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Morocco loosens Covid-19 entry requirements for inbound tourists

To help tourism sector recover quickly from the impact of Covid-19, Moroccan authorities decided on Thursday to ease covid-19 entry requirements for international travelers. Starting October 1st, foreign visitors will have to show a negative PRC test taken in the last 72 hours instead of 48 hours required previously before arriving in the country. The […]

Morocco: Marrakech to host E-Prix race in place of unstable Hong Kong

The city of Marrakech will play host February next year for a Formula E race, previously planned to take place in Hong Kong, as the Chinese city has been rocked by months-long anti-Beijing protest. A council meeting of the FIA World Motor Sports held in Germany late last week chose the Moroccan city to replace […]

Algeria: Court upholds prison sentences against former Prime Ministers charged with corruption

An appeals court in capital Algiers Wednesday confirmed the jail term sentences against former Premiers charged with corruption. Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal were sentenced respectively to 15 and 12 years in prison last December after they were charged with misappropriation of public funds, abuse of power and granting undue privileges. Both were Prime Ministers […]