Morocco Declares Amazigh New Year Official Holiday, King Mohammed VI Announces
3 May 2023
The Amazigh New Year will now be an official public holiday in Morocco, according to a decision just made by King Mohammed VI.
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Morocco to Donate 160 Tons of Fertilizer to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 May 2023
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced that Morocco will make a major fertilizer donation to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Moroccan Animal Welfare Groups Demand End to Mass Dog Culling, Urge Humane Alternatives
3 May 2023
A collective of Moroccan animal protection associations denounces "brutal and inhumane operations of capture and slaughter of animals throughout the country, including those (…)
Morocco Launches Legal Medical Cannabis Cultivation Program
3 May 2023
Two years after the Moroccan Parliament voted the law on the lawful uses of cannabis, "for medical, pharmaceutical and industrial purposes", the farmers have received the seeds (…)
Corruption Probe Widens: 5 More Moroccan Officials Under Scrutiny in Moubdii Case
2 May 2023
Other heads could fall in the case of former minister Mohamed Moubdiî, president of the commune of Fkih Ben Saleh and deputy of the Popular Movement (MP), currently (…)
Moroccan Activists Push for Sweeping Family Code Reforms, Including Decriminalization of Abortion
2 May 2023
Moroccan personalities are calling on the Moroccan government, which is in the midst of preparing a reform of the Penal Code, to decriminalize extramarital sexual relations and (…)
Moroccan Teen Dies in Fatal Fall During Attempted Border Crossing to Spain
2 May 2023
A tragedy occurred at the border between Morocco and Spain, where a 17-year-old Moroccan boy died trying to illegally enter Spanish territory.
Tragic Wedding Crash in Morocco Kills 2, Injures 16 in Sidi Bennour Province
2 May 2023
A wedding ceremony turned into a tragedy in the province of Sidi Bennour, where a road accident claimed the lives of two people and injured 16 others, five of them seriously. (…)
Morocco Faces Sheep Shortage and Price Surge Ahead of Eid Al Adha
1 May 2023
As Eid Al Adha approaches, the Ministry of Agriculture is preparing to face a possible increase in sheep prices in Morocco. The supply of sheep and goats for slaughter is (…)
Prominent Moroccan Notary Jailed for Alleged Real Estate Fraud Scheme
1 May 2023
Suspected of falsifying fraudulent transfers of real estate and land, a famous notary practicing in the prefecture of Skhirat-Témara has been arrested and then incarcerated in (…)