The Moroccan government has reached an agreement to raise the minimum wage of at least 1,1 million public sector workers; the pact provides for up to a 50% wage increase in a number of cases; other sectors' workers will not benefit from the manovre

3,4 tons of cannabis resin have been intercepted by Moroccan police in a rural area near Casablanca; the driver fled the scene, abandoning the vehicle with 86 packages of hashish

Main labor unions called rallies on May Day to warn of a widening gap between economic growth and living standards; but subdued turnout and fragmented messaging pointed to both rising anger and weakening mobilization

A facial reconstruction based on the remains of SKH001, a woman buried around 6.400 years ago at Skhirat-Rouazi - an open-air necropolis on the Atlantic coast - is reviving attention to one of Morocco’s most important Neolithic archaeological sites

A debate about which institution will fund allowances for teachers working in remote and difficult areas has surged recently; Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports said the issue will be discussed in upcoming meetings with education unions