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Morocco boils over death of fish-seller

Protests have erupted in several towns in Morocco over the death of a fish seller crushed by a refuse lorry which was trying to retrieve f...

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Morocco Requests to Join African Union

The Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to accede to the African Union (AU) Constitutive Act, and therefore, become a Me...

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VIDEO: School girl dies after elephant hurls stone at her head

A seven-year-old girl has been killed after an elephant hurled a big stone at her head while she visited a zoo in Morocco.

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Morocco: 3 ISIS-linked jihadists arrested

Morocco on Friday dismantled a "terrorist cell" composed of three men who had received instructions from the Islamic State grou...

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Morocco: Polisario urges UN to keep pressure on country over Western Sahara

The leader of Western Sahara's Polisario Front separatist movement on Thursday wrote to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon u...

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Morocco court releases 2 convicted of homosexuality

A Moroccan court on Monday released two men convicted of homosexuality, which normally carries a jail sentence in the kingdom, in a case t...

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Morocco: Renault and partners to invest $1bn

French carmaker Renault and component suppliers will invest 10 billion dirhams ($1.04 billion) in Morocco to build an "industry ecosy...

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Morocco: Authorities expels eight Europeans supporting Western Sahara prisoners

Moroccan authorities have expelled eight European activists they said were in the country to undermine public order by supporting prisoner...

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Morocco: Government asks UN to shut military office in Western Sahara

Dozens of U.N. international staffers pulled out of the Western Sahara mission, known as MINURSO, on Sunday after Morocco demanded they l...

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Morocco: Authorities resume contacts with EU after court row

Morocco said on Thursday it was resuming contacts with European Union institutions after the bloc's senior diplomat promised to resol...

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Morocco accuses UN Secretary General of dropping neutral tone in West Sahara dispute

Morocco's government has accused U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of no longer being neutral in the Western Sahara conflict, saying...

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MOROCCO: 4 Youths Convicted For Drinking Juice During Ramadan

Four youths arrested in Morocco for drinking fruit juice in public during the daylight hours of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan rece...

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MOROCCO: 2 Women Arrested For Wearing Skirts

Two women who had been arrested for wearing skirts have gone on trial in Morocco on charges of “gross indecency.” The two were arrested...

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Villagers Harvest Fog For Water Supply In Morocco

Green technology to turn fog into fresh water straight from the tap has put an end to exhausting daily treks to distant wells by village wom...

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Moroccan F-16 warplane goes missing in Yemen

A Moroccan F-16 warplane taking part in a bombing campaign in Yemen led by Saudi Arabia has gone missing, the Moroccan Royal Armed Force...

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MOROCCO: Poorly Constructed Dam Set Villagers On Their Heels

The destruction of the school comes several years after the Moroccan state started to build the Tamalout dam in 2008. When complete, the dam...

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Bus Crashes With Fuel Tanker In Morocco, At Least 35 Dead

A bus collided with a fuel tanker in southern Morocco on Friday, a fiery crash that killed at least 35 people -- most of them children...

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Morocco ‘Rejects’ Nations Cup Ban, Fine

 Moroccan authorities have accused the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of being against the development of the game on the continent...

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Morocco King Sacks Sports Minister Over Flooded Soccer Pitch

Morocco's king has sacked the country's sports minister after heavy rain flooded a soccer stadium and disrupted a Club World Cup qua...

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4 Die As Homes Collapse In Morocco Storms

Four people have died in a house that has collapsed as new storms swept across Morocco at the weekend, a month after flooding killed nearly ...

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