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• Moroccan Teen’s Tarmac Breach Halts Flights at Milan Airport
  12 November 2019, by Kamal

  Arriving on a flight from Turkey, an 18-year-old Moroccan man, who tried to enter Italy illegally, was arrested by the border police at Milan airport last Saturday evening.
  Taking advantage of a moment of inattention, the individual infiltrated the tarmac, creating a general state of panic among airport employees and forcing the suspension of flights for about twenty minutes.
  According to the Italian media, airport activity could only resume once the security services had confirmed the (…)

• Anthrax Scare at Moroccan Consulate in Antwerp Prompts Evacuation
  4 September 2020, by Kamal

  A suspicious envelope containing a white powder was received on Thursday at the Moroccan Consulate in Antwerp. Eight people remained confined inside the building.
  Fearing anthrax, local police, civil protection, and firefighter units were dispatched to the scene, according to the Antwerp police spokesman.
  Of the 31 employees at the Moroccan Consulate, 23 people who had not touched the letter were evacuated from the building. The other 8, including the Consul General, were isolated for a (…)

• Moroccan Journalist’s Health Deteriorates After 40-Day Hunger Strike in Prison, RSF Urges Release
  23 October 2019, by Ginette

  The state of health of the journalist Rabie Al Ablaq, detained in the context of the Rif Hirak, is a concern for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) which has called for his immediate release. It has become a matter of health and life to be saved at all costs, according to RSF.
  According to HuffPost, the journalist, detained in the local prison of Tanger 2, would have started a hunger strike for more than 40 days. Deeply concerned about the journalist’s situation, RSF "calls on the Moroccan (…)

• Morocco to Raise Cigarette Prices and Set Minimum Pack Cost in 2021
  19 December 2020, by Jérôme

  From January 1, 2021, the price of a pack of cigarettes will increase by 1 to 2 dirhams, while the minimum retail price of a pack of cigarettes, regardless of its brand, will be set at 22 dirhams, informs Hespress. This decision comes in response to a request made by all the players in the tobacco sector to the government and the price homologation commission for manufactured tobacco products, under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, which meets every 6 months to set tobacco prices (…)

• Algerian Intelligence Seeks Control of Melilla Mosques, Spanish Officials Involved
  12 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  The mosques in the city of Melilla will soon come under the tutelage of Algeria. To this end, the Spanish authorities of Melilla and elements of the Algerian intelligence services are multiplying secret meetings. All this is organized without the control of the Moroccan authorities.
  According to the daily Assabah, cited by the360, the preludes to this affair are taking place between Spaniards, a Moroccan and the Algerian military intelligence services.
  The objective, affirms the media, (…)

• Health Experts Warn of Covid-19 and Flu Overlap as Winter Approaches
  26 September 2020, by Jérôme

  Given the resurgence of the coronavirus in the Kingdom, doctors urge vigilance not to confuse seasonal flu and Covid-19. They recommend the vaccine against the next seasonal flu.
  With the approach of the annual flu season, the Director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed El Youbi, warns about the similarities between the two infectious diseases, reports Al Massae. The most common symptoms remain fever and dry cough, and the appearance of signs of fatigue. As for the severe (…)

• Morocco Issues Safety Alert for Citizens in Colombia Amid Political Crisis
  25 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  Faced with the political crisis in Colombia, the Moroccan Embassy has issued directives to both the Moroccan community residing in this South American country and Moroccan tourists.
  Through a statement dated Saturday, November 23, the Moroccan Embassy in Colombia informed "the Moroccan community residing in this country as well as Moroccan tourists present there that before the national state of alert and the events of the last few hours, the following telephone number has been urgently (…)

• Flu Epidemic Surges in Morocco, Young Adults Most Affected
  23 January 2020, by Ginette

  In its latest epidemiological bulletin, the Ministry of Health has sounded the alarm on the flu epidemic, now well established in Morocco. It particularly affects people aged 25 to 59 and 15 to 24, who, according to the ministry, represent the highest proportions, respectively with 29.2 and 21.6%.
  The 60 and over age group represents 15%, the under 5s 16.8% and the 5 to 14 age group 17.4%, according to the Ministry of Health. As for virus surveillance, it was reported that, from the week (…)

• Morocco Establishes National Committee to Boost Disaster Prevention Efforts
  9 September 2020, by Jérôme

  The Moroccan government has just set up a Steering Committee for natural disaster prevention programs. One of the main projects of this body will be the development of internal regulations.
  This document will have to define the methods for implementing prevention programs. It will also have to set the models for preparing the minutes of the Steering Committee meetings and the annual report on the prevention programs implemented.
  Thus, there will be a national commission responsible for (…)

• European Parliament Urged to Investigate Aid Diversion in Tindouf Refugee Camps
  18 October 2020, by Jérôme

  While Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune continues to fire on all cylinders against Morocco, the Istiqlal parliamentary group has written to the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli. In a letter, Istiqlal claims that Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf camps do not benefit from the full aid of the European Union.
  The parliamentary group chaired by Noureddine Mediane suspects Polisario Front officers of diverting a good part of the aid, reports the daily Al Massae, stating (…)