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An al-Qaida-linked militant cell planning attacks against foreign companies has been dismantled by Moroccan authorities, the state news agency reported. The five-man group was operating in the cities of Casablanca and Sale and one of the members...

Thousands of protesters turned out in Casablanca on Sunday to demand deep political reform, unappeased by a recently-agreed package limiting the powers of King Mohammed VI.

At least 3,000 people marched through the streets of Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city, on Sunday, chanting slogans against government corruption, as the country’s pro-democracy movement attempted to regain momentum that was lost over the...

The family of former Christchurch-based engineer Roger Lamb have slammed claims of a loud argument before his wife fell to her death from a Moroccan apartment. Four boys, aged between nine and 16, were orphaned when their father Roger and mother...

The policy of the Morocco in the access to Internet was until recently rather liberal, the Government has encouraged the development of the media. Nevertheless, more than two years the trend reversed and cases of censorship are becoming more...

Thousands of protesters have poured into the streets across Morocco, demanding better living conditions and social justice. About 4,000 people protested in the country’s biggest city Casablanca and about 5,000 in the northern city of Tangier...

Morocco’s foreign ministry has “categorically” denied media reports that Princess Lalla Salma, wife of King Mohammed VI, ever “gave a gift” to Israel’s former foreign minister Tzipi Livni. The report was carried out by various Moroccan...

Thousands of demonstrators, including Islamists, held peaceful rallies in Rabat, Casablanca and Tangiers Sunday to demand greater political reforms and social justice in Morocco. The latest protests were organised by the youth-based February...

A French minister said Monday that Paris was allocating 103 million euros (146 million dollars) to help finance Morocco’s solar energy plan. Industry and Energy Minister Eric Besson made the announcement on a visit to Rabat where he met...

Morocco’s pro-reform February 20 Movement on Wednesday urged a boycott of the constitutional referendum proposed by King Mohammed VI and called for peaceful nationwide protests. “We call for a boycott of this draft constitution which...