Morocco begins using ankle monitors to curb prison overcrowding
New penal alternatives like community service look to alleviate overpopulation in prisons, where up to three incarcerated people are crammed into spaces designed for one
US exploring an economic solution to Western Sahara conflict after 50 years of stalemate
Washington is preparing to authorize major investments by its companies in the former Spanish colony, where Morocco claims sovereignty despite its UN status as a non-self-governing territory
Israeli troops deploy to Morocco during largest US military exercise in Africa amid Gaza offensive
Political and social groups denounce the presence of soldiers from the Israeli unit accused of the deaths of 15 Palestinian medical workers in the Strip in March
The tiny island of Alborán, new target of the migrant mafias in western Europe
The nearly deserted islet, located just 35 miles from the northern coast of Morocco and belonging to Spain, is being increasingly used by smugglers. A total of 11 soldiers stationed there are struggling to handle the surge
Mass arrests and forced transfers: How migrants are exiled in North Africa with European money
An investigation by EL PAÍS with Lighthouse Reports reveals how Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia use European financing to detain and forcibly displace migrants and refugees. The victims are primarily Black people. The objective: prevent them from reaching Europe
The Pablo Escobar of the Sahara reveals corruption within Morocco’s ruling class
Accusations launched from prison by a Malian drug lord have led to the arrest of senior officials linked to soccer, politics and construction
Responders dig for bodies in Moroccan mountain villages devastated by last week’s earthquake
The death and injury counts have risen as responders have reached more remote villages, where they dug up bodies and sent people to hospitals
At the epicenter of the earthquake, anger grows at lack of response: ‘People are pulling stones out with their bare hands’
Ahmed, 80, is alive today because minutes before the quake he went out to scare away the wild boar in his orchard. In his village of 500 inhabitants, 37 people were killed
The Moroccan villages that no one goes to, not even to dig up the victims of the earthquake
Seventeen of the 300 inhabitants of Tagadirt, a small town in the High Atlas, died under the rubble. The houses have collapsed and survivors have no food or drinking water. At more than 1,300 meters of altitude, they fear the arrival of winter
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech
Casualty figures were expected to rise as the search continues and rescuers reach remote areas following 6.8 magnitude tremor
Morocco underpins diplomatic recognition of Western Sahara with Israel
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
Morocco balances new alliance with Israel with traditional support for Palestinians
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