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• Switzerland Expands Travel Red List, Adds 15 Countries and Regions
  27 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Swiss are invited to avoid traveling to Belgium, Denmark, Ecuador, Ireland, Iceland, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Nepal, the Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Slovenia, Hungary and the United Kingdom, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said in a statement on Friday. The Brittany region in France, Liguria in Italy and various Austrian Länder are also on the updated list. Switzerland has, however, removed Kosovo and San Marino from its list.
  From Monday, travelers returning from (…)

• Morocco Probes Swiss Tobacco Firms Over Alleged Toxic Cigarette Sales
  26 February 2019, by Said

  Accused of marketing more toxic cigarettes in certain countries outside Europe, including Morocco, Swiss tobacco manufacturers are in the sights of the Moroccan authorities, who have just opened an investigation.
  Thus, there is talk of investigations that would have been recently launched by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Industry to determine the exact components of the cigarettes marketed in Morocco, reports the newspaper Assabah. Nothing official for the moment, but (…)

• Spanish-Swiss Man with Criminal Past Arrested in Morocco on Terrorism Charges
  1 January 2019, by Said

  The man has a heavy criminal record, report several Spanish media. He had been convicted in several cases between 2007 and 2013, notably for theft, drug trafficking, assault and domestic violence. When the police suspect him of wanting to join radical groups, he takes the direction of Morocco in 2015 to settle there.
  According to the Moroccan authorities, the man trained some of the accused in this case in communication tools via new applications and trained them in shooting, the Central (…)

• Moroccan Inventors Shine at Geneva’s International Invention Show, Winning Gold Medals
  16 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  Morocco won several distinctions, including two gold medals, at the International Geneva Invention Show held in Switzerland from April 10 to 14.
  The International Geneva Invention Show is a major platform that brings together countries from all continents and encourages innovation in various fields. In total, 800 inventors from more than 40 countries took part in this year’s edition, during which Morocco was able to stand out and make its mark.
  Out of the 1,000 inventions from fields (…)

• Swiss Cigarettes Sold in Morocco More Toxic Than European Counterparts, Investigation Reveals
  4 February 2019, by Said

  "Swiss Made" is not necessarily synonymous with quality. Did you know that cigarettes manufactured in Switzerland and sold in Morocco are much more toxic than those supplied to European countries?
  This is the result of an investigation conducted by independent journalist Marie Maurisse over a year on the tobacco multinationals, which revealed that cigarettes destined for Africa, including Morocco, are not only stronger but also contain twice as much nicotine and tar as those destined for (…)

• Morocco’s Women’s Soccer Team Builds Momentum with Draw Against Switzerland Ahead of World Cup
  6 July 2023, by Said

  The Moroccan women’s football team drew 0-0 against Switzerland on Wednesday. This confrontation is part of the preparation matches for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, at the end of which the Lionesses of the Atlas have already faced the Italian team, also concluding with a draw (0-0).
  After their trip to Switzerland, they are ready to fly to Australia for a final friendly match against the Jamaican team, a last confrontation on July 16 before the big start of the tournament.
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• Moroccan Woman Fined $500 for Smuggling Endangered Tortoises at Swiss Airport
  24 August 2020, by Bladi.net

  A Moroccan woman was arrested at Basel-Mulhouse airport, the Federal Customs Administration (AFD) said on Friday. She was about to board with two Greek tortoises, also known as Moorish tortoises.
  This discovery at the EuroAirport customs dates back to mid-August, reports tdg.ch.. The accused wanted to join Switzerland with the endangered species arranged in a cardboard box. She did not have any written authorization for this type of import.
  According to the Federal Customs (…)

• French Police Bust Highway Drug Smuggling Operation, Seize 6.5 kg Cannabis
  24 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  The police had managed to arrest the two suspects, who were used to bringing cannabis resin from Spain to the Haute-Savoie region on a highway rest area in the Ain, reports Le Dauphiné Libéré. The two drug traffickers were traveling in an Opel Zafira. Their vehicle was transported to the Bardonnex border.
  During the dismantling of the vehicle, carried out with the technical support of the Swiss Border Guard Corps, the police discovered 6.5 kilograms of cannabis resin carefully packaged, (…)

• Swiss Paraglider Dies in Tragic Accident Near Marrakech
  13 March 2019, by Said

  Tragedy in Marrakech where a Swiss tourist has died under circumstances that remain to be determined by the investigation that has just been opened by the police.
  According to the newspaper Al Massae, it was following a fall in the Marrakech region that the Swiss died. The latter was indulging in his passion, paragliding, but his parachute did not open, local sources told the newspaper, adding that he then crashed to the ground, leading to his death.
  The victim’s body was taken to the (…)

• Morocco and Switzerland Sign Transport Cooperation Agreement, Focusing on Road Safety
  8 September 2019, by Ginette

  Closer relations between Morocco and Switzerland in the field of road and rail transport. This is the result of a working session held in Switzerland by a large Moroccan delegation led by Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water.
  It was on board a train bound for Erstfeld that the Memorandum of Understanding between Morocco and Switzerland was signed. Discussions on road safety, a key point of cooperation between the two states, took place between Abdelkader (…)