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Join on Telegram Rabat – Tunisian authorities barred Morocco’s Prince Hicham from entering the country on Thursday, without giving any reasons for the decision.
The Prince was set to participate in a conference about the Arab Spring, organized by French outlet Le Monde Diplomatique, but he was not allowed entry upon arriving at the airport.
Accompanied by his wife, the Moroccan royal was escorted by members of the Tunisian police to a private room in anticipation of his return to Casablanca on board the same airplane he flew to Tunis in, news outlet Alquds Alarabi reported.
The prince, who is King Mohammed VI’s cousin, told the outlet that the police treated him respectfully, but failed to give a “convincing reason” for not allowing him in the country.
This is not the first time that Prince Hicham is barred from entering Tunisia. A similar incident happened in 2017, when the Prince told France24 that the decision to deport him back then was taken by then Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi.
The decision to not allow Prince Hicham in Tunisia also comes against the backdrop of diplomatic tensions between Rabat and Tunis, after Tunisian President Kais Saied received Polisario leader Brahim Ghali last year.
The reception was condemned by Morocco, who immediately recalled its ambassador to the North African country.
Prince Hicham was set to give a talk on the future of the Arab Spring and the counter-revolutions that followed it, according to Alquds Alarabi.
