The government delegate in Melilla, Sabrina Moh addressed on Wednesday the repatriation of Moroccans stranded in the autonomous city since March. «Everyone who wanted to return to their country did so and there are no Moroccans stranded in our city», she announced, El Faro de Melilla reported. 936 Moroccans were repatriated from Melilla, via the Beni Ensar border. 200 of them were repatriated in May and the rest left the autonomous city last week. 645 of those repatriated were
Saudi club Al-Ittifaq has finally reached an agreement with Egypt’s Al Ahly regarding the contract of Moroccan striker Walid Azaro. The two clubs have agreed to include Azaro in the summer transfer for «an exchange for 700 thousand dollars, in addition to the 100 thousand dollars that Al Ahly club receives the value of the remaining dues from the player’s loan in the past season», Al Khaleej Today reports. Azaro is expected to participate in Al Ittifaq team’s
More than 900 Moroccan workers will be sent, Friday, to Corsica, a French region, to pick clementines in an «exceptional» sanitary and diplomatic protocol, AFP wrote on Wednesday. The 902 agricultural workers will arrive, Friday, in Corsica via five flights financed by Corsican farmers, who are relying on the operation to save the season. These workers will be tested for Covid-19 before leaving for Corsica and after landing on the island. Seven days after their arrival, they will
Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita visited Rome on Wednesday. In the Italian capital, he met his counterpart Luigi Di Maio and discussed the interlibyan dialogue and bilateral and economic relations. This meeting comes almost a year after Bourita and Di Maio signed a declaration of multidimensional strategic partnership in November, 2019. The agreement is meant to «maintain a permanent and in-depth dialogue on all sectors of common interest, ensure coordination on
Morocco recorded in 24 hours the highest daily cases, with 2,776 infections. Most of these new infections were recorded in Casablanca, Marrakech and Skhirat-Temara.
The findings of the Arab Index showed that 47% of Moroccans consider the economic situation in their country to be bad. 70% of Moroccan respondents considered the Palestinian issue to be theirs as well, and only 4% of Moroccans support recognizing Israel.
In a letter sent to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the President of the Security Council, Russian Ambassador Vassili Nebenzia, the Polisario Front criticized the latest UN report on Western Sahara on Tuesday. According to the letter publsihed the Polisario press agency, the Secretary General of the Front, Brahim Ghali believes that the report «does not reflect the reality of the alarming situation in Western Sahara». The Polisario
The Tarajal center, set up by the authorities in Ceuta to accommodate Moroccans who have been stranded in the city since the start of the pandemic, closed on Tuesday. Officially, «the government of Ceuta chaired by Juan Vivas (PP) has closed the facility» to disinfect and clean it «and will now use it to isolate» irregular immigrants who arrive in the autonomous city and must remain quarantined, OK Diario reports. The closure, however, is seen as a response to a group
The song «Palante», composed by Moroccan Hajar Sbihi known as Asha, will represent Spain at the next edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020, state-owned public corporation (RTVE) has announced. Performed by Solea Fernandez, this song is also composed by César G. Ross, and Bruno Valverde. Hajar Sbihi, 23, is a Moroccan singer and songwriter who has been living in Spain for a few years. Born and raised in Morocco, Hajar was chosen at the age of 12 to participate
Arrears, cash flow issues and business failure are all problems haunting Moroccan companies struggling to reach balance amid the Covid-19 crisis. While all eyes are on the State, relaunching national economy can’t be done without supporting local businesses.
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