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Morocco election marked by low turnout and growing youth frustration
Morocco’s parliamentary election has produced a new political configuration, but with turnout falling to just 38.08%, down from 50.86% in 2021 and the lowest level in almost two decades. Provisional…
Hackers breach Morocco’s social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack
Morocco's social security agency suffered a cyberattack, leaking personal information amid rising tensions with Algeria.
5.1 magnitude quake in northern Morocco
The United States Geological survey (USGS) said early on Tuesday that a 5.1 magnitude quake hit near Ksar el Kebir in northern…
Morocco reports first Mpox case
Morocco reports first Mpox case; WHO declares public health emergency.
Morocco releases jailed journalists, pardons 2,476 convicts
Morocco's King Mohammed VI pardons jailed journalists and convicts.
Morocco Heatwave: 21 Dead as Temperatures Soar to 48C
Heatwave in Morocco kills 21, hits 48°C, threatens agriculture, linked to climate change.
Morocco bets on cannabis to boost economy
The potential of the European cannabis market could bring between 420 and 630 million dollars to the North African country. Morocco has…
Morocco reports first legal cannabis harvest of 294 metric tons
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, March 18 (Reuters) - Morocco's first legal cannabis harvest was 294 metric tons in 2023, after the country…
Morocco trade deficit shrinks 7% on tourism and lower imports
RABAT, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Morocco's annual trade deficit contracted by 7.3% to 286 billion dirhams ($28.6 billion) in 2023, helped by…
UPDATED: Moroccan quake survivors struggle even as response appears to scale up
By Alexander Cornwell OUTAGHRRI, Morocco, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Some Moroccan villagers who lost everything in last week's earthquake were fending for…