After two massive, devastating earthquakes took place in the Middle East and North Africa this year, Jordan conducted a simulation of how to deal with earthquake disasters.On September 19, the Jordanian National Center for Security and Crisis Managem...

A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco killed more than 600 people, officials said Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night.The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) south...

Morocco is a country rich with different traditional industries and crafts that date back thousands of years. There are artisans in Morocco today using techniques that have been handed down through many generations to produce a wide variety of excell...

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has expressed hope for a return to normality and reopening of borders with North African neighbour Algeria, which cut diplomatic ties nearly two years ago."We pray to the Almighty for a return to normality and a reopening o...

On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, women in the historical Moroccan city of Tangiers went out wearing the traditional “Hayek” dress in a bid to revive their cultural heritage.The Hayek is a white garment (cloak) that women in th...

By AFPSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was in Rabat on Thursday to reset a "strategic partnership" despite criticism from within his left-wing government that it has caved in to Moroccan pressure.Sanchez and a dozen ministers are set to meet Moro...

By AFPMigrants threw stones that injured an officer and damaged police vehicles during an operation to remove them from an illegal camp in Casablanca, local media reported on Monday.Police questioned six migrants from sub-Saharan Africa suspected of...

A Moroccan non-governmental organization criticized on Saturday the “strict” sentences issued in Morocco without “convincing” evidence against many migrants, following the attempt of large numbers of them to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Ju...

By AFPMorocco is hoping its unprecedented World Cup exploits can help it win friends and influence people, especially among an Arab public opposed to its 2020 rapprochement with Israel.Support for the Atlas Lions surged as they battled their way to t...

By AFPProtesters turned out in force to march in Morocco's capital Rabat Sunday to denounce the"high cost of living and repression", amid surging inflation and rising social discontent."The people want lower prices... The people want to eliminate des...

By AFPPolice used water cannon and teargas after coming under attack from football supporters who brought havoc to the centre of Brussels on Sunday following Morocco's shock 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium in Qatar.Dozens of fans smashed shop windows,...

Morocco and Algeria are competing to export gas to Europe, as the two sides seek deals to complete the project aimed at laying pipelines from Africa to the North.The Moroccan project aims to establish a gas pipeline extending for 6,000 kilometers fro...