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The Moroccan government’s decision to reopen the airspace from February 7 next did not seem to have been unanimous. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, is said to have opposed it.
Ashraf Sobhi, Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports, had promised a reward to the national team in the event of victory against Morocco. The Pharaohs rose to the challenge by beating the Atlas Lions (2-1). They thus join the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2021).
The municipal councilor of Molenbeek, Ahmed El Khannouss, former regional deputy, will probably be excluded from the Centre démocrate humaniste (cdH) if he commits another slip-up. This is the latest warning from the party’s ethics committee, which had been seized after the remarks of the elected official on the decision of the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi (CD&V), to withdraw the residence permit of the Moroccan imam Mohamed Toujgani and to ban him from accessing the territory for 10 years.
Ophélie Meunier, presenter of "Zone Interdite" and Amine Elbahi, a 25-year-old lawyer from Roubaix, have been the subject of threats following the broadcast of the investigation into radical Islam filmed largely in Roubaix. They have both been placed under police protection.
The Montauban court sentenced an undocumented Moroccan to 12 months in prison with continued detention, and 6 months of probationary suspension for violence committed against his minor stepson and harassment against his wife. The police had arrested him twice in four days after he violated his judicial supervision.
Total Eren, the renewable energy subsidiary of Total Energies, has decided to launch a mega green hydrogen and ammonia project in Guelmim-Oued Noun, with an investment cost of 100 billion dirhams. This will make Morocco a leader in the global green hydrogen ecosystem.
Moroccans Brahim Cherabi, 30, and Younis Bahou, 25, were found guilty of the murder of their compatriot Rachid Moumen, 36, who was stabbed in the chest on June 6, 2018 in Bressoux (Liège). The trial continues on Monday, January 31, 2022.
The Moroccan currency remained almost stable against the euro and depreciated by 0.50% against the US dollar, during the period from January 20 to 26, 2022. This is what the indicators published by Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) indicate.
Hamid Bentahar, president of the National Confederation of Tourism (CNT), welcomes the announcement of the reopening of Moroccan airspace . He believes that the recovery of the tourism sector, hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, depends on the conditions of access to Moroccan territory.
Tourism professionals welcome the Moroccan government’s decision regarding the reopening of airspace starting February 7 and at the same time ask the state for help to properly resume their activities. They say that the two months of suspension of all passenger flights to and from the kingdom have negatively impacted their sector.
Israel refuses to sell its "Iron Dome" defense system to Arab countries like Morocco and the United Arab Emirates for fear of disclosure of secrets.
Following the announcement by the Moroccan authorities of the reopening of Moroccan airspace , the airline Air France is rescheduling its flights to the kingdom starting February 7.