Morocco
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Moroccan King Mohammed VI has granted amnesty to 1,304 prisoners on the eve of Independence Manifesto Day, a major national holiday in Morocco, the Moroccan Ministry of Justice announced in a statement on Friday. The pardon applies to 948 inmates, whose prison sentences have been reduced, while 356 others have had their sentences or fines…
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Moroccans are heading to the Africa Cup of Nations with unprecedented expectation resting on their shoulders. The tournament, initially due to take place last summer but postponed by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) because of the rainy season in the host country, Ivory Coast, will be marked by the Atlas Lions trying to follow…
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A relief campaign was launched Saturday in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul to help Morocco in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake last week. Abbas ez-Zaim, president of the Moroccan-Turkish Friendship Association, said at a news conference at the Taksim Mosque Culture and Art Center that his group is trying to support Moroccans to overcome…
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Croatia saw off a spirited but exhausted Morocco to win 2-1 and seal a third-placed finish at the World Cup. Zlatko Dalic’s side were torn apart by Lionel Messi and Argentina in the semi-finals, but looked more like their old selves today as they controlled the game and produced the lion’s share of the chances.…
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Portuguese footballer Bruno Fernandes reacted positively to Morocco’s triumph at the global football tournament in Qatar. Fernandes acknowledged Morocco as deserving FIFA World Cup™ semi-finalists after seeing Portugal’s campaign cut short by the Atlas Lions in Saturday’s quarter-final. Youssef En-Nesyri headed home the game’s only goal just before half-time as Morocco caused another upset at…
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Seven African migrants died Monday and 70 other people were rescued when their boat sank while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco to Spain, according to a military official. The rescued migrants, including 10 women and a baby, were brought back to the Moroccan coastal city of Nador and taken to Morocco’s coast…
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In this touching story of a woman forced into domestic labor at the age of 6, a Moroccan woman named Alkabira, who claims she suffered abuse as a child, told United Nations that she always felt lonely staying behind closed doors for a period of 25 years. ‘Completely broken…that’s exactly how I felt in the…
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It remains a mystery why an elephant in Morocco would get so angry to the point of flinging a stone at tourists, and killing a 7-year-old girl in one moment of madness. Experts at the zoo in Rabat are trying to get answers to this strange event, reports confirm. ‘The behavior of the female elephant was…
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The Moroccan government has approved a series of amendments to the country’s Penal Code, including one on the cases in which abortion is allowed. According to Article 453 of the Penal Code, abortion was only allowed if the mother’s physical health was threatened. The new amendment, which comes as part of efforts to reform the…
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It is rather so unfortunate that Belgian law enforcement officials had Salah Abdeslam in custody and questioned the terror suspect for about one hour between the time of his arrest Friday and the Brussels attacks Tuesday. The investigations was flawed because the authorities focused more on details relating to Abdeslam’s involvement in last November’s Paris terror attacks.
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