Morocco Time Change: Ferry Paradox Between Tarifa and Tangier
6 July 2026
Morocco’s return to GMT will create an unprecedented time gap with Spain during summer. Between Tarifa and Tangier, a crossing of approximately one hour could display an (…)
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Morocco GMT+1 Abolished: Return to Standard Time End of Summer
25 June 2026
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch announced on Thursday, June 25 the definitive abandonment of GMT+1 at the end of next summer. This decision ratified in the government council (…)
End of GMT+1 in Morocco: an official petition to make the government give in
1 April 2026
An official petition aimed at cancelling the maintenance of summer time will be presented on Friday, April 3, 2026, in Rabat. The citizen committee carrying the project intends (…)
Morocco: Café and restaurant owners are angry
28 March 2026
The Moroccan union of café and restaurant owners has officially demanded that the Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, abolish the GMT+1 time zone. This request highlights the (…)
Morocco: When mosques get their wires crossed with GMT+1
23 March 2026
The switch to summer time caused confusion during the Al Fajr prayer in the province of Nador. This incident reignites the lively debate around the controversial maintenance of (…)
Attention! Morocco is switching back to GMT+1 this Sunday
21 March 2026
Morocco is preparing to change its legal time tonight. At two o’clock in the morning this Sunday, the clocks will have to be advanced by sixty minutes to display three o’clock, (…)
Morocco Time Change: Summer Time, Student Sleep and the Winter Debate
17 February 2026
Keeping summer time (GMT+1) all year round in Morocco has revived the winter debate. While the government prioritizes economic considerations, specialists highlight the harmful (…)
Morocco Ramadan Time Change: Clocks Return to GMT Tonight
14 February 2026
Morocco returns to GMT tonight. At 3 a.m. this Sunday 15 February, it will be 2 a.m. A temporary adjustment to accommodate the Ramadan fast, before the return to daylight (…)
Morocco Ramadan 2026: Clocks Move Back 60 Minutes
8 February 2026
Morocco will return to legal GMT time next Sunday for the duration of the holy month of Ramadan. Clocks will be set back by sixty minutes during the night of February 14–15 to (…)
Winter time: the debate on maintaining GMT+1 in Morocco relaunched
31 October 2025
Six years after its adoption, the maintenance of the GMT+1 all year round in Morocco continues to generate lively debate. As winter sets in, criticism is resurfacing on social (…)