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• Family Demands Repatriation of British-Australian Businessman Buried in Morocco
  13 April, by Sylvanus

  The family of 47-year-old British-Australian businessman Allen McKenna, who died and was buried in Casablanca, not far from his Moroccan wife Majda Mjaoual’s home, on February 22, is demanding the repatriation of his body.
  "What the family wants is to get Allen back... we don’t care about his possessions, we just want him to come back, we don’t want him in Morocco. Either we bring him back to England or Australia... we don’t even know where he’s buried in Morocco at the moment," pleaded (…)

• UK Murder Suspect Arrested in Morocco After 3-Year Manhunt
  1 February 2023, by Sylvanus

  The Moroccan police have arrested a man wanted for the murder of Robert Powell in Essex three years ago. Pending his extradition to the United Kingdom, he has been placed in detention.
  Suspected of the murder of Robert Powell, 50, a father of three, shot dead on Water Lane, Roydon, in June 2020, Nana Oppong, 42, was arrested in Morocco for the offenses of murder, possession of a firearm with the intent to endanger life and involuntary injury, reports EssexLive. He is the subject of an (…)

• Morocco Sees Surge in British Tourists as Spain Grapples with Anti-Tourism Protests
  12 April, by Sylvanus

  Many British tourists have abandoned Spain to spend their holidays in Morocco due to protests against mass tourism accused of being the cause of the housing crisis.
  British tourists are no longer welcome in Spain. During the Easter holidays, the Spanish anti-tourism brigade brought out their "TOURISTS NOT WELCOME" banners again. Last weekend, 150,000 angry protesters flooded the streets of Madrid to protest against the housing crisis in Spain, which many blame on their once-cherished (…)

• French Camper Van Tourists Finally Leave Morocco After 45-Day Lockdown
  22 May 2020, by Bladi.net

  Two French camper van tourists, blocked in Morocco for a month and a half, found an opportunity to finally return home. Even if they have to spend a good part of time on the boat before reaching their homes, the two French tourists are determined to face everything.
  Blocked in Morocco for more than 45 days, Guy and Lydie Berthonneau, from Sainte-Radegonde are happy to have found an opportunity to return, reports Ouest France
  After long searching for a boat to leave Morocco, they finally (…)

• Southampton Set to Part Ways with Moroccan Midfielder Sofiane Boufal
  16 September 2020, by Ginette

  Sofiane Boufal’s departure from Southampton is becoming more certain. He has already received the blessing of the Saints’ coach, who admitted in a press conference that the Moroccan is one of the players who can leave the club.
  During the press conference, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Southampton’s coach, explained that the Moroccan international must leave the club this summer. Moreover, the player was not present at the match that pitted the club against Crystal Palace on Saturday. The player’s (…)

• Air Arabia Suspends Morocco-UK Flights Until July 15 Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
  15 May 2020, by Ginette

  There will be no flights between Morocco and the United Kingdom before July 15. This is the announcement made by Air arabia, which regularly operated the routes between the two countries, before the suspension of flights.
  The reopening of the airspace, closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, remains dependent on the evolution of the epidemic currently affecting Morocco and its main tourist providers. However, according to The Telegraph, Air Arabia has informed its customers that there (…)

• Standard Chartered Bank Eyes Expansion into Morocco, Reversing African Divestment Trend
  9 April, by Sylvanus

  After expanding its activities in Egypt, a major British banking group intends to establish itself in Morocco as part of an expansion plan in Africa.
  While it has been disinvesting on the African continent, Standard Chartered has recently made a surprising decision. The British bank is considering setting up in Morocco. "Just as we have expanded our presence in Egypt with a full-fledged bank, we are looking at one or two other countries," said Chris Egberink, CEO and head of banking and (…)

• British Tourist Loses Finger in Quad Bike Accident During Marrakech Birthday Trip
  4 June 2022, by Sylvanus

  While she had gone to Marrakech with her family to celebrate her birthday, a 40-year-old British woman loses a finger in a quad accident in the Agafay desert.
  A birthday that will mark her for life. Lucy-Lou Merner, owner of a beauty salon, her husband Daniel, 41, and four of her children aged 15, 14, nine and eight, left for Marrakech on April 27 to spend a week of vacation there. Vacations during which she had planned to celebrate her 40th birthday. On April 29, her children, as well as (…)

• Morocco to Supply 8% of UK’s Electricity via 3,800 km Undersea Cable
  30 July 2022, by Sylvanus

  Ryad Mezzour, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, assures that Morocco will provide the United Kingdom with 8% of its electricity needs as part of the project to build a 3,800 km submarine cable connecting Morocco to the United Kingdom.
  During a recent visit to London, the Moroccan official stressed the importance of the XLinks energy project, which will connect Morocco to the United Kingdom, with the participation of the Saudi energy giant ACWA Power. The project aims to provide (…)

• Moroccan-UK Trade Hits 18.3 Billion Dirhams, Expats Send 5 Billion Home
  28 October 2019, by Ginette

  Annual trade between Morocco and the United Kingdom represents 4% of total trade with the European Union (EU). According to statements by Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, this trade amounts to more than 18.3 billion DH.
  It is after the signing of an agreement establishing an association between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that Nasser Bourita declared to the press that (…)