ARTICLES BY AMIRA EL-MASAITI

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Hundreds of tourists stranded in Moroccan lockdown

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Hundreds of tourists who were traveling in Morocco in motorhomes have found themselves stranded in a parking lot near a Tangier highway that authorities have turned into a makeshift quarantine center.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

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As lockdowns kill jobs, Africa's informal workers suffer

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Earlier this month, Soukaina Rgragui, her 1-year-old daughter and diabetic mother lived modestly on the money brought back home by Soukaina’s husband, a vendor of used furniture in the streets of Morocco's capital Rabat.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

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Travelers rush to Moroccan airports for evacuation flights

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Foreigners stranded in locked-down Morocco are getting on evacuation flights Friday as governments try to repatriate their citizens after days of travel frustration.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

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Thousands stranded when Morocco shuts borders call for help

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Thousands of travelers are stranded in Morocco, which has closed its borders, gone into lockdown and is shuttering hotels in major cities to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO