At a time when deadly clashes between Israelis and Palestinians continue, Morocco organized a sit-in of solidarity with Palestine in Rabat on Saturday. Political, associative and human rights actors are the initiators.
The markets and other ready-to-wear clothing sales outlets are already in a festive mood. The crowds are huge, much to the delight of the merchants. Parents and children are rushing to buy new clothes despite the economic gloom caused by Covid-19.
The tensions between Morocco and Spain over the hospitalization of Brahim Ghali, the Polisario leader, in a hospital in Logroño, near Zaragoza, under the borrowed name of Mohamed Ben Battouche, of Algerian nationality, are not subsiding. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, denounces the "à la carte relationship" that Madrid maintains with Rabat.
For several weeks, the pollution of the Bouregreg has outraged and disturbed the inhabitants of some neighborhoods of Rabat and Salé. After a long silence, the government is finally reacting, promising appropriate measures soon.
The authorities of the Wilaya of Rabat proceeded to the demolition of the nautical club of the Marina of Bouregreg. At the origin of this operation, an anger of King Mohammed VI .
La Liga recently officially launched its [Spanish-Arabic football dictionary](https://www.bladi.net/uploads/dictionnaire-liga-espagnol-arabe.pdf). The presentation ceremony of the document was organized in Rabat with the support of the Spanish Embassy in Morocco.
The French embassy in Rabat invites French citizens stranded in Morocco wishing to return to the mainland by sea to fill out a form available on its website. A special crossing is scheduled for April 24, 2021.
The organic product producers in the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, now grouped into an association, are organizing around their activity in order to better benefit from the ongoing reforms in the organic sector. This is a reform carried by the new agricultural strategy "Génération Green".
The 2021 Diamond League season, a major event in world athletics, initially scheduled to begin on May 23 in Rabat with a sports meeting, will instead start from Gateshead in England due to the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement was made on Friday by the International Athletics Federation.
The airline Tunisair, in coordination with the Tunisian embassy in Rabat, is organizing the first repatriation flight of Tunisians stranded in Morocco following Morocco’s decision to suspend air links. A plane will take off from Mohammed V-Casablanca International Airport tomorrow, Sunday, April 18, 2021.
The Moroccan police dispersed on Friday in Rabat, a demonstration of young people demanding the release of journalists Omar Radi and Soulaiman Raïssouni, both in pre-trial detention and on hunger strike since last week.
Turkey has decided to organize special flights to repatriate its nationals stranded in Morocco following the decision of Morocco to suspend air links. This announcement was made by the Turkish embassy in Rabat.