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In a press release published on Tuesday July 7, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs announces the gradual reopening of mosques in Morocco from the “Addohr” prayer on Wednesday July 15. The reopening will take into account the epidemiological situation linked to Covid-19 at the local level. Sanitary measures will be …

Initially scheduled for July 2020, the operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could finally take place next January, the organization’s Secretary-General Wamkele Mene announced. According to the Secretary, the procedure was suspended due to the current Covid-19 pandemic but this gives time to member countries to conclude …

The Covid-19 health crisis has damaged several key sectors, including tourism, resulting in unprecedented losses. And Morocco has not escaped it. In its report entitled “Covid-19 and tourism: Access to economic consequences”, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranked Morocco in 7th position among the countries most …

Morocco is on the list of 15 countries selected by the European Union to enter the Schengen area on July 1. Some European countries, for security reasons, have closed their borders to the Kingdom again. The epidemiological situation in Morocco still worries certain European countries. They fear a resurgence of …

Spanish government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said that her country will only open its borders with Morocco on one condition. Spain agrees to open its borders with Morocco only if there is a reciprocal agreement allowing the Spaniards to travel to the neighboring country of North Africa. Morocco is on …

Classified as one of the 14 “safe” countries by the European Union, Morocco was not accepted by Hungary, however. A decision that seems curious. The Hungarian government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, for health reasons, said on Thursday July 2 that it rejected the list of 14 “safe” countries. The …

While the countries of the European Union agreed, on Tuesday, June 30, to open their borders to a list of countries 15 countries including Morocco, Germany has just decided to withdraw access to Moroccan travelers. Angela Merkel’s government has decided to prevent Moroccan travelers wishing to return to Germany from …

The EU has named 14 countries whose citizens are deemed “safe” to be let in from 1 July, despite the pandemic – but the US, Brazil and China are excluded. Those named include Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco and South Korea. The EU is ready to add China if the Chinese …

The American firm Mosaic, based in Florida, complains of imports of phosphate fertilizers into the United States. It has filed petitions with the United States Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC) requesting the initiation of countervailing duty investigations into imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia. …

The European Union (EU) will reopen its borders from July 1 to 14 countries, including Morocco, except the United States, Russia, Israel, Brazil and Turkey, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) announced in Brussels. At first, the 27 members of the European Union decided to reopen their borders to Algeria, …