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The mass entry of migrants in less than 72 hours into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, from certain Moroccan beaches, under the powerless gaze of the security forces, has exacerbated the already palpable crisis between Morocco and Spain. Morocco, through its Minister of Foreign Affairs, refuses to take responsibility for such a migratory flow.
The Moroccan-Senegalese player Issa Diop has not yet responded to the request of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) to wear the jersey of the Atlas Lions. The player, who plays as a defender at West Ham, prefers the French team, while Didier Deschamps does not seem to involve him in his future plans.
Two Royal Air Maroc planes landed this Sunday, May 23, with a new delivery of the Sinopharm vaccine. It would be two million doses, allowing the ongoing vaccination campaign to be accelerated even further.
The Attorney General of the King at the Court of Appeal of Safi ordered, on Saturday, a judicial investigation following a homicide reported on social networks. Three people strongly suspected have been detained in the local prison of Safi pending the completion of the investigation.
Arriving by the thousands in Ceuta, the migrants pose a real humanitarian problem. Even if some have been sent back to Morocco and others, minors, have been housed in centers, there are still many children and adolescents wandering the streets of the enclave, surviving thanks to the help of the inhabitants.
Fired from Galatasaray, Moroccan international Younès Belhanda is said to have agreed to join the club where he started his career: Montpellier. He is expected to sign a three-year contract, according to some indiscretions.
Morocco does not weaken in the face of Spain’s "provocations" which, in the face of this week’s migration flow, has summoned the kingdom’s ambassador to Madrid in rather undiplomatic terms. Returned to Rabat "this week" for "consultations", Nasser Bourita considered "it is important to speak directly about the current state of bilateral relations between Rabat and Madrid".
Beaten and thrown into the water, several migrants who arrived in Ceuta in recent days have been subjected to "inhuman" treatment. A video posted on social media on May 18 shows Spanish soldiers violently pushing them into the sea.
A few hours after the death on Monday of a high school student killed by two twins, the city of Safi was again shaken by another homicide. A 24-year-old man died following a quarrel that led to a violent knife fight.
French-Algerian actor Samy Naceri, who has been staying in Marrakech for a few months, is full of praise for the welcome and hospitality of the Moroccan people. In an interview with Arabnews , he also talked about his collaboration with Hicham Hajji.
Morocco is one of the 175 destinations offered this summer by Brussels-Zaventem Airport. These are destinations served by 51 airlines, including six new routes to Tetouan (Morocco), Bari (Italy), Pula (Croatia), Karpathos (Greece), Suceava (Romania) and Cluj (Romania).
The investigation by the gendarmes has led to new revelations about the case of torture and gang rape suffered by a family consisting of a widow and her four daughters in Bouknadel, near Salé. After the arrest of four suspects, two other suspects have been apprehended.