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Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use
Middle East
February 26, 2021
Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco plans to allow the farming, export and domestic sale of cannabis for medical and industrial use,…
28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco
Middle East
February 9, 2021
28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Heavy rains flooded an illegal garment factory in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier, killing at…
Trump receives Morocco’s highest award for Middle East work: official
Middle East
January 16, 2021
Trump receives Morocco’s highest award for Middle East work: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco’s highest award for his work in advancing a normalization…
Top US official gears up for US presence in Western Sahara
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Top US official gears up for US presence in Western Sahara
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The highest ranking US diplomat for North Africa and the Middle East traveled Saturday to the…
Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
Middle East
January 5, 2021
Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town
CHEFCHAOUEN, Morocco (AP) — When COVID-19 hit Morocco, the mountainous town of Chefchaouen was one of the few that registered…
Netanyahu expects ties visit by Morocco to Israel next week
Middle East
December 27, 2020
Netanyahu expects ties visit by Morocco to Israel next week
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A delegation from Morocco will travel to Israel in the coming week to advance newly-normalized relations, Israeli…
Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread
Middle East
December 24, 2020
Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings…
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit – minister
Middle East
December 23, 2020
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit – minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is working towards formalizing relations with a fifth Muslim country during US President Donald Trump’s term,…
Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations
Middle East
December 23, 2020
Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations
RABAT (Reuters) – Israeli envoys arrived in Morocco on Tuesday to meet the king and flesh out an upgrade of…
Kushner to lead maiden flight from Israel to Morocco
Middle East
December 22, 2020
Kushner to lead maiden flight from Israel to Morocco
JERUSALEM (AP) — Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner announced Monday that he will join an Israeli delegation on the…