Faced with the spread of the Delta variant in Spain and Portugal, France has advised its citizens against traveling to these two countries. Will it make the same recommendation regarding travel to Morocco, where the same variant is also circulating?
TAP Air Portugal is launching four new air routes to North Africa from Lisbon, including two to Morocco this summer. The launch of these lines is part of its post-pandemic recovery plan.
Portugal has provided explanations regarding the delay in launching the Portimão-Tanger Med maritime line, initially scheduled for early July. Morocco has associated the French, Portuguese and Italian ports with the Marhaba 2021 operation to the detriment of Spain , its traditional partner.
Portugal justifies the cancellation of the maritime line Tangier -Portimão by the imposition of a curfew in the city. But this cancellation is also explained by the pressure that Spain has exerted on the country, Morocco having excluded it from the Marhaba 2021 operation.
Announced for early July, the launch of the maritime line between Tangier and Portimão has been canceled. The resurgence of Covid-19 cases due to the Delta variant in Portugal is behind this cancellation.
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) will soon be able to reach Tanger Med via the port of Portimao in Portugal to spend their summer vacation in Morocco. The final details before the launch of this new maritime link are being finalized by the two countries.
The Portuguese Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) has located two Italian minors kidnapped in France last year by their father. The latter was trying to bring them back to Morocco after refusing to entrust them to the French social services.
Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment and Transport, announced that the maritime line between Tangier and Portimão, Portugal will be operational in early July 2021.
A new maritime line will connect the port of Portimão in Portugal to the port of Tanger Med to facilitate the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs). The first trips could start at the end of this month of June.
There will no longer be a joint Morocco-Spain-Portugal bid to host the 2030 World Cup . The two northern countries have excluded the kingdom.
With a view to facilitating access to administrative services for Moroccans, the Moroccan embassy in Lisbon has just set up a mobile consulate in Porto.
The Champions League final scheduled for this Saturday pits Chelsea with their Moroccan player Hakim Ziyech against Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez. A crucial match for the Moroccan international who is on the verge of following in the footsteps of his compatriot Achraf Hakimi, winner in 2018 with Real Madrid.