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Even though flights to and from Morocco have been suspended for more than a month, the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca is not deserted. Royal Air Maroc is watching over this period of confinement to preserve its fleet from environmental impact, in order to keep it operational.
Among the sectors heavily impacted by the crisis related to the coronavirus is the real estate sector, which, according to the vice-president of the National Federation of Real Estate Developers, is going through an unprecedented crisis.
Despite the confinement, a Spanish truck with 1.2 tons of cannabis on board was intercepted by French customs at a motorway toll booth in the Alpes-Maritimes, in the south of France.
In two weeks, Moroccan banks have received and processed nearly 400,000 requests for the deferral of loan installments, with a rejection rate not exceeding 4%, according to the Professional Group of Banks (GPBM) in a press release.
2M is updating its program grid to accompany its viewers throughout the holy month of Ramadan. The second national channel is following in the footsteps of Al Aoula, and promises a diverse and warm program.
For ten days, a tanker flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, carrying 6,000 tons of hydrocarbons (fuel and gasoline), has run aground on a sandbank for no apparent reason, at the entrance to the bay leading to the port of Dakhla.
Since the state of emergency was imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, many infractions have been committed by the population, forcing the security forces to make arrests. In the last 24 hours, 2,667 people have been apprehended, with 1,426 placed in custody.
The National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) advocates for the acceleration of the implementation of the national action plan on democracy and human rights.
The Moroccan banking sector is receiving the support of the Professional Group of Banks of Morocco (GPBM) for the effort made in the prevention and management of the consequences of the pandemic on all levels. For the GPBM, even if the banks have been and continue to be shaken by the crisis caused by covid-19, they ensure the continuity of banking services.
Mohamed Berrada, who tested positive for covid-19, left the hospital on April 17th, after several days of treatment. The founder of Sapress shared his feelings before returning home.
"Vandals" attacked the buses of Alsa Al Baida, the fleet recently put into circulation. The bus operator in Greater Casablanca denounced on Saturday this vandalism orchestrated by people who, in the meantime, would have already been arrested.
The parents’ associations in the Marrakech-Safi region are outraged. They disapprove of the suspension of distance learning by certain private schools due to non-payment of tuition fees.