Moroccans stuck in the United Arab Emirates because of the COVID-19 pandemic are living in complete destitution. They have neither housing, nor food, nor even medicine.
The situation of Belgians holding dual Belgian and Moroccan nationality stranded in Morocco is a concern for Ecolo and PS. These parties call on the federal government to work for their repatriation.
A thousand American citizens blocked in Morocco since the closure of borders and the suspension of flights to and from Morocco have been repatriated to the United States.
In the absence of a repatriation proposal, it was decided to transfer the over 500 camper van travelers and their occupants stranded in Bab Sebta to Ksar Sghir.
Steeve and his little family left their commune of Saint-Sever-de-Rustan in the Hautes-Pyrénées on March 4 for a vacation in Morocco and Spain. This was without counting on the setbacks of the health crisis related to the spread of the coronavirus.
Not all French people left Morocco after the announcement of the first case of coronavirus contamination. Some have decided to stay and face, like the Moroccans, the coronavirus pandemic.
Like other African countries in the Maghreb or other continents, Morocco has facilitated the return of French tourists, blocked at certain airports, to their country. For this, the kingdom has been congratulated by the French Secretary of State for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
Muslim families find themselves in a dilemma. The repatriation to Morocco of the bodies of their relatives who died in Belgium is impossible for the moment due to the measures taken in the fight against coronavirus.
The interruption of air links to and from Morocco has caused an uncomfortable situation for many Belgian-Moroccans who are desperately waiting to return home. Special flights have been chartered at the initiative of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but this has not been enough to repatriate everyone.
According to Moroccan law, Moroccans stranded abroad due to the suspension of air flights to counter the coronavirus cannot claim the right to repatriation.
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) urges the Head of Government Saâdeddine El Otmani to urgently work on the repatriation of Moroccans stranded in Ceuta. They find themselves in an untenable situation.
A Transavia flight chartered by the French State ensured, on Friday, March 20, the repatriation to France of the wife of the politician André Payraud. Andrée-Françoise had been blocked in Morocco since March 9, 2020 because of the coronavirus.