Sources: Reuters
Four people are injured, one seriously, in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Shin Bet confirm that the attacker was a 28-year-old from Morocco, and had permanent residency in the United States. 2025-01-21
The French National Assembly votes unanimously to amend an existing age of consent law in order to officially recognize sex with children under the age of 15 as rape and making it punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Previously, the law allowed an adult to claim the consent of a child in court. The bill also classifies incestuous sex with a minor under the age of 18 as rape. 2021-04-15
164 countries adopt the non-binding Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakech, Morocco. 2018-12-10
Morocco cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over its support for the Polisario Front, a Western Saharan independence movement. 2018-05-1
3000 indigenous Lumad evacuate over the murders of an indigenous Lumad family and the rape of an indigenous Manobo girl allegedly by soldiers and militiamen of the Philippine Army. 2015-09-1
Three men are arrested for allegedly raping and robbing a foreign tourist on a minibus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, amid concerns about security before the country hosts 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. 2013-04-2
An international study reports that, on average, 48 women and girls are raped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo every hour. 2011-05-11
Airports in Morocco, Spain and Portugal reopen after days of Icelandic volcanic disruption. 2010-05-12
Morocco closes ten airports, including Casablanca, Rabat-Sale, Tangiers, Fes, Agadir, Tan-Tan and Essaouira, for the first time. This is the first African country affected.[http:--news.bbc.co.uk-2-hi-europe-8674241.stm (BBC)][https:--www.cnbc.com-id-37078497 (CNBC)]date=August 2019 2010-05-11