Africa Morocco King Mohamed IV approved the Amazigh New Year as an official paid national holiday, after a long campaign by activists for the recognition of the Berber people's calendar
Africa Morocco A gigantic arena has been built in Ouarzazate, in south-central Morocco, where parts of the sequel Gladiator II will be filmed
Africa Morocco Researchers have called for the sand cat - common name of Felis margarita - to be reclassified as a 'near-threatened' species in light of a new study published in the Journal of Arid Environments
Africa Morocco King Mohammed VI congratulated Moroccan boxer Khadija El Mardi, who won the world title at the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships becoming the first African, Arab, and Moroccan woman to win a gold medal in boxing
Africa Morocco Morocco’s national football team made history on Saturday, scoring a win against heavy-weight, five-time world cup winner Brazil in a friendly match
Africa Morocco Moroccan authorities have charged eight alleged associates of French insurance magnate Jacques Bouthier in a case of sexual abuse and human trafficking
Africa Morocco Out of a total of 23.411 foreign students in Morocco in 2021, 19.256, almost 83%, were of African origin, reports Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation Abdellatif Miraoui
Africa Morocco Financial Action Task Force decided to remove the country from the enhanced monitoring process after assessing the country's compliance with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Africa Morocco A pre-forum on human rights closes today in Rabat, as part of Morocco's participation in the third World Forum on Human Rights to be hosted by the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, next March
Africa Morocco Cultivating, producing, processing and exporting cannabis for medical purposes will now also be possible in Morocco, which is taking starting steps in this industry with the first ten authorisations for production, processing and marketing
Africa Morocco Spanish travel and tourism magazine Viajar has named Morocco the 'best emerging sustainable destination for the year 2022-2023'
Africa Morocco The new observation satellite project, that Morocco wants to launch as part of its space programme, is considered one of the most important development levers for the local economy and is attracting international attention
Africa Morocco Morocco bans travelers from China in a bid to stave off a possible new wave of coronavirus infections; the restrictions are extended to all people arriving from China regardless of their nationality