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• Morocco Grapples with Soaring Food Prices Amid Global Supply Challenges
  8 April 2022, by Armel

  The government has reacted to the social tension linked to the dizzying rise in prices of basic necessities, admitting that this situation should persist, but that the country will not experience a food crisis.
  Speaking at the press conference following the government council, Mustapha Baitas specified that "the situation in October was ’normal’ before the costs of food and basic products experienced a dizzying rise", attributing the deterioration to the war between Ukraine and Russia. (…)

• Morocco Evacuates 40 Citizens from Libya as Violence Escalates
  23 April 2019, by Amine

  As the situation deteriorates in Libya and there are more than 250 dead and more than 1,200 wounded, we learn from media sources that Morocco has just repatriated forty Moroccans. This happened this weekend.
  The Le360 site specifies right away: "The Moroccan authorities repatriated, over the past weekend, a group of 40 of our nationals living in Libya. According to government sources, it is a group of men, women, but also children who were able to return to the motherland thanks to the (…)

• Belgian Green Party Leader Denies Anti-Semitism Accusation Over Palestinian Post
  14 May 2021, by Jérôme

  The Belgian League against Anti-Semitism (LBCA) accused on Wednesday the Belgian of Moroccan origin Rajae Maouane of inciting "anti-Semitic hatred" for having shared a photo accompanied by a song about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. False! retorts the co-president of Ecolo, "deeply hurt".
  In Belgium, political parties have not remained indifferent to the acts of violence of recent days, opposing Israelis and Palestinians. Several parties in the coalition have condemned Israel, going so (…)

• Morocco Opens Reception Center in Bucharest for Nationals Fleeing Ukraine
  28 February 2022, by Armel

  As part of the measures taken to facilitate the return of Moroccans still present in Ukraine, the diplomatic authorities in Romania have set up a reception center in Bucharest, intended for Moroccans who have fled through the Romanian border.
  In a press release, the embassy called on Moroccans who have crossed the borders to go to these reception centers located at the embassy headquarters at (Strada Ioan Voda Caragea 23 Bucuresti 010 536).
  On site, they are invited to fill out a form (…)

• Morocco Ends Repatriation Flights as Most Nationals Exit Ukraine
  4 March 2022, by Armel

  The Moroccan authorities have decided to cancel the last repatriation flight for Moroccans from Ukraine. The number of requests is becoming increasingly low.
  Summing up the operation to repatriate Moroccan nationals in difficulty in Ukraine, government spokesman Mustapha Baitas said the initiative has borne fruit, thanks to "the proactive approach taken by the government before the outbreak of the war."
  More than 5,000 people have managed to leave Ukraine for one of the neighboring (…)

• Diesel Prices Surpass Gasoline in Morocco, Sparking Inflation Fears
  31 March 2022, by Armel

  A first in Morocco. The price of diesel has increased so much that it has just exceeded that of gasoline. In two weeks, diesel has recorded a price increase of just over one dirham, reaching 14.30 dirhams on Wednesday.
  A record increase in such a short time, which is largely due to the war and the sanctions of the European Union against Russia. The price of gasoline, on the other hand, has remained unchanged and is between 14.16 and 14.24 dirhams per liter.
  This increase is causing the (…)

• Morocco Emerges as Potential Hub for Western Companies Exiting Russia
  6 April 2022, by Armel

  Morocco could host some multinationals that have decided to leave Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. The Kingdom is on a shortlist of eligible countries.
  According to the sources reported by Maghreb-Intelligence, Morocco is cited among the countries that could host the activities of Western companies in relocation, due to its positioning and stability.
  This list includes other countries like Romania and Poland, the same sources point out, stressing that the foreign companies that (…)

• Royal Air Maroc Offers Discounted Flights for Moroccan Students Fleeing Ukraine
  28 February 2022, by Armel

  Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has scheduled flights, next Wednesday, March 2, departing from Bucharest (Romania), Budapest (Hungary) and Warsaw (Poland) to Casablanca at a fixed price of 750 dirhams including taxes.
  In a press release, the airline specified that this measure was taken after consultation with the Moroccan authorities, to allow students still present in Ukraine to leave the country, by passing through the neighboring countries.
  To this end, three flights will be operated on (…)

• Moroccan Researchers Uncover Rif War Shipwrecks off Al Hoceima Coast
  4 August 2022, by Prince

  Six Moroccan researchers from the Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in Tétouan conducted a study on the detection and mapping of ship debris off Al Hoceima, where several boats sank during the Rif War.
  The study, published on August 1, 2022 in the journal "Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology" (EEET), allowed the researchers to discover five potential locations of military wrecks, three of which are in the bay of Al Hoceima. Unlike the other two locations identified by the (…)

• Ukraine War Sparks Wheat Price Surge, Threatening African Food Security
  26 February 2022, by Armel

  As Russian missiles strike Ukraine, experts warn that the impact of the conflict will not fail to be felt in all African countries, including Morocco.
  The war in Ukraine could further drive up the prices of basic commodities, including wheat. Africa imports two-thirds of the wheat it consumes from Russia and Ukraine, the 3rd and 8th largest producers in the world respectively.
  According to FAO figures, the biggest customers of these two countries are Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria, Tanzania, (…)