Sources: Reuters
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni announces the Italian government will extend its suspension of the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain for another 15 days in response to the brief migrant crisis event at the Ceuta border fence with Morocco. 2026-08-31
In association football, FIFA awards the 2030 FIFA World Cup to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, making it the first FIFA World Cup tournament to be hosted in North Africa. The opening ceremony will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay, to mark the 100th anniversary of the competition. 2023-10-4
Israel's government agrees to ban all travel to Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Morocco, Portugal, Canada, Switzerland, Turkey, and the U.S. without special permission beginning on December 22 due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2021-12-20
Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, and the U.S. ban flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini due to the Omicron variant. 2021-11-26
Moroccan citizen Abdul Latif Nasir becomes the first prisoner held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to be released by the Biden administration, as part of the process to reduce the camp's population and eventually close it. Nasir was cleared for release by the Periodic Review Board in July 2016, but was blocked by the Trump administration. 2021-07-19
Morocco suspends all flights to Spain and France due to the worsening of the epidemiologic situation in Europe. 2021-03-29
Twenty-four workers die in a flooded illegally-run textile workshop in a private house in Tangier, Morocco, which occurred as a result of intense rains that hit the region. Ten others were rescued and hospitalized. 2021-02-8
Morocco's government announces that they will impose a nationwide curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time and will require all cafes, shops, supermarkets, and restaurants to close at 8:00 p.m. beginning December 23. In Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir, and Tangier, all restaurants will be closed for three weeks. 2020-12-21
Police release on bail a suspected terrorist arrested yesterday at Gatwick Airport after he arrived on a flight from Morocco. 2018-04-8