for “peace at home, in households, around the world” against domestic violence during confinement. The initiative is the result of efforts […]

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Covid-19: Lockdown Cuts Dramatically Motorway Traffic in Morocco

The lockdown decided on March 20 by the Moroccan government to prevent the spread of the coronvirus pandemic has led to a sharp fall in Morocco’s motorway traffic. Travel by car on the country’s highways has dropped by 78 pc in one week (March 25-30) and plummeted by 90 pc during the weekend compared with […]