Latifa Larousni
Arab World Moroccan Authorities Suspend Official for Violating Lockdown Measures

Moroccan Authorities Suspend Official for Violating Lockdown Measures

The Moroccan Interior Ministry suspended the head of an administrative region in Casablanca for allowing a funeral to take place in violation of the country’s…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Arab World Moroccan Interior Minister: We Have to Live with Pandemic for Longer Period

Moroccan Interior Minister: We Have to Live with Pandemic for Longer Period

Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit said the number of people pursued and arrested in line with the health emergency imposed by the authorities has…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Arab World Morocco Tests Entire Prison Population at Ouarzazate

Morocco Tests Entire Prison Population at Ouarzazate

The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Rehabilitation (DGAPR) decided to test all inmates at Ouarzazate prison in southern Morocco as part of…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Arab World Morocco PM Says Govt. Measures Saved Thousands of Lives amid Pandemic

Morocco PM Says Govt. Measures Saved Thousands of Lives amid Pandemic

Morocco's Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani stated that the measures taken by his government to curb the spread of COVID-19 have helped save thousands of…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Arab World Moroccan Immigrants Accused of Spreading Coronavirus in Their Country

Moroccan Immigrants Accused of Spreading Coronavirus in Their Country

Moroccan immigrants in Europe are accused of spreading the coronavirus in their homeland after the Ministry of Health recorded the first case for a citizen…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Arab World Morocco: Face Masks Made Compulsory in Public

Morocco: Face Masks Made Compulsory in Public

Moroccan authorities said that people who leave their homes without wearing face masks risk facing a prison sentence and a fine. But a large number of…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Arab World Morocco Dismantles Pro-ISIS Terror Cell

Morocco Dismantles Pro-ISIS Terror Cell

Moroccan authorities dismantled Monday a suspected terrorist cell in the northeastern city of Sidi Slimane, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Arab World Morocco’s Government Approves Military Cooperation Deal with Jordan

Morocco’s Government Approves Military Cooperation Deal with Jordan

The Moroccan government approved on Thursday a bill on a military and technical cooperation agreement between Morocco and Jordan. The deal, which was struck…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)