Morocco Launches Operation Marhaba 2023 to Welcome Returning Expatriates

Under royal high instructions, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, which contributes to Operation Marhaba with all national stakeholders, has activated the global reception system simultaneously in Morocco, France, Spain and Italy, indicates a statement from the Foundation. For this 25th edition of the Transit Operation, new reception areas for MREs will be set up at the airports of Laayoune and Dakhla.

In total, 26 reception sites are planned, including 20 in Morocco, distributed in the ports of Tanger Med, Tanger Ville, Al Hoceima and Nador Bni Nsar, in the airports of Casablanca Mohammed V, Rabat-Salé, Oujda Angad, Nador, Agadir Al Massira, Fès Saïss, Marrakech Menara, Tanger Ibn Battouta, Laayoune Hassan 1st, Dakhla, in the rest areas of Mediterranean, Jebha, Tazaghine and Smir M’Diq as well as at the border posts of Bab Sebta and Mellila.

The 6 remaining spaces are located abroad, particularly in the ports of Genoa in Italy, Sète and Marseille in France, Almeria, Algeciras and Motril in Spain. Starting from this Tuesday, June 10, and throughout the Operation which ends on September 15, social assistance and medical care services are deployed across all these sites to support the MREs. More than 1,200 people are mobilized for this purpose, we are assured.

The Central Coordination Office (BCC) based in Rabat is responsible for monitoring, under the supervision of the Foundation, the activity of assistance teams deployed in the field, mobilizing stakeholders for managing requests and providing telephone assistance during Operation Marhaba. A call service is also made available to MREs for any additional information and details.