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Marhaba 2021 : The king orders to facilitate the return of Moroccans living abroad and affordable rates

King Mohammed VI gave, this Sunday, his instructions to competent authorities and the all the transport professionals to work for facilitating the coming back home at an affordable rate, for Moroccans living abroad. A statement of the royal Cabinet reminds that the instructions came within the framework of the «very high solicitude that King Mohammed VI always showed to members of the Moroccan community living abroad, and the permanent royal care to the continuity of their

Marhaba 2021 : The prior authorization deleted for Moroccans (B Zone)

Moroccans living abroad and Moroccans stuck in a B zone country won’t have to present a prior authorization to enter national territory anymore. On Sunday, a reliable source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, told Yabiladi that this authorization had just been «erased for Moroccans.» By this, the source meant that only foreigners will have to show this document to Moroccan authorities. ⚠L'autorisation préalable

Marhaba 2021 : King Mohammed VI orders the establishment of a special device of support

King Mohammed VI gave his instructions to Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, so that a special device of support is given to help members of the Moroccan community living abroad, inside ships operating the crossing, for better traveling conditions. A press release from the royal cabinet, relayed by MAP, indicates that this device aims at «facilitating, during the crossing, all needed administrative, customs and sanitary formality, so that the travel, the landing and the stay in Morocco

Marhaba : RAM sets up an exceptional price rate this summer

Royal Air Maroc, Morocco’s national air travel agency, announced on Sunday that it will set up «exceptional» and «historic» facilities for Moroccans living abroad, to travel this summer to their country. This program comes after the instructions of king Mohammed VI. «The national company reinforces its flight programs and proposes affordable prices for members of the Moroccan community living abroad. Those offers have been studied to set up an exceptional

Soufiane EL BAKKALI place first in Florence and signs the World Best Performance in 3000 mSC

Soufiane El Bakkali, the Moroccan track and field run, just signed the World Best Performance of the year in his category, 3000 m steeplechase, Thursday in the Florence meeting in Italy. The Moroccan athlete finished the race in 8:08:54, followed by the Ethiopian Bikila Tadese Takele (08:10.56), and the Moroccan Mohamed Tindouft (08:11.65). «I am very happy about this victory. The next race will be in Monaco. I hope I’ll be able to finish the race under 8 minutes», said the

Canada : First hearing and new elements about the killer of a Muslim family

It was this Thursday, June 10th, that the man suspected of deliberately hit five persons, for their belonging to the Muslim community, was heard briefly for the first time by the judge in charge of the case in the City of London, Ontario (Canada). Nathaniel Veltman, the young man suspected of killing four of his victims, was heard for the first time for a procedure hearing, stating his identity and responding to defense related questions, says the French journal Le Figaro. The man faces four

Western Sahara : A certain "discontinuity" claims Biden administration

The question of Western Sahara found its way once again in the daily United States Department of State spokesman's briefing. Last night, Ned Price stated that the Biden administration was "consulting privately with the parties about how best to halt violence and achieve a lasting settlement". "I don’t have anything further to announce at this time, but I would certainly take issue with the characterization that there’s been a continuity, including when it comes to our approach

Flights from and toward Morocco : The answers to your questions

The announcement of the resumption of flights from and toward Morocco starting June, 15th left our readers with many questions. We will attempt to answer the most frequent questions. This article will be updated as information will come from Moroccan’s authority.

Canada : A Muslim family of four has been killed in a tragic premeditated attack

Islamophobia strikes again in Canada. Four people have been killed for their appurtenance to the Muslim community, supposed or real.

Morocco ranked low risk for travel by the United-States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a United States federal agency under of the Department of Health and Human Services, updated on June 7th its recommendations regarding international travel. In this period of Covid-19 crisis, a dedicated page gathering countries and territories around the world, ranking them in different categories related to the contamination risks. Forty-four destinations were put in an «unknown» list composed of countries, micro-countries and

History : When London offered Gibraltar to Madrid exchanging it with a Moroccan territory

Even though the Moroccan State has toned down the territorial dispute over the possession of Gibraltar, the Kingdom was at the center of almost all the political solutions surrounding the Spanish-British disagreement over the control of the overseas territory. This was confirmed later through a letter that was sent in July 1940.

Morocco : The Malian mother and her nine babies are doing well

Good news for Halima Cisse, her nine children are doing just fine. One month after giving birth in the Ain Borja clinic in Casablanca, the 25 years old mother stays alongside her nonuplets : five girls and four boys. Born after a spectacular delivery assisted by a team of 10 doctors and 25 paramedics, the babies will have to stay in the clinic’s care for as long as another two months, the doctors think. After that they should be able to live without exterior assistance. Luckily, each and

When Moroccan merchant Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari converted the Maldives to Islam

For Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta, Maldivians were converted to Islam by a Berber merchant known as Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari. In the Islands the Muslim scholar is regarded as a medieval hero who saved the nation from a sea monster.

European Members of Parliament welcome Moroccan decision on migrant minors

The Polish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Anna Fotyga, from the European Conservatives and Reformists parliamentary group, welcomed this Wednesday on Twitter "the decision of the Moroccan authorities to readmit all unaccompanied but identified Moroccan minors who are illegally in the European Union". Her statement comes as a reaction to the support brought by the Hungarian MEP Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement. On the same crisis,

Spain : Before the National Hearing, Brahim Ghali denies all accusations

The secretary general of the Polisario Front appeared for the first time on Tuesday before the Spanish courts. Brahim Ghali, who has been hospitalized since April in Logroño, denied all allegation, OK Diario reported, citing informed sources. Ghali, who decided to appear before the court, responded through his lawyer Manuel Ollé. The sources of the Spanish media explain that he has «denied all the accusations of genocide, torture and kidnapping brought against

Morocco : Two suspected terrorists affiliated with Daesh arrested near Missour and Taza

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) arrested Tuesday two dangerous individuals affiliated with Daesh and active in the Tamdafelt (Missour) and Béni Khellad (Taza) villages. One of the two suspects, aged 24 and 37, is a former detainee under the anti-terrorism law, after his return from the Syrian-Iraqi scene where he had joined the ranks of this terrorist organization, reads a statement by BCIJ. The searches carried out at the homes of the two accused led to the

Moroccan police abort several migration attempts to Ceuta

On Monday, the Moroccan police prevented a new migration attempt to Ceuta. Elements of the security forces have banned hundreds of would-be migrants, most of them Moroccans, from approaching the border. On the same day, a group of ten immigrants tried to swim to Ceuta. An attempt also aborted by the Moroccan police. On May 17 and 18, 10,000 migrants crossed to Ceuta. The strong interventions of Moroccan public forces attest that security cooperation between Rabat and Madrid is

Morocco : Reopening of cultural facilities and reception halls

The Moroccan government has decided to allow activities and gatherings in closed spaces starting from June 1, with the reopening of cinemas, theaters, cultural centers, libraries, museums and reception halls. However, this is a gradual reopening that is conditioned for the moment by hosting a maximum of 50% of the capacity of each space, without exceeding in any case 100 people. An authorization granted by the local authorities is required in case this number is

Morocco : Gradual reopening of closed mosques

The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced Monday that King Mohammed VI has given his instructions for the gradual reopening of closed mosques, in coordination with the health and administrative authorities. A calendar for this operation will be announced later, the ministry said in a statement. Prayers and Friday prayers will be performed in all mosques in accordance with the necessary preventive measures to fight the pandemic, particularly social distancing and the wearing of

Explosion in industrial unit in Mohammedia : 2 dead and one slightly injured

Two people were killed and another slightly injured in an explosion that occurred, on Monday, in an industrial petrochemical unit in Mohammedia. The Casablanca-Settat Regional Civil Defense Command said that the accident occurred around three in the afternoon, in a hydrochloric acid gas tank belonging the National Electrolysis and Petrochemical Company (SNEP) in Mohammedia, killing two and slightly injuring one. The same source said that the two victims and the injured worker were involved in

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