Sources: Reuters
A seven-year drought ends in Morocco after a 95 percent increase in winter rainfall compared with 2025 was recorded. 2026-01-12
According to a spokesperson for the independence movement, the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, arrived safely in Algiers, Algeria. Ghali, who was hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Spain, left the country after Spanish authorities refused to hold him in custody. The move angered Morocco due to Algeria's support of the Polisario Front. 2021-06-2
Spain deploys the Army in Ceuta to control the border with Morocco while immigrants continue to arrive in the face of the permissiveness of the Moroccan police. At least one migrant is reported dead while trying to cross the border in Melilla. 2021-05-18
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
Morocco says that its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all citizens and will be rolled out in the following weeks. 2020-12-8
Interpol reports that in six weeks it has detected more than a dozen people wanted for terrorism offences crossing the Mediterranean Sea using tourist routes. The joint operation involved Algeria, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, and Tunisia. 2019-09-19
Voters in Morocco go to the polls for a general election with the ruling Justice and Development Party winning the most seats. 2016-10-7
The International Whaling Commission does not reach agreement on curbing whaling by Japan, Norway and Iceland in a meeting in Agadir, Morocco. [http:--www.mercurynews.com-business-ci_15356866?nclick_check=1 (AP via "San Jose Mercury News")]date=August 2019 2010-06-23