Morocco announced, on Tuesday, that it rescued 38 irregular migrants in the Atlantic Ocean off the kingdom’s coast, including a woman and a child. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces made the announcement, published in the official Moroccan News Agency bulletin. “Morocco’s Royal Navy, on Tuesday, intercepted a pirogue (small boat), 170 kilometres south-west off Dakhla. […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection reported a confirmed monkeypox (mpox) case in the southern city of Marrakech on Thursday, the official MAP news agency reported. This marks the first reported case in Morocco amid a new global outbreak. According to the ministry, the patient is in stable condition and receiving appropriate medical care. […]
Moroccan King Mohammed VI has granted amnesty to 2,476 prisoners on Throne Day, a significant national holiday in Morocco, the Moroccan Ministry of Justice said on Monday. The King granted the pardon to 2,278 inmates who saw reductions in their prison sentences. Also, 182 others had their prison terms or fines annulled, or both, the […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi Gov. Inuwa Yahaya has taken of Gombe State investment drive mission to the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) in Morocco for a sustainable agricultural collaboration. TheNewsZenith reports that OCP is the world’s largest producer of phosphate-based fertilizers and a global leader in sustainable agriculture. This is part of the government’s strategic […]
Eight people have died, and 114 others hospitalised after drinking homemade liquor adulterated with methanol in Morocco, the official news agency MAP reported. The incident occurred in Sidi Allal El Tazi town in the Kenitra province, the report said. It cited the Regional Directorate of Health and Social Protection in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra. At least 114 people […]
Moroccan police seized more than four tons of cannabis resin in an operation in Casablanca, on Sunday, Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security said in a statement. Authorities seized the drugs during a routine vehicle inspection at the city’s entrance, Moroccan online news website ‘Hespress’ reported, citing an anonymous security source. The source revealed that […]
as international communities offer condolences The earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night, has so far claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people. The toll is expected to rise as rescuers struggle to reach hard-hit remote areas. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expressed sorrow at the loss of life from the earthquake, according to his […]
The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night has risen to 820, said the country’s Interior Ministry on Saturday. The earthquake also injured at least 672, according to the latest update from the ministry. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday at 11.11 p.m. local time (2211 GMT) at a depth […]