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
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
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
