Algeria Nigeria gas fuels Morocco, Algeria pipeline power struggle Rabat – Adversaries Morocco and Algeria are each racing to build a conduit pumping Nigerian gas to European markets,... Read more 1 Mar, 2023
Countries Morocco halves jail sentence of rights activist Rabat – A Moroccan appeals court halved the sentence of rights activist Rida Benotmane, jailed for social media posts... Read more 22 Feb, 2023
Countries Moroccans defy ban to protest surging cost of living Rabat – Moroccan trade union activists protested on Sunday in the capital Rabat and other cities to denounce surging... Read more 20 Feb, 2023
Countries Rights groups slam Morocco decision to extradite Saudi Rabat – Two dozen rights groups have criticised Morocco over its decision to extradite a Saudi activist’s brother back... Read more 16 Feb, 2023
Countries Morocco jails migrants after Casablanca clashes Rabat – Six sub-Saharan migrants have been sentenced to prison terms of two years after clashes during an operation... Read more 11 Feb, 2023
Countries Morocco decries ‘unjust’ EU actions over Pegasus spyware Rabat – The Moroccan parliament decried on Wednesday an “unjust campaign” against it at the European Parliament ahead of... Read more 10 Feb, 2023
Countries Morocco hands migrants more jail time over Melilla tragedy, says lawyer Rabat – A Moroccan appeals court has increased the prison sentences of eight migrants over a deadly attempted crossing... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Countries Spain’s Sanchez in Morocco to mend fences after crisis Rabat – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was in Rabat on Thursday to reset a “strategic partnership” despite criticism from... Read more 3 Feb, 2023
Countries Morocco ‘ultras’ steal football show with passion, pyrotechnics Casablanca – When Morocco’s “ultras” crowd into a football stadium, the fan groups’ full-throated chants, spectacular pyrotechnics and sometimes... Read more 2 Feb, 2023
Countries Migrants in Morocco limbo as they cling to Europe dreams Casablanca – Oumar left home in Guinea five years ago in search of a better life in Europe, but... Read more 27 Jan, 2023