Abdelouafi Laftit

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• France and Morocco Form Task Force to Expedite Migrant Repatriation
  15 April, by Prince

  Visiting Rabat this Monday, Bruno Retailleau, the French Minister of the Interior, announced the creation of a Franco-Moroccan working group that will be tasked with identifying the nationality of migrants in irregular situations in France in order to facilitate their return to their country of origin.
  Bruno Retailleau was in Rabat this Monday. A visit that follows Emmanuel Macron’s state visit last October and is part of the dynamic of warming bilateral relations between France and (…)

• Morocco Eases COVID-19 Restrictions: New Measures Announced for Gradual Reopening
  22 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  The gradual deconfinement continues in Morocco. New easing measures have just been announced by the authorities to allow Moroccans to resume a semblance of normal life.
  Speaking to the press, the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, stated that these new measures will be implemented so that Moroccans can resume the normal course of their lives as soon as possible. To this end, he urged them to respect the barrier gestures, in particular social distancing, hand washing and the (…)

• Morocco Bans Public Square Water Washing Amid Severe Drought Crisis
  20 February 2022, by Armel

  To address the problem of water scarcity threatening Morocco, the government has asked local authorities to take urgent measures to ensure rational management of available water resources.
  Thus, the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, recommended "activating the prefectural and provincial commissions provided for in Article 89 of Law 36-15 on water," according to a statement from the ministry.
  The purpose of this legal provision is to "ensure the coordination and monitoring of (…)

• Moroccan Interior Minister Laftit Returns to Duty After Heart Surgery
  6 June 2019, by Marcel

  Abdelouafi Laftit, Moroccan Minister of the Interior, is back at his duties after several weeks of convalescence.
  End of rumors about the upcoming entry into the Moroccan government of Khalid Safir, Mohamed Mhidia or the new Wali of Rabat, Mohamed Yacoubi.
  The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, has resumed his duties since the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, chaired by King Mohammed VI. He was next to Prime Minister Saâdeddine El Otmani.
  He had been (…)

• Morocco Launches New Regional Investment Centers Next Week, Minister Announces
  6 November 2019, by Ginette

  The first new generation RICs will be launched next week. The announcement was made by the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, during the meeting organized by the CGEM last Monday in Casablanca.
  The law on RICs is at the top of the expected reforms. With the legislative aspect completed, everyone is waiting for its implementation. Recalling the problems of the RICs, Abdelouafi Laftit explained that "investors had different demands from the RIC offers.
  For example, in the last 5 (…)

• Moroccan Taxi Drivers Plan Protests Over Permit Fee Hikes
  14 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  In Morocco, professionals in the taxi sector say they are victims of blackmail from the holders of the permits under the contract that binds them and plan to organize protest demonstrations.
  A demand that grates the teeth. The permit holders are demanding an increase in the "premium" in exchange for the authorization to operate the taxis, reports Aljarida24. This is enough to provoke the anger of the taxi operators. They intend to organize protest demonstrations in the coming days in (…)

• Morocco Installs Surveillance Cameras to Combat Begging in Major Cities
  19 February 2023, by Prince

  The Moroccan Ministry of the Interior has announced the installation of surveillance cameras in the main cities of the kingdom to fight against begging.
  The Ministry of the Interior will install surveillance cameras to "improve security and prosecute those responsible for these acts [of begging] on Moroccan streets."
  The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, recently declared in parliament that his department "attaches great importance to the fight against begging [...] as well (…)

• Fez Prepares for Imminent Royal Visit by King Mohammed VI
  6 April 2019, by Amine

  A very upcoming visit by King Mohammed VI to Fez is planned. And of course, preparations are underway to make the city beautiful and secure.
  The Ministry of the Interior would have taken steps to welcome the sovereign Mohammed VI to Fez in the near future. Thus, according to Akhbar Al Yaoum, several senior officials have been sent to the spiritual capital of the Kingdom for this purpose.
  According to the same source, there would be meetings with representatives of local authorities, as (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on Military Service Exemption Abuse Amid Controversy
  12 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  For a few days, a controversy has been raging over the temporary or permanent exemption to be granted to young people who would like to avoid military service. Very quickly, the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, who is keen to guarantee the principle of equality between all citizens, has warned against any manipulation of exemption certificates.
  Faced with the controversy that has been fueled for some time now on the issuance of exemption certificates for military service, the (…)

• Morocco Reopens Borders with Spanish Enclaves, Ending Ordeal for Stranded Citizens
  1 May 2020, by Bladi.net