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• Morocco Ends Fundraising for Repatriation of Deceased Expatriates, Government Assumes Full Cost
  4 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  Collecting donations for the repatriation of deceased Moroccans abroad is now prohibited by the Kingdom of Morocco, which fully assumes this operation, hammered Abdelkrim Benatiq, Minister of Moroccans Residing Abroad and Migration Affairs.
  There is no more question of collecting money to repatriate any Moroccan citizen of the diaspora who has died. The Kingdom takes charge of all repatriations of the remains of Moroccans Residing Abroad to their homeland. This new development is (…)

• Moroccan Singer Aziza Jalal Returns to Stage After 30-Year Hiatus
  12 December 2019, by Ginette

  After 30 years of absence from the artistic scene, the Moroccan diva Aziza Jalal makes her grand return. The announcement was made by the Saudi press.
  Aziza Jalal is making her comeback through her participation in the "Chitaa Tantura" festival on December 26. She had already reinterpreted her song "Mestaniak" for the first time on the set of the "Mina Sefr" show on MBC1 last May.
  In an interview given this year, she had looked back on the circumstances of her withdrawal from the (…)

• France to Repatriate 35,000 Ancient Artifacts to Morocco After Customs Seizure
  30 September 2019, by Ginette

  35,000 ethnographic pieces consisting of stone tools and organic remains, illegally removed from Morocco and seized by French customs, are about to return home. The Ministry of Culture and Communication is finalizing the procedures to recover them.
  This announced recovery is in line with the Kingdom’s commitments regarding the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Prohibition and Prevention of the Importation, Exportation and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, as well as (…)

• Princess Lalla Salma to Inaugurate Major Oncology Center in Southern Morocco
  11 October 2019, by Kamal

  According to the AlAyam website, the Princess plans to inaugurate the largest Oncology Center in the southern region of Morocco in the coming days. Its construction work had been launched in 2016.
  The project, which is part of the National Scheme for Cancer Prevention and Control, is currently ready and has a capacity to accommodate 2,000 patients per year.
  On April 10, 2019, Lalla Salma had carried out an inspection visit of the various pavilions of the Beni Mellal Oncology Center, in (…)

• Former AC Milan Prodigy Hachim Mastour Set to Join Italian Third-Division Club Reggina
  18 October 2019, by Ginette

  Without a club for several months, Hachim Mastour could bounce back in the Italian third division. According to information from Sky sport, the 21-year-old Moroccan-Italian player should soon settle in Serie C, with the Reggina club, which, like the player, has experienced some turmoil in recent years.
  Hachim Mastour will arrive on Monday at his new club and could be presented during the midweek championship match against Picerno. He should sign a 3-year contract, according to Hespress, (…)

• King Mohammed VI Returns to Morocco Ahead of US Secretary of State Visit
  4 December 2019, by Kamal

  King Mohammed VI is expected to return to Morocco in the coming hours after a several-day stay in Gabon and a stopover in Côte d’Ivoire.
  The return of the Moroccan Sovereign coincides with the two-day visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in the kingdom, reports Akhbarona.
  The first visit of a senior US official to Morocco since the inauguration of the new US President Donald Trump, Pompeo’s trip is an opportunity to confirm the strong dynamic (…)

• Legendary Arab Singer Aziza Jalal Returns to Stage After 35-Year Hiatus
  29 December 2019, by Ginette

  Announced for a few weeks in the media, the return to the stage of Aziza Jalal took place on December 26. After more than 30 years of absence, it was on the stage of the Saudi festival "Chitaa Tantura" that the great diva performed in a live show broadcast on MBC1.
  The singer’s fans had to wait 35 good years before seeing her back on stage, as splendid as ever. Dressed in a long black dress, with her golden hair, her sweet voice whose timbre has remained the same and her legendary songs, (…)

• Belgian-Moroccan Man Released After 12-Year Terrorism Sentence in Morocco
  3 April 2020, by Ginette

  Good news for the Belgian-Moroccan, Ali Aarrass. Imprisoned in Morocco for 12 years for terrorism, he was released on Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m.
  It was on August 1, 2008 that Ali Aarrass was arrested in the Spanish enclave of Melilla and extradited two years later to Morocco, where his trial took place. At the end of the trial, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for "belonging to a group intending to commit terrorist acts". But he appealed his conviction and his sentence was (…)

• Morocco Sees Uptick in Public Activity as Economy and Schools Reopen
  24 September 2020, by Jérôme

  According to the daily Aujourd’hui le Maroc, the resumption of commercial and leisure activities is being confirmed. As of September 11, this mobility shows a positive evolution in commercial and leisure places and in parks. A resurgence linked to the relative resumption of economic activity and the start of the school year.
  The observation is "less pronounced in food and pharmacy locations (-21% vs -52%), public transport stops (-39% vs -70%) and workplaces (-23% vs -56%)," relativizes (…)

• France to Repatriate Citizens Stranded in Morocco via Ferry to Marseille
  8 May 2021, by Jérôme

  The French authorities have planned a repatriation this Saturday, May 8, of their nationals stranded in Morocco. The departure will be by boat from Tanger Med to Marseille.
  In order to carry out this trip open not only to the French, but also to residents and nationals of the European Union, France had posted an online form to be filled out, however warning that this repatriation had to have the agreement of Morocco. "Subject to obtaining the agreement of the Moroccan authorities, this (…)