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• Missing 86-Year-Old Belgian Man Found Alive After Two-Day Search
  27 March, by Said

  The octogenarian El Miloud El Azaoui, whose disappearance on Sunday afternoon in Farciennes had mobilized authorities and relatives, was found alive on Tuesday. He had left his home, rue Clément Daix, on Sunday, and had not given any sign of life since.
  "I went to his house on Sunday, and after my departure, his neighbor saw him leave his home," his daughter had explained on Monday, while the search was in full swing. She specified that after leaving, her father "went to a small store, (…)

• Belgian-Moroccan Woman Stranded in Morocco as COVID-19 Border Closures Separate Couple
  10 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  Khadija, 49, a Belgian-Moroccan, has been stuck in Morocco since March while her husband, Franz, 66, lives confined in Charleroi, Belgium. The steps taken by this separated couple for the wife’s return to her country have so far been unsuccessful.
  Leaving for Essaouira on March 10, Khadija finds herself stuck in her country of origin since the suspension of air traffic and the closure of borders. The couple is taking steps to repatriate Khadija to Belgium. They send ongoing correspondence (…)

• Charleroi Alderman Caught Violating COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions, Faces Consequences
  24 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  While each individual is allowed to receive four designated people in these times of covid-19, Karim Chaibai, one of the aldermen of Charleroi, was photographed at a table with 23 people. He acknowledges the facts, but his college forces him to spend hours on the ground, raising awareness among young people about the measures related to the coronavirus.
  "I made a mistake, admits Karim Chaibai to La Dernière Heure. [...] I should not have let my guard down, especially since I have been (…)

• Charleroi Airport Resumes Direct Flights to Morocco After Suspension
  27 June 2020, by Sylvanus
• Belgian Man Faces Charges for Sharing Child Exploitation Video from Morocco
  2 November 2020, by Sylvanus

  In Belgium, Nabil, 26, a hairdresser and family man, is being prosecuted before the Charleroi Criminal Court for disseminating a pedopornographic video filmed in Morocco.
  By sharing a pedopornographic video showing two child victims of a sexual act, Nabil was far from imagining that he had just committed a punishable act. "I saw the video on an Arab page on Facebook. I sent the video to friends to say that it’s shameful what’s happening in Morocco," he explains. But the American (…)

• Belgium Tests Thousands of Travelers from High-Risk Countries at Major Airports
  6 January 2021, by Sylvanus

  Passengers returning mainly from Morocco, Turkey, Spain, Portugal and Martinique were subjected to the Covid-19 test at the airports of Brussels and Charleroi.
  In total, 4,868 passengers from these five countries arrived in Belgium on Sunday via Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA). 804 of them were tested. A total of 750 tests can be carried out there per day.
  In a press release, the airport specifies that more than 4,600 of the 15,000 passengers arriving at Brussels Airport during (…)

• Ryanair Cancels Multiple Morocco Flights from Charleroi Amid Pilot Strike
  11 August 2023, by Said

  A new strike is planned for next week among Ryanair pilots based in Charleroi. Many flights will be affected, including some to and from Morocco.
  Here are the cancellations for Monday, August 14 for Morocco and from Morocco:
  • 14-08-23 16:20 Tetouan FR5948
  • 14-08-23 16:30 Oujda FR8774
  • 14-08-23 22:40 Tetouan FR5949
  • 14-08-23 22:50 Oujda FR8775
  Here are the cancellations for Tuesday, August 15 for Morocco and from Morocco:
  • 15-08-23 07:25 Tangier FR8073
  • 15-08-23 12:35 Rabat (…)

• Ryanair Expands Summer Routes from Brussels-Charleroi to Morocco and Cyprus
  9 June 2021, by Sylvanus

  Ryanair plans to launch a new air link from Charleroi airport to Morocco. This new route is part of its summer 2021 program.
  In addition to Morocco, the airline Ryanair will operate flights from Charleroi to Cyprus. In total, two new sunny destinations from Charleroi. "The airline Ryanair is launching its new routes to Essaouira (Morocco) and Paphos (Cyprus). With two weekly flights, Thursdays and Sundays for Essaouira and Tuesdays and Saturdays for Paphos, the cities will be connected to (…)

• Ryanair Expands Winter Routes from Charleroi, Adding Flights to Morocco and Scandinavia
  9 August 2021, by Sylvanus

  The airline Ryanair plans a new connection from Charleroi airport to Morocco next winter. It will launch four other routes for the same season from the Belgian airport.
  The Irish low-cost company will connect Charleroi to Essaouira starting October 31, 2021, reports Belga. It will also launch new routes to Sweden (Stockholm-Arlanda, starting October 31, 2021), Denmark (Billund, starting October 29, 2021), Finland (Helsinki, starting November 2, 2021) and Cyprus (Paphos, starting November (…)

• Ryanair Expands with 11 New Routes from Charleroi, Including Morocco Flight for €19.99
  31 August 2021, by Sylvanus

  The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair plans to launch eleven new routes, including one to Morocco from Charleroi, starting in October 2021. The launch of these lines is part of the gradual recovery of air traffic.
  In total, 11 new air routes will be launched by Ryanair from Charleroi (BSCA) to various destinations next fall. These are: Billund (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland), Genoa, Trieste and Trapani (Italy), Tétouan (Morocco), Lourdes (France), Stockholm (Sweden), Poznan (Poland), Sibiu and (…)