World news about “Morocco” published by euronews.
Casablanca bombings remembered in Morocco Morocco’s 21st century day of terror is remembered every May 16. It is 10 years since Casablanca was rocked by five explosions in twenty minutes. They killed… 17/05/2013
Major drugs haul in Spain Spanish Police say they have seized 32 tonnes of hashish. The drugs with a street value of around 50 million euros were found on the back of a refrigerated… 04/05/2013
Five of the best for Ahansal Mohamed Ahansal won the gruelling Marathon des Sables for a fifth time on Friday after a third-place finish in the final stage in the Moroccan section of the… 13/04/2013
Moroccans protest – nocomment Thousands of people took to the streets in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to protest against the country’s high unemployment rate and cost of living. 01/04/2013
Morocco: union anger over govt that does not listen Thousands of trade unionists in Morocco have demonstrated on the streets of the capital Rabat, furious at levels of unemployment and inflation. The… 31/03/2013
Migration Out of Africa Risking their lives in the hope of a better future – every year, thousands of men, women and children take what most of us would consider unimaginably… 13/03/2013
Moroccan cinema decimated by piracy While Moroccan cinema has seen some progress over recent years, with regards to technology and a wider range of subjects, the continuing closure of cinemas… 18/12/2012
A master class in Marrakesh This year’s President of the Jury at the Marrakesh Film Festival was John Boorman, the British director, screenwriter and producer who is a connoisseur of… 06/12/2012
Film festival honours Chinese director Fans, performers, writers gathered at the The Marrakech festival this year to honour one of the stars of the Chinese cinema. The most successful Chinese… 05/12/2012
Marrakesh marks 12th international film festival Despite the cold and rain there was a warm reception for the stars treading the red carpet at start of the Marrakesh international film festival. Movie fans… 03/12/2012
Terry Gilliam short wins at Med film festival This year saw the 10th anniversary of the Mediterranean Short Film Festival, with more than 20 countries taking part. 12/10/2012
Music festival supremos gather in Morocco The people who stage music festivals around the globe have been getting their heads together at their annual European forum at Agadir in Morocco. The… 28/09/2012
Morocco makes renewable energy progress while the sun shines With over 300 days of sunshine per year, Ain Beni Mathar in Morocco, near the border with Algeria, was the perfect site to build a thermal and solar hybrid… 31/07/2012
The murals of Asilah The walls of the old part of Asilah in northwest Morocco are glossed over white in preparation for “The Cultural Season”, a summer festival which includes a… 18/07/2012
Gnaoua mixes music and equestrian display One of the international stars at the Gnaoua Music Festival was Oumou Sangaré from Mali. She began singing aged five, at first to help her mother feed the… 25/06/2012
15th Gnaoua Music Festival starts in Morocco The Gnaoua Music Festival in the Moroccan city of Essaouira is now underway. The festival celebrates traditional Gnaoua music, a mixture of sub-Saharan… 22/06/2012
WISE prizes for educational innovation Doha’s World Innovative Summit for Education (WISE) 2011 has awarded six prizes to educational projects from across the world. The winning projects include… 29/03/2012
Campaigners bid to save Mediterranean wetlands Around half of the wetlands across the Mediterranean basin have been lost over the past century, say environmental campaigners. Recently, some 350… 29/02/2012
Renault’s low-cost Moroccan factory riles politicians France’s Renault has opened a giant factory in Morocco to build low-cost vehicles. The salaries of workers at the plant near Tangiers amount to less than a… 09/02/2012
Churchill’s Marrakech connection The Leighton House Museum in London has opened a new exhibition called “Meetings in Marrakesh” focussing on the paintings of Sir Winston Churchill and Hassan… 31/01/2012
Marrakech honours Forest Whitaker and Terry Gilliam Tribute was paid to Forest Whitaker at the Marrakech Film Festival – the US American actor and film director walked the red carpet with his wife Keisha Nash… 16/12/2011
New freedoms revealed at Marrakech Film Festival The Marrakech Film Festival is an important event for the Moroccan cinema industry, which nowadays produces around 25 films a year. The government now… 09/12/2011
Marrakesh Film Festival pays tribute to great actors Eleven years in, the Marrakesh Film Festival is now considered one of the most important cinema events in the Maghreb. Every year the event attracts a mix… 07/12/2011
Africa’s biggest mall opens – nocomment Morocco is ending the year with the opening in Casablanca of Morocco Mall, the biggest shopping centre in Africa. 05/12/2011
International film marvels in Marrakech – nocomment A galaxy of stars were on display at the Marrakech International Film Festival over the weekend. The festival continues until December 10. 05/12/2011
King of Bollywood crowned in Marrakech The International Film Festival in Marrakech paid tribute to Shah Rukh Khan, one of the Indian film industry’s biggest superstars, with more than 70 movies to… 05/12/2011
Building bridges through education Education plays a key role in connecting cultures and fostering tolerance. Our first report takes us to Morocco where a non-profit organisation aims to bring… 02/09/2011
Child-sex tourism debated in The Network From Thailand to Cuba, Brazil to Morocco, sex-tourism is lucrative. Websites hawk erotic escapes while authorities in impoverished lands are tempted to look… 07/07/2011
Moroccans demonstrate support for reforms – nocomment As Morocco entered the final day of campaigning for a referendum on the constitutional monarchy, thousands of supporters took to the streets in major cities… 01/07/2011
Gnaoua world music festival draws huge crowds Hundreds of thousand of people flocked to the southern coastal town of Essaouira in Morocco for this year’s Gnaoua festival – a true laboratory of musical… 28/06/2011
Morocco : Gnaoua Music Festival in Essaouira The Moroccan city of Essaouira is once again welcoming musicians from around the world for the Gnaoua Music Festival. A musical-melting pot, the festival… 25/06/2011
Cat Stevens sings at Morocco’s Mawazine This year’s Mawazine Festival in Morocco boasted an impressive line-up including the elusive Cat Stevens – now known as Yusef Islam – as well as Lionel… 27/05/2011
Morocco’s march for change Repercussions in Morocco of social movements in the Arab world: King Mohammed VI is reforming the constitution, ready to cede some of his power and espouse… 06/04/2011
Hatim el Gharbi – Morocco Euronews travelled to ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show, to speak to representatives from countries worldwide and get a first-hand look at the… 11/03/2011
Political reform pledged for Morocco In Morocco King Mohammed VI has announced plans to introduce constitutional reforms. The monarch appeared live on national television and said a committee… 10/03/2011
Young Moroccan artist on show in Casablanca The paintings of young Morrocan artist Narjiss Eljoubari are on show in Casablanca. Her works center around a single theme: the umbrella. 24/02/2011
MoroccoTens of thousands of people joined peaceful rallies in cities across the country on February 20 to demand the resignation of the government, dissolution of… 22/02/2011
Malkovich awards ‘best cast’ gong in Marrakech US actor and producer John Malkovich, who headed the jury at the 10th Marrakech Film Festival, broke with tradition in Morocco, announcing prizes for the… 13/12/2010
Marrakesh Film Festival honours Harvey Keitel US actor Harvey Keitel has been honoured at the Marrakesh film festival for his lifelong achievement and career as an actor. Keitel, who has worked with… 10/12/2010
Marrakesh Film Festival celebrates French cinema Marrakesh film festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a retrospective of French cinema, drawing the creme de la creme of France’s film industry… 06/12/2010
euronews interviews Taib Fassi Fihri The Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister was in Brussels on Wednesday to present to Europe Morocco’s point of view on the situation in Western Sahara. Our… 04/12/2010
Death in Morocco The landscape is scattered with coal mines and death rules in the mines around Jerada in Morocco. A donkey driver leads us to one of the mines in the east of… 03/12/2010
Morocco invests in solar energy The sun is increasingly being seen as a major renewable energy source. In Morocco, the government is building five large solar plants aimed at generating… 25/11/2010
Morocco cleans up one of its oldest industries Tanning is an ancient art in Morocco, but it pollutes the environment heavily. Chouara is part of this tradition. It is one of the three tanneries in Medina… 07/09/2010
Saving Morocco’s Maâmora Forest Morocco’s Maâmora Forest is in danger. The vast expanse of oak trees used to make 70 percent of the country’s cork is suffering from overgrazing and intensive… 23/01/2009
Morocco court sentences 25 for Gdim Izik deathsTwenty-four defendants accused of killing members of the security forces in the Western Sahara have been sentenced by a military court in Morocco. Prison… 17/02/2013
Morocco supports French intervention in MaliThe Moroccan Interior Minister said his government supports French military action in Mali, as he hosted his counterparts from France, Spain and Portugal for… 26/01/2013
Moroccan family killed in French plane crashA Moroccan family of five have been killed in a light plane crash in south-eastern France. The couple and their three young children, a girl and two boys… 06/01/2013
Black Beauty meteorite may reveal secrets of Mars climateA meteorite that is billions of years old may provide the link between the warm, wet past and the cold, dry present on the planet Mars. Discovered in… 04/01/2013
Mega ice meteor lands in MoroccoA Moroccan farmer got the shock of his life when a giant snowball fell to earth leaving a half metre hole in his land. The farmer from the Hrira region split… 26/12/2012
Friends of Syria officially recognise opposition coalitionOfficial recognition for Syria’s opposition coalition has grown, with acknowledgement coming from the US-founded international Friends of Syria group, who are… 12/12/2012
Morocco judges protest for reforms and pay riseOther than bankers, judges are probably the last people you’d expect to see protesting. But in Morocco a group of magistrates organised a sit-in outside the… 06/10/2012
Moroccan protesters target Dutch ‘abortion ship’Around two hundred protesters staged a demonstration against the arrival of a so-called abortion-ship on Thursday in the Moroccan port of Smir. Carrying… 05/10/2012
Morocco denies entry to Dutch “abortion ship”It has now emerged that a Dutch pro-abortion has managed to enter Moroccan waters despite attempts to block its progress. The Women on Waves vessel’s first… 04/10/2012
Protests spread over Prophet Muhammad filmThe anti-Islam film which apparently led to the attack on the US embassy in Benghazi has sparked further protests across the Muslim world. Hundreds of… 12/09/2012
Spain and Morocco evict migrants from Spanish islandDozens of illegal migrants have been removed from a small Spanish island off the coast of Morocco in a joint operation by both countries. The Spanish civil… 04/09/2012
Illegal immigrants inhabit tiny Spanish island off MoroccoDozens of would-be migrants have swum or waded to a the island of Isla de Tierra. The island, part of the Alhucemas archipelago, belongs to Spain and is just… 03/09/2012
Morocco hosts 15th annual Gnaoua World Music FestivalThousands of fans are in the Moroccan city of Essaouira for the Gnaoua World Music Festival. The event is in its 15th year and celebrates traditional Gnaoua… 22/06/2012
Trade unionists protest in CasablancaThousands of trade unionists have taken to the streets of Casablanca, calling for better working conditions and higher wages. Demonstrators accused… 28/05/2012
Solar Impulse Morocco-boundA plane fuelled by the sun has begun its first intercontinental flight – from Switzerland to Morocco. The Solar Impulse is attempting a trip of 2,500… 24/05/2012
Women demand change to Moroccan rape lawWomen’s rights activists in Morocco have demonstrated outside the parliament building in Rabat, to demand a change in the law on underage rape. It follows… 17/03/2012
Moroccans call for end to rape-marriage lawsWomen’s rights activists have stepped up pressure to end laws that allow rapists to marry their victims. It comes after a 16-year-old killed herself after… 16/03/2012
Italy: Police arrest Moroccan over alleged synagogue plotItalian police have arrested a 20-year-old Morocan man for allegedly planning an attack on a Milan synagogue. He is also suspected of setting up Facebook… 15/03/2012
Maghreb bloc meets for first time in 15 yearsForeign ministers from five countries that make up the Maghreb Union have gathered in Rabat for the first time in over 15 years. The organisation made up of… 18/02/2012
Twitter campaign to free Moroccan teen who insulted kingA social media campaign has begun to free an 18-year-old man who has been jailed for publishing cartoons of the king of Morocco. Walid Bahoman will spend a… 17/02/2012
Jobless protesters set themselves alight in MoroccoFive unemployed Moroccan men have set themselves on fire in the capital Rabat after demonstrating against a lack of jobs, especially for university… 20/01/2012
Morocco is Rajoy’s first foreign visitThe two new leaders of Morocco and Spain have met for the first time as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy flew in from Madrid. Rajoy is in Rabat to talk about… 18/01/2012
Moderate Islamists dominate new Moroccan cabinetThe leader of Morocco’s new moderate Islamist government has named his cabinet – the first time it has not been chosen by the king. Abdelilah Benkirane was… 03/01/2012
Spanish fishermen slam pact end with MoroccoSpanish fishermen have condemned the European Union’s rejection of an extension of a fishing agreement with Morocco. EU lawmakers dismissed a fresh pact… 15/12/2011
EU fishing boats to leave Moroccan watersEU boats are to leave Moroccan waters after European Union lawmakers rejected a one-year extension of the bloc’s fisheries agreement. Morocco was paid 36… 15/12/2011
Benkirane named as Morocco’s new PMMorocco’s King Mohamed has named Abdelilah Benkirane as the country’s new prime minister. Benkirane’s Justice and Development Party, a group of moderate… 29/11/2011
Islamist party wins Moroccan electionMorocco’s moderate islamist Justice and Development Party has won the country’s general election, taking 107 seats in the 395-seat parliament. The result… 28/11/2011
Moderate Islamist party heading for win in Morocco electionsIn Morocco, Abdelilah Benkirane the leader of the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party- the PJD – is set to lead the new government. He and his… 26/11/2011
Moderate Islamist party claims victory in MoroccoThe result of Morocco’s general election will not be officially known until early Saturday evening but already the Justice and Development party is claiming… 26/11/2011
Close result expected in key Moroccan votePeople have not exactly flocked to the polls in Morocco’s general election that is seen as a key test of democratic reform. But neither do calls for a mass… 25/11/2011
Voting slow in Morocco’s key democratic testMoroccans have been voting in a general election brought forward in the wake of the Arab spring. Initial reports suggest a low turnout: according to… 25/11/2011
Moroccans vote in key test for democracyMoroccans have begun voting in a general election brought forward after the Arab Spring. Under new constitutional reforms, King Mohammed has given up some of… 25/11/2011
Death sentence for Morocco cafe bomberA man found guilty of killing 17 people, including eight from France, has been sentenced to death by a Moroccan judge. Adel Othmani was convicted of… 29/10/2011
Work begins on high-speed train network in MoroccoIt is the first of its kind in Africa and the Arab world. Work has begun on a new high-speed train network in Morocco. At a cost of three billion euros… 30/09/2011
Morocco mourns victims of air disasterMorocco has declared three days of national mourning after one of the country’s worst air disasters. Seventy-eight passengers and crew were killed on impact… 27/07/2011
Dozens die in Moroccan military plane crashIt is now known that 80 people on board a Moroccan military transporter died when it crashed into a mountain. The aircraft came down in bad weather in what… 26/07/2011
Protests to continue in Morocco despite referendumDespite a referendum confirming changes to the constitution, protesters in Morocco do not think the changes will go far enough. The February 20 democracy… 04/07/2011
Illegal immigrants seized heading for SpainSpain’s maritime rescue service has intercepted 59 immigrants bound for the country’s south east coast. The rescue mission was mounted after a tip-off… 03/07/2011
Large ‘yes’ to Moroccan reforms but opponents cry foulThe constitutional changes proposed by King Mohammed of Morocco have been backed by an overwhelming majority in Friday’s referendum, according to the Interior… 02/07/2011
Moroccans back their king’s constitutional plansInitial polling results show Moroccans overwhelming support constitutional changes proposed by their king. The amendments would lead to greater democracy in… 02/07/2011
Count underway as Morocco awaitsKing Mohammed VI of Morocco’s revolutionary constitution has passed its first test, turnout of 60 percent validating the outcome. The count is underway, and… 01/07/2011
Moroccan constitution a step in the right directionThe people of Morocco will soon make their feelings clear at the ballot box. Trying to get an impression of the elite opinion, Euronews has spoken to… 01/07/2011
Turnout low ahead of Moroccan referendum deadlineMorocco’s King Mohammed VI has voted in a referendum he has promised will usher in a new era of constitutional monarchy. At least, that is the hope. In… 01/07/2011
No rush to vote in Moroccan referendumAs voting continues in the Moroccan referendum on constitutional reform the worries are that the turnout will not be high enough to make the result the… 01/07/2011
Moroccans vote on constitutional changeOver 13 million Moroccans are expected to go to the polls today to vote on a new draft constitution laid out by King Mohammed VI. The King will retain… 01/07/2011
Moroccans take future into their handsToday Moroccans have a chance to change their history in a referendum on a new constitution. In it King Mohammed VI relinquishes absolute power, retaining… 01/07/2011
Moroccans march for and against new constitutionTens of thousands of people marched in Morocco on Sunday both for and against a proposed new constitution. Pro-reform activists want greater freedoms, a… 27/06/2011
Celebration of Gnaoua music starts in MoroccoMorocco’s Gnaoua Festival kicked off with a parade of musicians in the centre of Essaouira. The city in the west of the country plays host to the annual… 24/06/2011
Moroccan opposition to march todayDemonstrations have been called in Morocco today to protest against the political reforms announced by King Mohammed VI. Several opposition figures have… 19/06/2011
Morocco reacts to historic constitutional reformIn Morocco a spontaneous outpouring of celebrations spread throughout the country after King Mohammed VI promised a new democratic constitution. The… 18/06/2011
Mohammed VI ushers in new era for MoroccoMorocco’s King Mohammed VI spent an historic Friday signing a new draft constitution he is putting to popular approval in referendum. While he will retain… 18/06/2011
Oldest Arab dynasty opens arms to changeThe King of Morocco has spoken to the nation to announce sweeping changes to the constitution and governance. They go a long way towards enshrining a… 17/06/2011
Moroccan monarchy edges towards reformMohammed VI was crowned king of Morocco on 23 July 1999 after the death of his father, Hassan II. Hassan ruled his country with an iron fist, jailing and… 17/06/2011
King of Morocco to unveil reform proposalsThe King of Morocco is due to announce proposals for constitutional reform tonight in response to nationwide demonstrations. Mohammed VI is to make a… 17/06/2011
