Sources: Reuters
Authorities in the Donetsk People's Republic announce that they will begin carrying out capital punishment in 2025, after three foreign fighters, two of them British and the third Moroccan, who were arrested in the republic after joining the Ukrainian Army amidst the ongoing Russian invasion, are sentenced to death by the court. 2022-07-1
Morocco's trade minister, Ryad Mezzour, and Israel's economy minister, Orna Barbivai, sign a trade deal in Rabat. 2022-02-21
Morocco buys six Bayraktar TB2 drones from Baykar amid rising tensions between Morocco and Algeria. 2021-12-2
Twenty-four workers die in a flooded illegally-run textile workshop in a private house in Tangier, Morocco, which occurred as a result of intense rains that hit the region. Ten others were rescued and hospitalized. 2021-02-8
Morocco's government announces that they will impose a nationwide curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time and will require all cafes, shops, supermarkets, and restaurants to close at 8:00 p.m. beginning December 23. In Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir, and Tangier, all restaurants will be closed for three weeks. 2020-12-21
Polisario Front declares war on Morocco accusing Rabat of breaking the 1991 ceasefire. 2020-11-13
A court in Morocco sentences a man to four years in prison for insulting the king. Authorities also arrest a Twitter user for criticizing the long prison terms given to those who protest. 2019-12-26
The government of Gabon quashes a coup d'état by soldiers. The attempt took place while the country's president, Ali Bongo, was undergoing medical treatment in Morocco. 2019-01-7
A bus accident in Al Hoceima, Morocco, kills at least 16 Royal Guardsmen. 2013-08-10
Scientists announce that a green meteorite Northwest Africa 7325, found in Morocco in 2012, may have originated on Mercury, which, if proven, would be the first known meteorite from that planet. 2013-03-30