Morocco will continue to oppose any renewal of relations with Iran after the two countries severed diplomatic ties in May. Moroccan government spokesman Mustafa Al-Khaliji justified the stance by...

Morocco and Algeria are ready to cooperate with us but they are seeking international financial support to secure their borders, France’s interior minister, Gerard Collomb, said yesterday. Speaking in...

The EU has allocated $275 million of aid to Morocco to boost efforts to stem illegal migration to the continent, according to state-run news agency MAP. The EU’s Neighbourhood...

Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed received Algeria’s ambassador to Mauritania Noureddine Khandoudi and his Moroccan counterpart Hamid Chabar in two separate meetings. Morocco considered such diplomatic move...

Abdelilah Benkirane, former Secretary-General of the ruling Justice and Development Party in Morocco, called to find a solution to the illegal migration of his country’s citizens across the sea,...

Moroccan singer Hadda Ouakki and Slovenian trumpet artist Igor Matkovic perform during the second day of 23rd Chellah Jazz Festival

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The ex-wife of Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the jailed Egyptian Islamic theologian, has denied recently publicised claims by a Moroccan journalist, Abdelhak Snaibi, in the Saudi Al Riyadh and decided to sue...

The Ministerial Delegate to the Head of Government for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society in Morocco reiterated on Thursday that there is no going back on the decision...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to allow the Israeli national anthem to be played and the Israeli flag to be flown in an upcoming judo competition after it...

Morocco’s Ministry of Education yesterday defended the use of a number of slang words in two school books, the Anadolu Agency reported. The ministry justified the move saying it was...

Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani stressed his government’s commitment to “improving the business climate for Moroccan as well as foreign investors”. “We are ready to facilitate and improve the business...

Spain will not tolerate violent attempts to enter the country, the government said on Wednesday, in response to criticism of its swift return of 116 illegal migrants to Morocco after they...

Moroccan police have arrested 12 men in connection with the rape and torture of a 17-year-old girl, in a case that has sparked uproar across the country. In a...

A Moroccan man has set himself on fire following a dispute with his wife, local media reported. Moroccan media quoted eyewitnesses as saying that “a minor dispute broke out...

Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred has once again been detained in France on allegations of rape, officials have said. Lamjarred was held following an alleged incident which took place in...

The debate over the return of compulsory military service has been transferred from Moroccans residing in the country to the Moroccan community abroad. In particular, it raises the question...

More than 100 African migrants managed to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Wednesday when hundreds tried to storm the highly fortified border, a Spanish...

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 889 detainees, including more than 170 arrested recently for taking part in protests in Morocco’s restive Rif region, the Justice Ministry has revealed. A...

The Moroccan cabinet, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has approved a bill restoring mandatory military service following an 11-year hiatus, according to a royal statement. In a...

King Mohammed of Morocco appointed Mohamed Benchaaboun, a prominent banker, as the new economy and finance minister on Monday, according to a statement from the Royal Cabinet, Reuters reports. Benchaaboun...

Companies and banks in Morocco have been warned against trading with Iran following the US’ imposition of sanctions on the Islamic Republic, knowledgeable sources have said. According to a...

Almost 400 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean this weekend as they attempted to make the crossing from Morocco to Spain, Spanish rescue services said. While the overall numbers...

French Dairy Firm, Centrale Danone, has launched a campaign to improve its image in Morocco after 100 days of boycotts of the company’s products. In April, 20 Moroccan activists...

Morocco’s King Mohammed has sacked Mohamed Boussaid as minister for the economy and finance, according to a statement from the Royal Cabinet on Wednesday. The decision was taken in...

Moroccan monarch King Mohammed VI has ordered his country’s government to “carry out a comprehensive and profound restructuring of social affairs,” especially regarding health and education. In a televised...

Relations between Morocco and Israel are growing, according to a research paper published by the Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, Mitvim, on Sunday. “The current cooperation between Israel...

Algeria will continue to strengthen “brotherly relations, solidarity and neighbourliness” with Morocco, the Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, said yesterday. Bouteflika’s remarks came in a telegraph which he had sent...

For the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, claiming the lives of one...

More than 600 African migrants forced their way through the heavily fortified border fence separating the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, using circular saws, shears and...

Morocco Airlines cancelled, Monday, several scheduled flights for today due to a strike launched by the airline’s pilots six days ago. According to they canceled governmental Royal Moroccan Airlines...

Morocco’s Justice Ministry announced on Saturday it had chosen 299 women to fill in the position of public notaries for the first time following a rare fatwa in the...