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Morocco's King lauds new allies in Western Sahara dispute after European court ruling

Oct. 11, 2024 19:43 PM EDT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — King Mohammed VI on Friday reaffirmed that settling sovereignty disputes over the Western Sahara remains the driving force behind Morocco's foreign policy, lauding diplomatic triumphs and framing them as progress toward resolving the decades-long conflict in Morocco's favor....

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across the world on the eve of Oct. 7 anniversary

Oct. 06, 2024 17:24 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across Europe, North Africa and Asia on Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. Sunday’s events followed massive rallies that took place...

EU fishing and farming deals with Morocco failed to include Western Sahara's consent, top court says

Oct. 04, 2024 13:20 PM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled Friday that fisheries and agriculture agreements reached between the bloc and Morocco five years ago failed to include consultations with the people of Western Sahara. Western Sahara sits on the Atlantic coast and has a desert...

Morocco stops migration attempt into Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Sep. 16, 2024 11:50 AM EDT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta following a call on social networks for a mass migration attempt, authorities said. Some attempted to breach a...

Hundreds of migrants attempt to swim from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta

Aug. 26, 2024 22:43 PM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross the border from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the last few days, including hundreds of youth who tried to swim their way around controls, Spanish authorities said Monday. Videos broadcast on Spanish...

France shifts Western Sahara stance, seeking closer ties with Morocco

Jul. 30, 2024 12:22 PM EDT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France has thrown its support behind Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara, shifting a decades-old position and adding itself to a growing list of countries to align with Morocco as a United Nations-mediated peace process remains stalled. In...

Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI

Jul. 30, 2024 05:32 AM EDT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Three journalists who were sentenced to years in prison after writing about corruption and abuse of power in Morocco were released Monday after receiving pardons from King Mohammed VI. Omar Radi, Taoufik Bouachrine and Soulaimane Raissouni were among 2,278...

Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply

Jul. 23, 2024 15:10 PM EDT

KENITRA, Morocco (AP) — Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. A six-year drought has imperiled the country's entire agriculture sector, including farmers who grow cereals and grains used to feed humans and livestock. The North African nation...

Moroccan ex-minister who defended government critics sentenced to five years

Jul. 22, 2024 14:53 PM EDT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Mohamed Ziane, an ex-Moroccan minister of human rights, was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday in a corruption case that his attorney described as retribution for outspokenness and work defending political prisoners. An appeals court in Rabat handed...