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Foreign rescuers join Morocco quake race against time

TIKHT, Morocco—Moroccan rescuers supported by newly-arrived foreigners on Monday faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of...

Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll passes 2,000

Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped...

Race to find survivors as Morocco quake deaths top 2,000

Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 2,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain...

6.8-magnitude quake kills 820 in Morocco

MARRAKESH—Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in decades has killed at least 820 people, officials said Saturday, causing widespread damage and sending terrified residents and tourists scrambling...

World leaders offer solidarity with Morocco

MARRAKESH, Morocco—Leaders and diplomats the world over expressed condolences and support on Saturday for Morocco after a devastating earthquake struck near tourist hotspot Marrakesh. The...

Morocco quake kills least 296 people

A powerful earthquake shook Morocco on Friday and killed nearly 300 people, according to a preliminary government count, with terrified residents fleeing their homes...

Morocco’s Benzina makes history with hijab at World Cup

ADELAIDE—Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a hijab during a Women’s World Cup game when she sported the Muslim headscarf in Morocco’s...

Morocco king appeals for ‘normality’ with neighbour Algeria

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has expressed hope for a return to normality and reopening of borders with North African neighbour Algeria, which cut diplomatic...

Spain vote may change govt, not foreign policy

Madrid – From defending Spain’s interests within the EU to its tortuous relations with Morocco, there will be no shortage of foreign policy challenges...

Protesters demand ‘justice’ on anniversary of Spain-Morocco border crush

Hundreds of protesters rallied Saturday near Spain's North African exclave of Melilla, bordering Morocco, to mark a mass attempt by migrants to storm the...

Israeli soldiers to join Moroccan war games for first time

Israeli soldiers will for the first time take part in military exercises in Morocco when the biggest war games event in Africa kicks off...

Morocco’s king, after long trips abroad, works to ‘restore authority’

Rabat, Morocco - Morocco's king has embarked on a whirlwind of public activities, which observers say aim to "restore the authority" of the monarchy, as...

Rights groups slam child rape sentence

Women’s rights campaigners in Morocco slammed as “unjust” Friday the sentences handed down to three men accused of having repeatedly raped an 11-year-old girl. On...

Moroccans defy ban against marches to protest surging cost of living

RABAT, Morocco—Moroccan trade union activists protested Sunday in the capital Rabat and other cities to denounce surging costs of food and fuel, defying a...
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