The modernization process of the Tarajal border is progressing rapidly. The work on the second phase is progressing normally and a third phase is announced in order to make the border "safer" and "more fluid".
This year again, the health measures put in place for this month of Ramadan are pushing some to transgress them. In Tangier , protest movements defying in particular the closure of mosques for the evening collective prayers have occurred.
Not long ago, Morocco could be pleased to be the only country in the region to have preserved its "investment grade". But with the health crisis, the kingdom has been stripped of this title due to its external debt.
While they thought they could return to Morocco to spend the month of Ramadan with their families, Moroccans in Corsica will, for the second consecutive year, have to be content to stay in place. Beyond the measures taken by France, Morocco has suspended maritime and air links with France and Spain.
In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union has been of great use to Morocco. Thus, the institution has mobilized about 5 billion dirhams to support the kingdom in managing the crisis and its effects on the economy.
Hicham Boussefiane, a 23-year-old Moroccan player, is going through a difficult period. He is dragging a physical injury for which no solution has been found so far. But for Malaga FC, the Moroccan is not just any player and intends to support him to the end.
Among the foreigners stranded in Morocco due to the closure of borders, there is Nathalie, a Belgian national who took advantage of the easing of measures to get married to her boyfriend who lives in Morocco. But she finds herself stuck and has no idea when she will return.
The situation of the Covid-19 pandemic is a concern for the World Health Organization. The institution fears a resurgence during the Ramadan celebrations in North Africa and the Middle East.
Singer Slimane, who in recent weeks has been shuttling between Dubai and Marrakech for the upcoming release of his new album, has been denied entry to Morocco. Vitaa’s accomplice, who was planning to spend the month of Ramadan in the Moroccan fervor, has reported on his Instagram account that he has been banned from entry.
The suspension since March 30 of air links between France and Morocco is making it difficult for some French nationals to return to their country, who found themselves facing a fait accompli. They denounce a difficult situation and above all the lightness with which the consular authorities are handling the file related to their repatriation.
Eva, 12, and her sister Farah, 6, are two Spanish girls blocked in Morocco with their mother, Randa Taabani, for a year since the borders were closed due to the Covid-19 health crisis. They cannot go to school.
The head of the Moroccan government was before parliament on Monday to explain the reasons why a night-time curfew has been imposed throughout the month of Ramadan. Saâd-Eddine El Othmani stated that this is the appropriate means to preserve the health of citizens and contain the Sars-Cov-2 virus, of which the new English variant is spreading rapidly.