Tag: Morocco

• Thursday, October 21st 2021 - 08:27 UTC

  Morocco halts flights to / from UK, Netherlands over increasing number of COVID-19 cases

  

  The Government of Morocco has banned flights to the United Kingdom or returning from their effective Thursday over concerns about an increasing number of COVID-19 infections.

• Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 02:56 UTC

  Healthy nonuplets born in Casablanca from Malian mother

  

  A 25-year-old woman from the African country of Mali, who believed she was pregnant with seven babies, ended up delivering nine healthy newborns in Casablanca, Morocco, it was reported.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Statue of Franco removed from the African enclave of Melilla

  

  Spanish dictator Francisco Franco no longer “guards” the city gates of Melilla, a Spanish enclave and autonomous city on the northwest African coast. Without much fanfare, a group of workmen operated a mechanical digger and heavy drills to chip away at the brick platform on which the statue stood, lifted it off by a chain around its neck, and carted it away in bubble wrap on a pickup truck.

• Monday, March 18th 2019 - 08:36 UTC

  Chinese president Xi on state visits to Italy , Monaco and France

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Italy, Monaco and France this week, the foreign ministry said on Monday, with Rome expected to join his global trade infrastructure program despite reservations in other European countries.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  Spain, Portugal and Morocco interested in hosting the 2030 World Cup

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in Rabat that he had pitched the idea of a joint bid between his country, Portugal and Morocco to host the 2030 World Cup.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2018 - 08:11 UTC

  Trump lobbies strongly to have North America host the 2026 World Cup

  

  In the spirit of Russia and the 2018 World Cup, US President Donald Trump reportedly penned three letters to FIFA to assuage travel concerns related to the 2026 World Cup bid. The letters, first reported by the New York Times, are meant to clear up concerns about entry to the U.S. for players and officials.

• Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 13:51 UTC

  Gibraltar with new air links: to Bristol and Morocco

  

  The Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the announcement of new air links to the UK and to Morocco, highlighting the tourism and business opportunities they will create. In a statement, it said the addition of the Gibraltar-Bristol route would open up additional markets for visitors, both business people and tourists, from Wales and the south west of England.

• Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:36 UTC

  A hundred Spanish fishing vessels return to Moroccan waters

  

  Representatives of the European Union (EU) and Morocco that make up the Joint Committee managed to solve all the practical issues which have been pending since the bilateral fisheries agreement was signed and that prevented the African country from issuing the fishing licenses.

• Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 - 05:54 UTC

  Madrid trying to block sale of rocks to Gibraltar, according to Spanish media

  

  Spain’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs is urging Morocco and Portugal to block the sale of rocks to Gibraltar, according to the online publication El Confidencial. The website reported at the weekend that the ministry headed by Jose Manuel García-Margallo had initiated contacts with “friendly countries” in a bid to stop Gibraltar’s “expansionist” plans.

• Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 20:39 UTC

  Spain battles Sub-Saharan migrants who managed to break into Melilla

  

  About 150 sub-Saharan migrants managed to enter Spain’s north African enclave of Melilla on Monday after a group of 250 stormed a barbed-wire border fence, the Spanish Interior Ministry said. Spanish media showed video of those who got over the fence running down the streets of Melilla shouting “Barca, Barca!” as they headed toward a detention centre.