Morocco
Controversy Erupts as Hijab-Wearing Woman Denied Entry to Rabat Restaurant
An unusual and surprising event occurred this week in Morocco. A woman was denied access to a restaurant in Rabat because she was wearing a veil.
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Morocco
Morocco Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions as Cases Surge, Considers Lockdown
Restrictions are once again in effect in certain regions of Morocco to limit mobility between cities. This is the decision of the authorities faced with the worrying resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the kingdom, where a return to partial or even total confinement is not excluded.
Morocco
Morocco Braces for Extreme Heat Wave with Temperatures up to 47°C (116°F)
Several Moroccan regions such as Casablanca or Rabat will experience a heat wave from Sunday, July 11 to Monday, July 12, 2021, warns the General Directorate of Meteorology (DMN).
Morocco
Rabat Police Arrest 33 for Illegal Street Racing During COVID Curfew
The curfew is the moment chosen by individuals to do a car rodeo in the streets of Rabat. The police, on health emergency alert, put an end to it and proceeded to arrests. There are 33 people who were apprehended and held in custody.
Morocco
Morocco Arrests 399 in High-Tech Baccalaureate Exam Cheating Crackdown
399 individuals were arrested in Casablanca, Fez, Rabat, and Agadir, for their alleged involvement in cases of trafficking in high-tech electronic materials and tools used for cheating purposes during the normal and makeup sessions of the baccalaureate exam. They were all taken into custody.
Morocco
Delta Variant Poised to Dominate in Morocco, Experts Warn
The Delta variant , known to be highly contagious, is present on the national territory. "It will become dominant in a few weeks," according to the director of the Biotechnology Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Azeddine Ibrahimi.
Morocco
Rabat's Descartes High School Introduces Amazigh Language and Culture Program
The programs at Descartes High School in Rabat will be enriched with the teaching of the Amazigh language and culture. The inaugural ceremony of collaboration in this field took place on Tuesday between the French institution and the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture ( IRCAM ).
Morocco
Rabat Pool Stampede Sparks COVID Concerns as Thousands Defy Safety Measures
Very popular during the summer, the large pool in Rabat had never experienced such a dangerous stampede as last Sunday. Thousands of young people, trampling on the measures taken to fight the coronavirus, went to the pool to let off steam, thus causing great disorder. The scene, the images of which have been widely relayed, has aroused the indignation of Internet users who call on the Moroccan authorities to quickly restore order.
Morocco
Moroccan Music Icon Abdelmounaim El Jamaï Dies at 73
The Moroccan music world is in mourning. The artist-singer, Abdelmounaim El Jamaï, died on Sunday in Rabat after a long illness. He was 73 years old.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Rif Protest Leader Zefzafi
Barring a political solution, Nasser Zefzafi will serve the 20-year prison sentence handed down by the criminal chamber on June 28, 2018 and confirmed by the Casablanca Court of Appeal in April 2019. Last Friday, the Court of Cassation in Rabat confirmed the appeal verdict, thus judicially closing the file of the detainees of the Hirak Rif.
Morocco
Hassan II Foundation Opens Reception Center for Moroccan Diaspora During Marhaba 2021
A reception center dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) will open from June 25 to September 15, at the headquarters of the Hassan II Foundation , in Rabat, as part of the Marhaba 2021 operation, it was announced on Thursday.
Morocco
Morocco Warns of Potential Covid-19 Surge as Preventive Measures Relax
Morocco is not immune to a new wave of Covid-19 contamination, despite the improvement in the epidemiological situation and the decline in deaths and cases admitted to intensive care, warned the researcher at the Faculty of Medicine in Rabat, Khalid Fathi, calling for extreme vigilance.