Morocco, World Cup and France
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King Mohammed VI has urged Moroccan officials to address social injustices, framing issues raised by Morocco’s youth-led protesters as a question of poor governance, rather than of the
With its clay terraces, the ochre-coloured Stade El Harti in Marrakech’s bustling Gueliz district is a venue that neatly demonstrates the transformation in Moroccan football over the past decade. Until 2010, it was the 10,000-capacity home to Kawkab ...
The U.S. takes on Morocco hoping to finally advance past the quarterfinals at the men's FIFA U-20 World Cup. Here's what to know to watch the game.
Deciding when to travel to Morocco depends on your itinerary because the country has fantastic destinations for visitors year-round, from dreamy cities to seaside escapes, high mountain passes to haunting desert dunes. The mild months from October to April ...
A leaderless collective called Gen Z 212 — named after Morocco’s phone dialing code — is the engine behind the protests. Members debate strategy on Discord, a chat app popular with gamers and teens. The core group has about 180,000 members, but spinoffs have also sprouted, organizing demonstrations in towns independently.
Demonstrators, mostly younger people, vented anger against heavy spending on preparations for the 2030 soccer World Cup instead of on public services.
In what observers might see as a significant diplomatic shift in Russia’s usual stance, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explicitly stated Moscow’s openness to supporting Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Western Sahara,