In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad Al-Mansur ...
Rabat (AFP) – Morocco are the clear underdogs as they go up against a joint United States, Canada and Mexico bid to host the 2026 World Cup. Ahead of Wednesday’s FIFA vote in Moscow, AFP assesses the ...
Of Morocco's eight victories over West African teams, six have been clean sheets. The only wins in which they conceded were 2-1 triumphs over Mali (1989) and Côte d'Ivoire (1997). MOROCCO FACTS · ...
RABAT, Morocco — Hind Sabouni bristles with pride as she recalls her country’s history-making World Cup run as it eliminated one European soccer powerhouse and former Africa colonial power after ...
Hosts Morocco kick off their TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign against Zambia at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat on 5 July, with kick-off scheduled for 21:00 local time ...
LANGUAGE : While classical Arabic is Morocco’s official language, its local dialect, Darija, is the most commonly spoken. In business, government circles, schools and universities, French is also ...
The government has blamed "international terrorism" for bomb attacks late Friday in Casablanca, Morocco. Here is a look at recent history in this North African nation of 31 million people: _ Most ...
AREA: 446,550 sq km (172,414 sq miles), bordering the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Algeria lies to the east and to the southwest lies Western Sahara, a disputed territory which the Rabat government ...
My stay was just the first aristocratic accommodation. After Casablanca, I traveled by train to the coast of this Islamic North African nation and the Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay, also owned by Morocco’s ...