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Former intel agency chief set to become the Netherlands' next prime minister in hard right coalition
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former head of the Dutch intelligence agency and counterterrorism office emerged Tuesday as the surprise nominee to become the Netherlands' next prime minister, after he was given the backing of leaders cobbling together a four-party coalition headed by Geert...
Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era
TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — A train that travels from rural northern Morocco to a port on the Mediterranean Sea carries no passengers. Three times a day, it brings hundreds of cars stacked bumper to bumper from a Renault factory outside Tangiers to vessels that transport them to European...
European leaders laud tougher migration policies but more people die on treacherous sea crossings
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Children dead in the English Channel. Morgues full of migrants reaching capacity in Tunisia. Police in Cyprus patrolling off the island nation’s eastern coast to thwart boats loaded with Syrian refugees. With pivotal June elections for the European...
As airplane makers struggle to meet demand, Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan officials want to turn the country into an aviation hub, luring investors aiming to spread out their supply chains to more nations with available and affordable workers. The North African kingdom is among a longer list of countries vying for...
Morocco's earthquake killed thousands. But survivors marking Ramadan say it didn't shake their faith
AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — An earthquake months ago left parts of her home cracked and crumbling, but Fatima Barri felt wrong spending Islam's holy month of Ramadan in a tent. Thankful to be spared by the 6.8-magnitude quake that killed thousands around her in Morocco's Atlas...
A Moroccan activist was sentenced to 5 years for criticizing the country’s ties to Israel
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — An activist who criticized Morocco’s decision to normalize relations with Israel was sentenced to five years in prison, as some of the Arab world's largest pro-Palestinian protests continue to sweep the country. Abdul Rahman Zankad of Mohammedia, Morocco...
