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Morocco: Two million captagon pills seized in port of Tangier
Moroccan authorities Friday seized more than two million amphetamine-type captagon pills, foiling an "international trafficking attempt" to West Africa, police said. The pills were found at the Tanger Med industrial port complex on the kingdom's northern coast, the...
Western Sahara: As conflict persists, UN urges new talks
Morocco: Gang of human smugglers arrested in Nador
Morocco: Protest in Rabat over economic hardship
A trade union close to the main Moroccan Islamist party on Sunday mobilised several hundred supporters in the capital to protest against the high cost of living. The rally, outside parliament and witnessed by AFP journalists, came after several protests already this...
Defense: Algeria-Russia start join military drills in the Mediterranean Sea, as Morocco set defense budget to US$11bil.
Morocco: Spanish court OKs deportation of alleged Salafist personality to Morocco
Morocco annoyed by South Africa’s continued backing of Western Sahara’s independence
Analysis: Maghreb Nations’ positions in the Russian War in Ukraine ($)
Morocco triples migrants’ jail terms over border storming
Morocco takes new steps to bring to market cannabis for medicinal use
Moroccans protest “humiliating” visa issuance policy at Rabat EU’s office
Dozens of Moroccans demonstrated outside the European Union's office in Rabat on Tuesday in protest at "racist" and "humiliating" treatment over visa applications, particularly by former colonial ruler France. "We're here to express our anger at the humiliation,...
Morocco: Dozen alleged Jihadists arrested in Melilla and Nador
Moroccan and Spanish police have dismantled a jihadist cell suspected of links to the Islamic State group, officials said Tuesday. The operation led to the arrest of 11 people in raids on Tuesday morning: nine in the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Morocco's northern...
Moroccan nomads’ way of life threatened by climate change
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri In the blistering desert of Morocco, the country's last Berber nomads, the Amazigh, say their ancient lifestyle is under threat as climate change brings ever-more intense droughts. "Everything has changed," said Moha Ouchaali, his wrinkled...
Morocco: Toxic alcohol kills 19 in Ksar El Kebir
Morocco: Death of a girl ignites debate over abortion rights in Morocco
Economy: Morocco’s central bank ups interest rates to slowdown surge in inflation
Algeria officially invites Morocco’s King Mohammed VI to Arab summit
Morocco said Algeria on Tuesday invited its King Mohammed VI to attend an Arab League summit in Algiers in November, at a time of tensions between the North African neighbours. The foreign ministry in Rabat said visiting Algerian Justice Minister Abderrachid Tabi had...
Moroccan man who fought against Russia expresses sympathy with Ukrainian people
Morocco: Dozen undocumented Sudanese migrants get 3 years in Moroccan prison
Moroccan court sentences French narcotrafficker Sofiane Hambli to 20 years in prison
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