Sources: Al Jazeera
More than 50,000 people in Ksar el-Kebir, Larache Province, Morocco, are evacuated as flooding from heavy rain and controlled dam releases caused the Loukkos River to overflow, prompting school suspensions, power cuts, and military rescue operations across nearby areas. 2026-02-2
Spanish authorities dismantle a drug-trafficking network that uses helicopters to transport large quantities of hashish from Morocco into southern Spain, arresting six suspects in a joint operation involving several European countries. 2025-12-13
The United Nations Security Council approves a United States-backed resolution supporting Morocco's autonomy proposal and claim to the disputed Western Sahara, despite opposition from Algeria. 2025-10-31
Morocco receives half a million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine. 2021-01-27
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic declares war on Morocco, formally ending a 29-year truce. 2020-11-14
Morocco's Ministry of Health reports 4,151 new cases in the past 24 hours. This is the highest number of reported infections in a single day, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 186,731. 2020-10-22
Moroccan journalist and human rights activist Omar Radi is arrested and charged with rape and aiding foreign spies. The charges come after Amnesty International reported that the Moroccan government was using Israeli spyware to spy on dissidents like him. 2020-07-29
The first death in Morocco is reported, an 89-year-old woman with pre-existing health conditions. 2020-03-10
A man linked to the Paris attacks is arrested in Mohammedia, Morocco. 2016-01-18
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