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Morocco has extended the state of health emergency until November 10. The resurgence of new coronavirus infections is behind this decision in force in Morocco since last March, i.e. for 7 months already.
Unsurprisingly, Morocco has been kept on the European Union’s gray list of tax havens. The non-compliance with certain modifications to be made to the tax regime of Casablanca Finance City (CFC) is at the origin of this decision.
The new measures put in place by the Moroccan authorities have allowed Agadir to welcome its first foreign tourists. This situation comes after several months of freezing tourism activity due to the coronavirus.
The conditions of entry into France for Moroccans and the controls are further strengthened at the airports since the facilitation of the conditions of entry for tourists and businessmen at the airports in Morocco. The origin of this situation is the numerous attempts at fraud observed in the French airports.
The supply of fruits and vegetables is strongly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and the involvement of intermediaries in the exemption granted to large retail stores. As a result, prices are experiencing an unprecedented increase.
Nearly 6 months after his arrest, the son of Me Ziane was sentenced to 3 years in prison with a fine of 30,000 DH. He is accused of being allegedly involved in a case of manufacturing and selling counterfeit surgical masks.
Spain will repatriate its nationals and residents from Morocco by ferry this Friday, October 9. Among them are many MREs.
The Moroccan MMA champion, Abu Azaitar, has withdrawn from his fight against Joaquin Buckley, scheduled for October 10. The reasons for this withdrawal are still unknown.
The Moroccan Ambassador to Poland, Abderrahim Atmoun, and the representative of the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) in Poland, Rachid En Naciri, organized the golf tournament "The Open Ambassadors Cup" in Warsaw last Saturday in partnership with other embassies. They took the opportunity to present "the tourist assets of Morocco as a golfing destination par excellence".
The Morocco rally has been canceled this year. It has been replaced by the Andalusia rally due to the resurgence of new coronavirus infections in the kingdom.
Amina El Hboussi, a Moroccan, has been stranded in Ceuta for more than 7 months and has been the victim of the theft of her passport. The loss of this travel document shatters the dream of this 55-year-old woman who hoped to take advantage of the ongoing repatriation to join her disabled son in Morocco.
Two civil servants have been arrested and detained in the local prison in Safi. They are accused of falsifying a certificate of celibacy.