Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south but experts question the sustainability of the project in the face of climate change.

In late 2020, Morocco established diplomatic ties with Israel under the Abraham Accords brokered by the United States which saw similar moves by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. As part of the deal, Rabat received Washington's recognition of its claim to sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Rabat, Morocco - Two decades after a landmark but limited revision of Morocco's family law marked a breakthrough for women, activists hope new reforms will defy objections and provide greater equality. The reform of the legal code was ordered directly by King Mohammed VI, who is expected to have the final...

PARIS, FRANCE - Rescuers in Morocco were scrambling on Sunday to reach people trapped under the rubble after a powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people and decimated entire villages. Here's what we know so far:   Strongest-ever in Morocco A 6.8-magnitude quake, according to the US Geological Survey -...

RABAT, MOROCCO -  Morocco's King Mohammed VI has expressed hope for a return to normality and reopening of borders with North African neighbor Algeria, which cut diplomatic ties nearly two years ago. "We pray to the Almighty for a return to normality and a reopening of the borders between our two...

The law will apply to a wide array of “illegal content” including, but not limited to, false and fake news, disinformation campaigns, and actions that systematically influence democratic electoral processes.

Israel participated in the event last year, however only as international military observers, without soldiers taking part on the ground. Morocco and Israel have been working to boost cooperation in the military, security, trade and tourism fields since they normalized ties in December 2020.

Rabat, Morocco: Morocco and the United Kingdom signed on Tuesday a Strategic Framework for Cooperation on climate action, clean energy and green growth. Signed by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, and the UK Minister of State for the MENA region Lord Ahmad, the agreement aims to facilitate Morocco’s accelerated transition...

Rabat, Morocco - The UAE is keen to strengthen economic and trade relations with Morocco, in a way that enhances the establishment of new partnerships that serve their interests in vital sectors and consolidate the strength of bilateral relations, UAE's Minister of Economy Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri has said....

A case in point is the royal palace's reaction after the opposition Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) "deplored" the Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita for allegedly defending Israel publicly, even as it commits "criminal aggression against our Palestinian brothers". King Mohammed VI's office hit back, accusing the PJD of voicing...

RABAT, MOROCCO - UAE's Federal National Council (FNC) highlighted the critical role of parliaments in addressing the repercussions of climate change, by passing laws that preserves the environment and promote the use of clean energy. The FNC's Parliamentary Division made this statement during the intervention by Aisha Mohammed Al Mulla,...

The situation has been made worse by a crisis facing the agricultural sector, which makes up 14 percent of gross domestic product. The worst drought in four decades has been compounded in recent weeks by a snap of unusually cold weather. The government has boosted subsidies on some basic products...

Rabat, Morocco--A Moroccan appeals court has increased the prison sentences of eight migrants over a deadly attempted crossing into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, their lawyer said Tuesday. Around 2,000 people, many of them Sudanese, stormed the frontier on June 24 in a bid to reach Spanish territory across one...

Morocco's Parliament "decided to reconsider its relations with the European Parliament and submit them for an overall evaluation," said Rachid Talbi Alami, speaker of the House of Representatives. He gave no further details. Under a 1996 agreement, Morocco and the European Union have been linked in tight economic and commercial...

It followed the United States' recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region, in a quid pro quo for re-establishing ties with Israel. That sparked concern in neighbouring Algeria, long-time backers of the Polisario movement, which seeks an independence referendum for Western Sahara.

Cairo, Egypt--The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said Sunday it will investigate comments made at the African Nations Championship in Algeria to "free" the disputed Western Sahara, that have sparked Moroccan fury. Neighboring Morocco and Algeria are locked in a bitter rivalry partly over Western Sahara, where the Algiers-backed Polisario movement...

According to secretary general of the government's High Commission for Planning (HCP) Ayache Khellaf, assuming recovery of agricultural activities, the national economy should show a 3.3-percent increase in 2023. The HCP in July had projected a 3.7-percent increase in Gross Domestic Product this year after just 1.3 percent in 2022.

Algiers, Algeria--France said Sunday it had ended months of tensions over a visa dispute with Algeria, just days after Paris and Rabat made a similar announcement. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, on a visit to the capital Algiers, announced a return "to a normal consular relationship" with Algeria, according to a...

RABAT, MOROCCO  -  France and Morocco announced Friday they were mending fences after months of tensions over visas, and said President Emmanuel Macron would visit the North African kingdom in early 2023. Speaking in Rabat alongside her Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said it was time to...

The agreement to go ahead with the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project was inked in Rabat by the two countries and the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), a joint statement said. The 5,600 kilometre (nearly 3,500 mile) pipeline would traverse 13 African countries along the Atlantic coast.

Around 100 people chanted slogans against the rapprochement between Morocco and Israel, criticising its ambassador David Govrin and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported Monday that a foreign ministry delegation had been dispatched to Rabat, following sexual abuse allegations against envoy Govrin.

A joint statement issued at the end of a visit to Rabat by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that "Germany considers... the autonomy plan presented in 2007 as a serious and credible effort by Morocco and as a good basis for a solution agreed upon between both parties." Morocco has...

A delegation from the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) discussed with the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, in Geneva. A statement by ISESCO from its headquarters in Rabat said today that the two sides discussed ways to...

Israeli army chief Aviv Kohavi, who arrived Monday, met with the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces Belkhir El Farouk, an Israeli army statement said.

The United Nations envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, was on a visit to Morocco on Monday but has cancelled a planned trip to the disputed territory itself, the UN said. Staffan de Mistura was "in Rabat to meet with Moroccan officials", spokesman Stephane Dujarric told journalists in New...

Morocco and Spain on Friday committed to strengthening cooperation on irregular migration following a reset in relations after a months-long rift. "Faced with the shared challenges leading from the action of migrant trafficking networks and the unstable regional environment, the two parties decided to strengthen their coordination and information exchange...

"Morocco, Land of Light" aims to position Morocco among the most coveted global tourist destinations and strengthen its attractiveness to the international public.

Spain on March 18 said it had agreed to publicly recognize Rabat's autonomy plan — a longtime demand from Morocco — for the territory, ending a decades-long stance of neutrality.

The move came after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality on the Western Sahara conflict in a U-turn that has angered Algeria.

In total, 236 migrants were arrested by Moroccan authorities during operations in Tarfaya, located 100 kilometers from the Canary Islands.

An Israeli army delegation met with Moroccan officers in Rabat this week in the first visit of its kind since a 2020 normalisation deal, signing a military cooperation agreement, both sides said Friday. During the visit, which ended Thursday and was not officially announced by Rabat, the two sides signed...

Morocco's industry minister and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday in Rabat on aerospace cooperation, another sign of growing collaboration between the two countries. The agreement is "an additional step in creating a new partnership between IAI and the aviation and space industries in Morocco",...

Algeria's special envoy for the Western Sahara on Sunday accused Morocco of "assassinations targeting civilians" outside its "internationally recognized borders", following a recent drone attack in the disputed territory, state media reported. Moroccan authorities "carry out acts of war... and commit extrajudicial assassinations targeting civilians" in the Western Sahara, Amar...

A government statement published by the country's official MAP news agency said that the ban would end on February 7.

The Polisario Front took up arms in the 1970s to seek independence in the disputed Western Sahara while demanding an independence referendum.

MoroccoTech aims to position the country as a digital destination of choice internationally.

About 200 industry workers demonstrated in front of the tourism ministry in Rabat, demanding the reopening of borders.

Berlin's foreign ministry called Morocco an "important link between North and South, politically, culturally and economically".It also said Morocco "plays an important role in the stability and sustainable development of the region" and that a proposal by Rabat of autonomy for Western Sahara was an "important contribution" to a settlement.

The Moroccan authorities also arrested an alleged supporter of the outlawed organization, saying it was ‘the culmination of close collaboration’ between Moroccan security forces and US law-enforcement. However, they did not give any further details about the operation itself.

Morocco controls 80 percent of the largely desert territory, which has mineral reserves and access to rich Atlantic fisheries, as well as providing a potentially strategic trade route linking Morocco with West African markets.

Algeria on Friday ruled out returning to roundtable talks over Western Sahara, days after the UN appointed a new envoy for the conflict. “We confirm our formal and irreversible rejection of the so-called roundtable format,” Algeria’s Western Sahara envoy Amar Belani told the APS news agency.

Lhamzi is one of a new generation of artists whose murals are changing the face of Morocco's cities.

Blessed with year-round sunshine, North Africa has enormous potential for solar energy, but the huge investment and state subsidies required for large-scale projects are a challenge for cash-strapped governments. The IEA said North Africa increased its renewable energy production by 40 percent. But addiction to fossil fuels hasn't waned.

Algeria blamed the Moroccan support for one of the groups which seeks autonomy in Algeria's Kabylie region