Morocco Bound

Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday endorsed a decision by scientists to launch a nationwide vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus, an official statement said. It was not clear however what vaccine would be used or when the campaign would start,...

Parched fields stretch as far as the eye can see on plains overlooking Agadir in southwestern Morocco, as precious water resources are diverted from the drought-hit agricultural heartland to households. "These trees are nearly 20 years old -- they're dead, there is no...

A Moroccan prison guard was killed by an inmate who was in jail for belonging to a militant cell linked to the Islamic State group, prosecutors said Wednesday. The detainee on Tuesday "took captive an employee in his cell and assaulted him with a metal object" at...

Morocco’s labor marker is in disarray. Even if you believe the government’s unreliable statistics, the country is bracing for a 15% unemployment rate by the end of this year. The projection, although bad enough, does not seem to take into account the thousands of...