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In January 2021, fruit and vegetable exports amounted to 474,900 tons, said the Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch . In 10 years, agricultural exports have experienced sustained growth, increasing from 17.2 billion dirhams in 2010 to nearly 40 billion last season, an increase of 130%.
A high-level Moroccan delegation is expected in Israel in late February, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said Friday during his telephone conversation with Israel’s National Security Advisor, Meir Ben Shabbat. The discussions focused on issues of common interest.
The criminal chamber of the Marrakech Court of Appeal sentenced a fifty-year-old man to two years in prison for sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl.
King Felipe VI of Spain greeted his country’s relations with Morocco before the diplomatic corps accredited in Madrid. The sovereign also expressed the wish to see "the agenda of meetings with Morocco resume soon".
The final deadline for paying vehicle stickers is set for January 31 for drivers of vehicles subject to the sticker tax. As of February 1, late payers must pay penalties and surcharges of up to 15% for the first month of delay and 0.5% per additional month or fraction of a month.
Morocco will receive new batches of Covid-19 vaccines in February, March and April next at specific dates, according to the Minister of Health. The kingdom plans to vaccinate a total of 30 million people to achieve herd immunity.
The borders with Ceuta and Melilla will remain closed at least until February 28. This is the decision made by the Spanish authorities, more than 10 months after their closure.
France will close its borders starting Sunday to passengers from countries outside the European Union, including Morocco, "except for compelling reasons." This measure is intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, said Prime Minister Jean Castex.
Belgium has banned a Turkish imam from staying on its soil after the dissemination of homophobic statements on social media. His residence permit will not be renewed, announced the State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi (CD&V), in a press release.
915,000 euros were seized last year by customs from travelers departing for non-EU countries, including Morocco, at Brussels Airport. These figures represent a third less than the amounts seized in 2019 (3.1 million euros), according to figures from the FPS Finance.
The complex conditions of access to credits erected by the banks did not allow several companies to benefit from Covid credits. Despite the guarantee of the CCG, only 16% of these companies have taken advantage of this reform.
The ambassador, permanent representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, denounced the instrumentalization of the African Union by South Africa. The Moroccan diplomat sent a letter to the permanent representative of the United Nations Organization in which he denounced Pretoria’s crusade against the Moroccanness of the Sahara.