The Moroccan authorities decided, Friday, to reopen borders with Ceuta and Melilla, allowing Spanish nationals stranded in Morocco to enter the Spanish territory after a travel ban was announced between the two Kingdoms. «As reported by the Moroccan authorities, border crossings in Ceuta and Melilla will be reopened this afternoon (Friday) for Spanish tourists wishing to return to Spain», the Spanish embassy said in a tweet Friday afternoon. The embassy promised to give further
Morocco suspended, Friday, air and sea travel to and from France, Morocco’s national TV 2M said in a Tweet. The decision comes after Morocco and Spain implemented a travel ban to avoid the spread of coronavirus. The same ban was implemented by Morocco regarding Italy, which imposed nationwide travel restrictions. #Maroc#Coronavirus: Suspension de toutes les liaisons aériennes et maritimes de transport de passagers en provenance et à destination de la #France
Several Moroccans have found themselves stranded in Morocco and Spain after the two countries agreed on implementing a travel ban to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Tarajal border crossing, separating Ceuta from Morocco, will be closed to human and road traffic starting from Friday as a measure to avoid the spread of coronavirus, the local government in Ceuta told EFE. The measure was implemented this morning and was also adopted by Morocco. The local government of Melilla said in a brief statement that the land border crossings with Morocco will also be closed starting Friday. It urged all Melilla residents to return to the autonomous city as soon as
The seventh confirmed coronavirus case has been recorded in Morocco, the Health Ministry said in a press release made public Friday. The patient is a 39-year-old Moroccan who returned from Spain. He landed in Casablanca, March 4, and showed respiratory symptoms. The man tested positive for coronavirus after undergoing the tests, the Health Ministry said. The patient is currently being treated in a Casablanca hospital, the Health authorities said. The recent announcement brings the number
Morocco and Algeria have mutually agreed to suspend air travel between each other as a preventive measure to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to Algerian media, the country's airline company Air Algérie announced Thursday evening that this measure has been taken in concert between the governments of the two countries which will both apply it to curb contagion. Consequently, the national Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has also announced in a press
Individuals and businesses are among the thousands of victims affected by the debt recovery cases, dealt with in an extremely rapid way and unbeknownst to debtors at the Casablanca Court of First Instance. The practices did not exclude small associations and NGOs that help children, young people and people in need.
More than 81,375 recovery cases were handled by a Casablanca court in almost record periods and unbeknownst to debtors. The practices unveiled by Yabiladi are denounced by consumer rights organizations.
The Speaker of Morocco’s House of Representatives Habib El Malki received, Thursday, Algeria’s ambassador to Rabat Abdelhamid Abdaoui, who was recently appointed. During this meeting, El Malki confirmed that what units «Morocco with Algeria is greater than what separates them», a communiqué sent by the House of Representatives read. «Unity factors between the two countries are very strong and multiple», he added, referring to shared history, memory,
In its 2019 country report on human rights practices, the US Department of State referred to the most significant human rights issues in Morocco. Most of them were linked to torture allegations and freedom of speech.