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Morocco allowed nearly 100 commercial flights to take tourists stuck in the country to their homelands after the suspension of all international air connections as a precautionary measure against coronavirus, Morocco’s tourism minister said. Moroccan authorities facilitated through “special measures” the air transportation of thousands of tourists to their countries, she said, after French tourists […]
A series of decisive measures, some at the instruction of King Mohammed VI, were taken lately to limit the spread of the Coronavirus and mitigate its economic impact of the pandemic. As an illustration of his resolve to tackle this health crisis, King Mohammed VI on Sunday gave his instructions to the government to immediately […]
Though Moroccan authorities are assuring the public that there is no need to panic over the coronavirus pandemic and that the supply of goods is largely sufficient and covers up 6 to 8 months, shoppers continue to rush to supermarkets and convenience stores to buy nonperishable food, hand sanitizers, cleaning supplies… Either in Casablanca, Rabat, […]
King Mohammed VI decided, in line with a Fatwa by the concerned Authority of the Higher Council of Ulemas, that mosques in Morocco will be closed for all prayer times, including the midday Friday prayers, until further notice. The decision to close all mosques amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) enters into […]
The Union of Arab Football Association, UAFA, has put on hold the semi-finals of the Arab Club Champions Cup, also known as Mohammed VI Cup, over the fear for the spread of the Coronavirus disease. The UAFA, in a statement issued Saturday, said the semi-finals between Morocco’s Raja Casablanca and Egypt’s Al Ismaily on one […]
The advent of coronavirus has pushed many administrations to ask their staff to work from home and asked citizens to seek services online. Moroccan courts said citizens can seek information or documents on its website, while the education ministry closed all classes and offered courses on the internet and through the national television. The central […]
Morocco, which banned all international flights over coronavirus fears, allowed exceptional flights to carry thousands of tourists stuck in different Moroccan airports. Commercial flights took off from Marrakech airport and are scheduled to continue taking mostly French tourists. French transport minister said there are 12,000 French nationals in Morocco and that some forty flights were […]
Morocco will set up a $1 billion (10 billion DH) special fund for the management of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Royal Office said in statement issued this Sunday that King Mohammed VI gave his high instructions to the government “to create immediately a special fund dedicated to the management of the Coronavirus pandemic.” “The earmarked […]
Morocco announced on Sunday 11 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the country and decided to suspend, until further notice, all international passenger flights to and from its territory. The new cases bring to 28 the number of COVID-19 infected persons recorded in Morocco since March 2, including Minister of Transport and Logistics Abdelkader Amara. One […]
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, […]