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• US Adds Four Moroccan Daesh Affiliates to Global Terror Watchlist
  14 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  Four Moroccans affiliated with the terrorist organization, Daesh, are now on the global terrorist blacklist. During the investigations into the Paris (2015) and Brussels airport (2016) attacks, three names from the group were often mentioned.
  The four Moroccans listed by the United States will no longer be able to move freely like any other citizen. They are now being followed in their every move as well as in the movements of their financial assets. This expertise was carried out thanks (…)

• Morocco Tourism Slumps as French Visitors Decline Sharply
  28 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  In the run-up to the first World Tourism Fair of the season, IFTM top Resa, in Paris, Moroccan tourism is not doing well. Its share of the French market seems to be slipping away.
  Moroccan tourism is going through dark days. At the root of this malaise are a few less than flattering situations.
  These include, among others, the bankruptcy of the British tour operator Thomas Cook, the stagnation of the French market, the economic recession, the Imlil tragedy, the controversy around (…)

• Summer Travel Shock: Paris to Marrakech Airfares Could Spike 22% Amid Rising Fuel Costs
  11 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  Airfare prices from Paris to several destinations including Marrakech could rise sharply during the summer 2023 holidays. Airlines are looking into it.
  Airlines, hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, intend to significantly increase airfare prices during the summer holidays due to the surge in kerosene prices due to the rise in the cost of oil, reports Le Parisien, based on estimates made by the comparator Liligo.com.
  Thus, the price of the plane ticket could soar by 22% for a flight from (…)

• Ryanair Flight from Paris to Morocco Diverts to Spain for Medical Emergency
  16 June 2023, by Said

  A Ryanair plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Alicante airport due to a problem with a passenger. The plane was operating the Paris (Beauvais) - Nador route.
  According to information relayed by air traffic controllers on Twitter, it was a passenger’s health problem that caused this unexpected change of itinerary.
  The crew having reported the incident, the air traffic controllers were able to guide the aircraft in its descent, while organizing the coordination of the (…)

• Moroccan Agriculture Minister Sues French Publication for Defamation
  29 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, filed a complaint in Paris against "Maghreb confidentiel". The politician considers that he has been defamed by the news bulletin.
  Minister Akhannouch is clearly very upset with the Parisian news bulletin. The incriminating article would be dated September 26, published in the latest electronic edition of the newspaper, reports Le360.
  "Maghreb confidentiel" would have published (…)

• Moroccan Crown Prince Attends Chirac’s Funeral in Paris, Representing Ailing King Mohammed VI
  1 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  Ill, King Mohammed VI was unable to travel to Paris. His son, Prince Moulay El Hassan, was therefore sent by the sovereign to represent him at the funeral of Jacques Chirac, the former President of the French Republic.
  Mohammed VI "had planned to travel to France in order to privately present his condolences to the family and close friends of the late President Jacques Chirac, given the strong and deep relations that have always linked the two families, the affection and particular (…)

• Transavia Launches Direct Paris-Ouarzazate Flights, Boosting Morocco Tourism
  4 October 2019, by Ginette

  Starting November 7, a direct air service between Paris-Orly and Ouarzazate will be operational, with two flights per week. It will be the French airline Transavia that will operate the flight.
  The opening of this new route is part of the partnership agreement for the 2019-2020 winter season, linking the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) and Transavia, as well as the strengthening of the Nantes-Agadir route.
  A partnership agreement was signed on Tuesday, on the occasion of the (…)

• Ouarzazate Tourism Industry Targets French Market at Paris Trade Show
  8 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The tourism operators of Ouarzazate participated in large numbers in the 41st edition of the IFTM Top Resa trade show in Paris. On this occasion, they translated into action their desire to perpetuate the gains of the French market and to seduce new professionals.
  "The operators of Ouarzazate are keen to strengthen their relations with the tour operators and travel agents who already program the destination and aim to seduce new professionals."
  These are the words used by Zoubir (…)

• Sarah Moussaddak loses by KO against Tiffany van Soest
  9 September 2023, by Said

  No revenge tonight for Franco-Moroccan Sarah Moussaddak, who lost by KO against American Tiffany van Soest at Glory 88 held in Paris.
  The Moroccans probably had their minds elsewhere tonight. After the last-minute cancellation of Badr Hari’s fight in solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in Morocco, Sarah Moussaddak was beaten by KO in the 2nd round by Tiffany van Soest, whose fight tonight was her last.
  Last October, the Moroccan had already lost against the same fighter after (…)

• Moroccan Teen’s Burial in Paris Delayed as Authorities Seek Family
  17 January 2024, by Said

  A young man of Moroccan origin, born in Casablanca, will be buried this Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in Paris. His family or close relatives are actively being sought.
  His name is Omar Ahmadi, born on June 4, 2006 in Casablanca. The young man of Moroccan origin died on September 22 in Paris and is to be buried today at the Thiais cemetery in Paris. He did not have any identity documents on him when the body was discovered.
  Anyone who knows his relatives in Casablanca or in Morocco in (…)