Morocco
Morocco refuses EU request to re-admit third-country migrants
Morocco has rebuffed a European Union request to take back third-party nationals who reach Europe from the North African kingdom, its interior…
Western Sahara, an old conflict on the verge of explosion
A dispute over Western Sahara threatens to result in a new round of conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement.…
Polisario leader says Western Sahara ceasefire with Morocco is over
The leader of the Polisario Front, Western Sahara’s independence movement, announced the group had ended a 29-year ceasefire with Morocco to resume…
US signs 10-year military cooperation deal with Morocco
The United States and Morocco at the beginning of the weekend signed an accord that aims to strengthen military cooperation and the…
Morocco introduces tougher rules to curb Covid-19
With air and sea borders closed for months and eight cities barring people from entering or leaving, Morocco has been pulling out…
Morocco orders COVID-19 vaccine as cases approach 100,000
Morocco signed a deal with Russia's R-Pharm to buy a COVID-19 vaccine produced under a licence from Britain’s AstraZeneca, the health ministry…
EU Bank provides €100 million in emergency funding to help Morocco combat COVID-19
Mohamed Benchaaboun, the Moroccan Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, and Emma Navarro, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), announced…
Morocco rejects normalizing ties with Israel
Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Dine El Otmani on Sunday rejected any normalization of relations with Israel. “We refuse any normalisation with the…
Peru, Morocco to test China Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 3 trial
Authorities in Peru and Morocco have approved Phase 3 clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group…
Morocco may reimpose full lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge
Morocco could return to a complete coronavirus lockdown as cases continue to spike, Moroccan King Mohammed VI said on Thursday, warning of…
Starvation looms for Morocco’s horses as tourism collapses
The prospect of starvation looms for carriage horses and other animals normally used in Morocco’s tourist mecca, since visitors have vanished during…
Morocco plans $12.8 bln stimulus to aid recovery from COVID-19 crisis
Morocco will inject a stimulus of 120 billion dirhams ($12.8 bln), representing 11% of its gross domestic product, into the economy to…