Juan Carlos Sanz

The recent earthquake in Morocco highlights the do-nothing policy of a monarch who undertook major reforms in his early years, but who is now criticized for his prolonged absences from the country

The government is showing no clear initiative as it awaits the monarch’s instructions, while civil society and the military continue to lead the aid effort

The oral tradition of storytellers that led to the Jemaa el-Fnaa square being named Intangible Heritage of Humanity is in danger of disappearing as its practitioners are pushed out by mass tourism

The foothills of the Atlas Mountains are full of camps where people struggle to get by while the state continues to decline most offers of international aid

Casualty figures were expected to rise as the search continues and rescuers reach remote areas following 6.8 magnitude tremor

A total of 28 countries have opened consulates in the former Spanish colony and a dozen European states are looking favorably on Morocco’s autonomy proposal

The ties between both countries are caught up in the matter of Western Sahara. Rabat has postponed the opening of an Israeli embassy, while Netanyahu has delayed recognizing Moroccan authority over the former Spanish colony

After cutting down his public events, the King of Morocco reappears in a religious celebration, while canceling one of his four annual speeches

The death of a Tunisian stabbed in a brawl in the port city of Sfax unleashes a wave of harassment of West African migrants trying to reach Europe by boat

The number of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and Tunisia has skyrocketed in the first four months of 2023. Between January and April, 498 individuals disappeared in shipwrecks while en route to Italy

Rabat was quick to condemn Israeli security forces’ storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, but rejects local demands to sever a relationship that was brokered by the US and provides access to state-of-the-art military equipment

The controversial spyware has been used in the past to improve the country’s international image and it is part of a thriving cybersecurity industry

Israeli archeologists locate 2,000-year-old remains of hidden biblical texts, along with a child’s preserved skeleton and a 10,500-year-old basket

Arancha González Laya will become the first Spanish foreign affairs minister to officially visit the country since 2015

Following new legislation, the first descendants of expelled Jews get Spanish nationality