Morocco Bound

Snake charmers, storytellers and crowds of tourists; the legendary Jamaa El Fna square of Morocco's Marrakesh is almost as famous for the number of visitors as its colourful performers. But with tough government restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the novel...

Editor's Note Morocco's concern over a resurgence of Daesh activities came days after a gendarmerie officer was killed in Sousse, Tunisia, in a knife attack that Daesh claimed. With the crisis in Libya attracting so many fighters, neighboring countries are concerned...

Morocco imposed a lockdown on Casablanca and shut its schools Monday, the day pupils were due to return to classes, in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19.  The new measures, which include restrictions on movement and a night-time curfew, would be in place for two...

North African governments are once again relying on foreign sources to help them deal with their crises.  After recognizing that their focus on the hydroxychloroquine, supplied by foreign sources, was the wrong approach and led to nowhere, they are now turning their...