Nearly 3,000 Dutch-Moroccans have been stranded in Morocco since the country's borders were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dutch media, this blockage is due in particular to diplomatic tensions between the two countries, especially since some European dual national citizens were able to go home. Quoted by NL Times, the Moroccan-Dutch association (SMN) indeed stresses «double standards», with «distinction being made between the members of the Moroccan
Repatriation operations for foreign tourists stranded in Morocco was resumed on Friday and Saturday. The US consulate in Casablanca announced on Friday that it organized another evacuation flight from Morocco, repatriating more than 200 passengers. In a tweet from the US Embassy in Morocco, diplomatic officials highlighted that the plan is «part of the State Department effort to bring Americans home». «Thank you to the Moroccan government and British Airways for helping us
Morocco is one of the few countries that have not set up a repatriation plan for its nationals stranded abroad amid the coronavirus lockdown. The United Arab Emirates has threatened to impose restrictions on countries that refuse to receive their nationals.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Morocco jumped, Monday, to 1,746, the Health Ministry announced this morning. As for the death toll, the Ministry said that in total 120 people died after contracting the virus in Morocco while 196 recovered. 7,206 suspected cases have been excluded after they tested negative for the virus, the same source added. The 1,746 cases were recorded in Casablanca-Settat (501), Marrakech-Safi (343) Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (239), Fes-Meknes (230),
The head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh held a phone call with Morocco’s head of government Saadeddine El Othmani on Sunday, April 12, the Islamist movement announced in a press release. The Hamas leader briefed El Othmani about the situation in the Gaza strip and urged Morocco to help the country deal with the coronavirus crisis. Haniyeh asked El Othmani to help with «ventilators, testing kits and medicine related to the treatment of the coronavirus». He
Sama, a three-month-old baby, spent 16 days at the University Hospital Center (CHU) in Fez, where she was admitted after testing positive for coronavirus. On Sunday morning, the little girl was declared completely healed. Photos of her and her parents were shared on Twitter at the moment when she was about to leave the hospital. Elle s'appelle Sama, elle a 3 mois et vient de quitter le CHU de #Fès après 16 jours d'hospitalisation. La plus jeune patiente infectée au
Passionate about space and stars, Taha Shisseh has seen his dreams come true. Settled down in the United States, the researcher is expected to finish his PhD in August in Morocco, then carry on his research in asteroids and meteorites.
The Polisario Front is threatening once again to withdraw from the UN-led political process, after the Security Council held a closed meeting on the Sahara conflict.
King Felipe VI held a phone call with King Mohammed VI, Friday, the Spanish royal palace revealed on its Twitter account. The two sovereigns discussed «the health crisis caused by Covid-19 and international solidarity to face the pandemic», the same source added. It is, moreover, the second telephone call between the two heads of state in less than four weeks. On March 12, in fact, King Felipe VI and King Mohammed VI spoke on the phone before deciding to suspend sea and air travel
After Morocco halted the repatriation of bodies because of the coronavirus, many Moroccan families have found themselves forced to bury their deceased loved ones in the Netherlands. While on the hunt for eternal graves, some of them have thought of future alternatives.
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