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European tourists stranded in Marrakech airport waiting to be repatriated

Hundreds of European tourists, mostly French, massed in Marrakech airport demanding flights to go home after Morocco banned all flights with 30 countries.   In Agadir, dozen French tourists staged a sit-in in front of their country’s consulate, asking for their repatriation. Morocco halted flights with France, in addition to Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, […]

UN Chief Voices ‘Deep Concern’ over Tense Situation in Sahara

Following the cease-fire violation of the Polisario, which introduced armed elements in the buffer strip, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern over the “tense situation” in the Sahara, calling on Morocco and the Polisario to maintain status quo. In a statement relayed by his spokesperson Ban said he was “deeply concerned over the tense […]

Morocco: Outsourcing industry creates 10,000 new jobs every year

The outsourcing sector, which employs in Morocco more than 130,000 people, creates about 10,000 jobs every year and generates $1.4 billion in export sales. These figures were disclosed by Youssef Chraibi, President of the Moroccan Federation of Outsourcing Services at a meeting held lately by the Moroccan employers Union (Conféderation Générale des Entreprises du Maroc). […]