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Nejra Kravic

News Roundup: Morocco confirms 27 more cases of Covid-19; Coronavirus fuels domestic violence; EU makes a decision on products from the Sahara.

April 3, 2020 By Nejra Kravic

Photo Credit: Morocco World News

April 3rd, 2020

Three stories you need to read today. Compiled and broken down for you by Reporting Morocco student journalists — every day. Brought to you from the School for International Training’s journalism program, Rabat.

Morocco Confirms 27 More Covid-19 Cases for Total of 735

Source: Morocco World News

Lede: Morocco’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 27 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 735 as of 8 a.m. this morning.

Key background: Overnight, three more people died of the virus for a total of 47 deaths in Morocco.

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News Roundup: Israel attends anti-terrorism conference in Morocco; Polisario under Greatest Diplomatic Isolation;Morocco to Lose Tourists Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

March 8, 2020 By Nejra Kravic

Photo credit: The Times of Israel

March 9th, 2020

Three stories you need to read today. Compiled and broken down for you by Reporting Morocco student journalists — every day. Brought to you from the School for International Training’s journalism program, Rabat.

In further sign of detente, Israel attends anti-terrorism conference in Morocco

Sources: The Times of Israel

Lede: In yet another indication of warming ties between Jerusalem and some Arab countries, an Israeli official this week actively participated in an anti-terrorism conference in Morocco.

Key background: In a joint statement released Thursday, participating countries and organizations acknowledged “the ever-changing threat posed by al-Qa’ida” and listed several principles to help promote “collective cooperation by participants to employ a comprehensive approach against the ever-changing and evolving al-Qa’ida threat.”

Why is this newsworthy: The story offers an interesting follow-up to the Trump proposed Morocco-Israel trade-off.

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News Roundup: Morocco Upholds Sentence for YouTuber; Village hopes to draw ‘Game of Thrones’ fans; Ceuta and Melilla want an independent economic model.

February 19, 2020 By Nejra Kravic

Photo credit: TV5Monde

February 19, 2020

Three stories you need to read today. Compiled and broken down for you by Reporting Morocco student journalists–every day. Brought to you from the School for International Training’s journalism program, Rabat.

Morocco Upholds Sentence for Moroccan YouTuber ‘Moul Kaskita’

Source: Morocco World News

Lede: A Moroccan court sentenced the YouTuber to four years in prison in December 2019 for disrespecting Moroccans, public institutions, and King Mohammed VI.

Key background: The YouTuber appealed the verdict of the First Instance Court in Settat in after a judge handed him a four-year prison sentence on December 26.

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