Sources: IOL
Videos on social media appear to show the Spanish Army deploying military vehicles towards the border with Morocco. 2026-07-31
A Moroccan court sentences human rights activist Ibtissame Lachgar to 30 months in prison and a fine of DH50,000 (US$5,510) for blasphemy, with her lawyers stating they will appeal. 2025-09-3
Eighteen migrants are killed and hundreds of people injured, mostly Spanish and Moroccan security forces, as around 2,000 migrants attempt to illegally enter Melilla, Spain, from Morocco. 2022-06-24
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
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
Metropolitan Police arrest a suspected terrorist at Gatwick Airport after he arrives on a flight from Morocco. 2018-04-7
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
Mauritania's state information agency announces that Abdullah Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, has been arrested at the airport in Nouakchott upon arrival from Morocco. 2012-03-17
King Mohammed VI of Morocco pledges democratic reforms to the country's constitution, after demonstrations last month. 2011-03-9