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US top diplomat in Israel for landmark Arab talks

Jerusalem — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Sunday for a “historic” meeting with Arab countries which have normalized relations with...

Water supply fears as Morocco hit by worst drought in 40 years

By Ismail Bellaouali RABAT, Morocco—As Morocco withers under its worst drought in 40 years, experts warn that a combination of climate change and bad resource...

160 arrests, scores of police injured in Moroccan football violence

Around 160 people, some carrying knives and stones, were arrested at a Moroccan football match on Sunday in violence which left more than 100...

Jailed Moroccan journalist rejects espionage charge

Jailed Moroccan journalist and rights activist Omar Radi, appealing a conviction for espionage, denied on Tuesday delivering sensitive information to two British consultancy firms. Radi...

Moroccans protest against high prices

Protests broke out in several Moroccan cities on Sunday as people rallied against rising prices and to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of demonstrations that...

Morocco to bury ‘little Rayan’ who died trapped in well

Morocco prepared Monday to bury "little Rayan", the five-year-old boy who died trapped in a well despite a days-long rescue operation that gripped the...

Three migrant children killed in fire in Morocco: NGO

Three children of a Nigerian migrant died in Morocco in a fire at their makeshift shelter near the North African country's border with a...

PH reopens embassy in Morocco after 30 years

The Philippine Embassy in Morocco, closed for nearly 30 years, reopened with a new envoy to strengthen relations with the North African state, officials...

43 drowned as migrant boat capsizes off Morocco: NGO

Forty-three migrants including three infants died after their boat capsized off the coast of Tarfaya in southern Morocco, Spanish organisation Caminando Fronteras said Monday. Ten...

UN chief: Western Sahara situation ‘significantly deteriorated’ over year

United Nations—The situation in Western Sahara has “significantly deteriorated” over the past year, the UN Secretary-General has said, citing the resumption of hostilities between...

Algeria closes airspace to all Morocco planes

Algiers—Algeria said Wednesday it has closed its airspace to all Moroccan planes due to “provocations and hostile practices” by its neighbor, in the latest...

Moroccan journalist Radi protests detention before judge

Moroccan journalist and rights activist Omar Radi, in detention for 11 months accused of espionage and rape, protested his innocence Tuesday in his first...

Tensions ease on Spain-Morocco border but migrant row rankles

The seas were calm along the Moroccan-Spanish frontier late Wednesday with no sign of swimmers trying to reach Spain's north African Ceuta enclave after...

Migrants enter Spanish African enclave in record numbers

Fnideq, Morocco—A stream of migrants crossed the border from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta unimpeded early Tuesday, adding to what Spanish...
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