The moderate Justice and Development Party may have lost control of Parliament, according to early results, in the latest defeat for Islamists in the region.
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The Struggle to Save a House of Music, and Its Legacy
For decades, the Tangier home of Abdellah El Gourd has been a wellspring of the Gnawa musical tradition and a place of pilgrimage for jazz performers. But it has fallen into deep disrepair.
Biden Administration Transfers Its First Detainee From Guantánamo Bay
The Biden team picked up where the Obama administration left off with the repatriation of a Moroccan man, reducing the prison population to 39.
Journalist’s Monthslong Hunger Strike Points to Perils of Reporting in Morocco
Soulaimane Raissouni, who has been held without trial for over a year, is more than 80 days into a hunger strike.
Israel’s Arab neighbors predict little change in relations.
Though Benjamin Netanyahu helped land normalization deals with important regional neighbors, those countries don’t see him as indispensable.
A Wave of the Hand Sets Off Spain-Morocco Migrant Fight
Spanish officials say Morocco increasingly sees migrants as currency for financial and political gains after it let up to 12,000 flood into a Spanish enclave in North Africa over two days.
‘Come On In, Boys’: A Wave of the Hand Sets Off Spain-Morocco Migrant Fight
Spanish officials say Morocco increasingly sees migrants as currency for financial and political gains after it let up to 12,000 flood into a Spanish enclave in North Africa over two days.
Bridging Time, Distance and Distrust, With Music
Neta Elkayam, an Israeli singer, plumbs the rich culture of the Moroccan Jews she descended from, and introduces it to new audiences in both countries.
Floods in Morocco Kill at Least 24 at Illegal Factory
The workers died after being trapped in the basement of a converted house in Tangier after torrential rains in the city, the government said.
As Virus Resurges in Africa, Doctors Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come
The coronavirus killed far fewer people in Africa than in Europe and the Americas, leading to a widespread perception that it was a disease of the West. Now, a tide of new cases on the continent is raising alarms.