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After closing the borders with Morocco, Spain announces an exceptional cruise from Tangiers on this date.

The Spanish embassy in Morocco announced that Spain decided to organize a new cruise to return stranded people from Morocco, for Spaniards and holders of a residency card. According to the same source, this sea voyage will start from the Tangier Med port to the Green Island port, on September 4. According to the Spanish embassy, the cruise ship Trasmedterania is the one that will make this trip between the two ports, and those wishing to return to Spain from Morocco must register now. This is the first extraordinary cruise announced, which comes after Spain's decision to close its borders with Morocco due to the high number of Corona injuries in Morocco in recent weeks.

Morocco ... 157 people arrested in clashes over Ashura rituals (video)

  Today, Sunday, the Moroccan security authorities announced the arrest of 157 people for their involvement in clashes and riots due to the rituals of Ashura revival in a number of cities in the Kingdom. And some neighborhoods in the cities of Casablanca, Tangiers, and others, on Saturday night and Sunday, turned into a battleground between residents and the security forces, who intervened to stop the Ashura celebrations. A communiqué issued by the General Directorate of National Security stated that these confrontations also resulted in the injury of 17 police employees and 11 members of the public forces, as a result of being pelted with stones and firecrackers. Material losses and broken windows of 8 cars belonging to the national security services and two cars belonging to the local authorities were recorded, in addition to counting material losses in a group of cars and private properties. The police managed to confiscate dozens of rubber tires and about a thousand units of me...

Press platform: Military medical staff arrives in Marrakech to confront "Corona"

Reading the news of some weekend daily newspapers we begin with “Al Masaa”, which wrote that the Ministry of Health sought military doctors to save the lives of Corona patients lying in Marrakesh hospitals, as Karim Kassi Lahlou, governor of Marrakesh, Asfi, the Marrakech labor worker, received a team of military health frameworks. , Which will work to strengthen hospital centers to support efforts to take care of cases and limit the spread of COVID 19 virus. The news added that this support by the Royal Armed Forces comes in the context of the recent developments of the epidemiological situation and that the city of Marrakesh has registered a high rate of injuries and deaths due to Corona. The same newspaper mentioned the arrest of a deputy attorney of the king working at the injunctions court of Ain Sebaa, and his detention in the prison of "Okasha" in Al-Bayda, accompanied by security men, including two officers and a brigadier general, for their involvement in separate fi...

Morocco Luxury Tours: The Land of wanderlusts

 Morocco Luxury Tours: The Land of wanderlusts From the desert sands to the Atlas Mountains, Morocco offers an endless variety of nature. An ideal stadium that will appeal to Travelers. The Moroccan Landscapes are very diverse Undulating dunes, dry and rocky lands, secret glazes, green valleys, cedar trees, cork, pine, and oak ... everywhere nature has remained intact. It is a treasure that hikers can dream of, whatever their level and season. Over an area of 700 km, various terrains have been created. In the north, there is the Rif mountain range with the leading slopes that challenge the climbers, and in the east there follow plateaus, forests, pandan, and stony deserts. Finally in the south, Little Atlas takes you to the frontiers of race and sandy deserts where you can camp out in the open for a night or more under the stars. The appropriate rhythm  And in order to cross thousands of narrow alleys in Morocco, you will not find anything special in terms of means. For beginn...

The Corona pandemic deprives Marrakesh of hosting a global tourism conference in 2020!

  The British Association of Travel Agencies will, by default, hold its annual conference on October 14, on "restoring confidence in travel", and due to the Covid-19 epidemic, its duration has been reduced from three to one day. The event, which was to be hosted by the city of Marrakech, was transferred to the United Kingdom and will be hosted by private virtual studios in London to record its sessions, while the organizers confirmed that the Red City will host the conference in 2021. According to the organizers, the program of the 2020 conference will be divided into three parts, the first of which is under the title "Our World, Our Industry and Your Business", in which the British government's strategies are analyzed to restore confidence in travel and how Britain's exit from the European Union will affect the sector. The second part deals with travel in the era of COVID 19, and the third axis focuses on sustainability, diversity, inclusiveness, digital tr...

Marrakech tourism transport professionals are demanding financial measures to save them from bankruptcy!

  Tourism transport bosses and professionals organized from Thursday, August 13th till now, in Marrakech, a protest stand at the invitation of the National Tourist Transport Federation to an open strike in various Moroccan tourist cities. The protesters' cars were lined up along the street across from the state of the region, waving banners calling for regularization of their situation, attention to their problems resulting from their stoppage of work due to the pandemic, and saving them from the imminent risk of bankruptcy. Abdel Rahman El Hayani, the regional general secretary of the National Federation of Tourist Transport in Marrakech, said that the strike, in which more than 520 professionals participated, is a clear message to the Moroccan government about standing side by side in order to defend their legitimate demands in light of the Corona pandemic. The same spokesman added to the newspaper, that the affected people are demanding tax exemption for this “white” year after ...

An official agency news that ranks Marrakesh among 25 global tourist destinations in 2020!

  Those interested and observers of national and local affairs wondered if the Maghreb News Agency lives with us and knows the truth about what the various sectors are experiencing as a result of the repercussions of the Corona crisis, especially after it circulated news about the classification of Marrakesh among the top 25 global popular destinations in 2020 despite the suspension of the tourism sector since the beginning of the year. Cynics from the news commented that Marrakesh is experiencing an excess in the number of tourists, reservations and hotels are full, and the tourist structures can no longer tolerate more tourists if we believe what the official agency brought about the classification of the city of Marrakech in the list of the top 25 global popular destinations according to the latest classification completed by the global site TripAdvisor specializes in tourism and travel advice. The news adds that the red city was ranked 21st among the 25 destinations chosen by t...

´Booking´ Platform plans to lay off a quarter of its employees!

  The official in charge of the Dutch group that supervises the online tourism reservation platform “Booking.com”, Glenn Vogel, announced today, Friday, that the group intends to lay off a quarter of its users due to the crisis resulting from the emerging Coronavirus pandemic. Booking, which currently employs 17,000 people, of whom 5,500 are based in Amsterdam, will provide further clarifications on the departments and countries involved in the layoffs in the coming weeks. The tourist reservation platform, which operates in 65 countries, has been severely affected by restrictions imposed on international travel in the context of the health crisis. After requesting assistance from the Dutch authorities in order to cover the salaries of its employees during the crisis, the company received a public subsidy of 61 million euros. Only the airline, KLM, and the railways received more aid from the Dutch state. According to a Booking.com spokesperson, the layoffs would have been larger wit...

Officially, Marrakech authorities inform restaurants and cafes about the new closing time!

Marrakesh authorities have officially begun to inform restaurants and cafes about the new closing time, which is set at 10 pm.

The suspension of direct flights baffles Moroccans living in the Netherlands

Members of the Moroccan community residing in the Netherlands who entered Morocco as part of extraordinary flights, to spend the holiday with their families, found themselves in bewilderment after Dutch media published news about the suspension of direct flights between the Netherlands and Morocco. Dutch media reported in news clippings broadcast yesterday, Thursday, citing Dutch officials, that direct flights between the Netherlands and Morocco have stopped, after the end of the bilateral agreement related to exceptional flights signed between the two countries last Tuesday, and were not renewed. This decision made members of the Moroccan community who are currently in Morocco wondering about the fate of the flights that were supposed to return them to the Netherlands after the end of their vacation, and some of them had an appointment at the end of this week and next week, and no notification has yet been reached about the cancellation of flights, which means In principle, the flight...

Morocco HALAL Street Food Tour in Fes!! BEST Moroccan Camel Meat! Pastries, Tagine, Goats مدينة فاس

  This episode of Halal Street food will be INSANE so stay tuned until the end!!! We are first exploring the ancient medina of FES! This place is packed with incredible STREET FOOD, rich history, and is vibrant with fresh produce. We are eating everything from small Moroccan snacks to CAMEL meat (camel tongue and back fat!) made fresh!

Get to know the most amazing Fez restaurants ...

Fez is a small city with a rich history, amazing architecture, and wonderful attractions, with distinctive gastronomy with an incomparable list of Moroccan cuisine, French and Spanish dishes, so if you want to try all the delicious dishes that Fez has to offer, here are the top ten local restaurants to start with... So, learn about Fez restaurants. Best restaurants in Fez .. get to know them. L’AMANDIER PALAIS FARAJ Located within the Palais Faraj Suites & Spa , a hotel in Fez, this restaurant overlooks the medieval houses surrounding the famous Chora. The best time to go would be early in the evening, to enjoy the possibility of watching the sunset over Fez, while enjoying a delicious dinner from among the varied menu dishes, including soup, tagine, couscous, pastilla, with desserts and much more. THE RUINED GARDEN This restaurant represents a hidden treasure worth visiting in Fez, as it has a wonderful decor and design with a beautiful garden, and whether you decide to sit inside...

Morocco Food Challenge! Couscous morocco! Moroccan cuisine, Traditional moroccan food, Moroccan pastry...

 Moroccan cuisine is among the most famous and delicious international cuisines and is characterized by the diversity of its dishes that differ from one region to another, as well as the use of fresh vegetables, meat, fish, dry fruits, and other goods that are available in this wonderful agricultural country. Moroccan cuisine has been influenced by several other kitchens, such as Berber, Jewish, Andalusian and African cuisine, and in turn affected neighboring kitchens. Check out this Morocco Food Challenge video: