Morocco

December 26, 2018, 5:28 pm

In first, Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod performs in Morocco

After months of coordination and secret meetings, Israeli musicians and singers bring their classical Arabic music to Casablanca

By Jessica Steinberg

An image grab taken from a video broadcast in Morocco's news channel 2M on December 18, 2018 shows police officers and locals at the scene of a crime where the bodies of two Scandinavian women were found the day before in an isolated mountainous area 10 kilometers (six miles) from the tourist village of Imlil in the High Atlas range. (AFP)

December 20, 2018, 8:51 pm

Morocco says Scandinavian hikers’ murder was terrorism, as new arrests made

Prosecutors say profile of suspects confirms radical Islamist motive; village known as tourist attraction fears for its image

By AFP

Pope Francis at the weekly general audience on November 7, 2018 at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP)

November 13, 2018, 7:00 pm

Pope plans Morocco trip in March to strengthen Christian-Muslim ties

Francis sees interfaith work as key to his legacy; visited Turkey in 2014, Azerbaijan in 2016, and Egypt in 2017

By Ella Ide

Abdellah Boutadghart, right, of the Moroccan embassy in Senegal, and Rabbi Eliezer Di Martino of Lisbon at the main cemetery in Praia for the burial of a Cape Verde resident, May 2, 2013. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)

November 6, 2018, 9:35 pm

In ‘small antidote to anti-Semitism,’ Jewish graves rededicated in Cape Verde

Two 19th century cemeteries restored on island nation off African coast as part of Moroccan king’s effort to preserve its cultural heritage

By Amelia Nierenberg

Madonna speaks to the press at a news conference in Blantyre, Malawi, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)

August 17, 2018, 10:50 am

Madonna turns into ‘berber queen’ for 60th birthday

Queen of pop celebrates with friends in Marrakech, Morocco, and raises money for Malawi children’s charity

By AFP

Egypt's Mohamed Salah trains with his team at the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd on June 24, 2018, on the eve of their Group A match against Saudi Arabia during the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament. (AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS ASFOURI)

June 29, 2018, 10:42 am

All Arab, African nations eliminated from World Cup after dramatic group stage

Disappointing performances from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia see them out before third group game; Iran also out after 1-1 tie with Portugal

By TOI staff and AFP

Egypt's Mohamed Salah walks off the pitch after the group A match between Russia and Egypt at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

June 20, 2018, 11:32 pm

Arab sting: Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Morocco bow out early from World Cup

Tunisia only team left in competition representing Arab World, but a win in Egyptian-Saudi match will give victor bragging rights

By TOI staff and AFP

Moroccan soccer fans trying to snatch an Israeli flag at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow after a FIFA World Cup match on June 20. (Screen capture: YouTube)

June 20, 2018, 10:49 pm

Israeli World Cup fans say Moroccans didn’t try to grab flag: ‘They welcomed us’

After footage appears to show soccer supporters trying to snatch Israel flag at Moscow stadium, Israelis say scuffle was in fact over player’s shirt

By Michael Bachner

June 20, 2018, 10:03 pm

Moroccan fans appear to scuffle with Israel flag holders at World Cup

Footage shows supporters apparently trying to snatch banner, after Morocco loses and suffers early exit from soccer tournament

By Michael Bachner

Actors John Hurt (left), Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Olivia Thirlby in 'Damascus Cover,' Howard Kaplan's 39-year-old novel (Damascus Cover)

June 19, 2018, 1:33 am

Israel-Syria spy thriller screens in Tel Aviv before US debut

‘Damascus Cover,’ based on the 40-year-old novel by Howard Kaplan, has seen a long road to release

By Michael Harel

The official portrait of American diplomat James Rives Childs, who helped save 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust.

June 16, 2018, 4:26 am

US diplomat who helped Jews flee Holocaust gets highway marker

While stationed in Tangier, James Rives Childs arranged for 1,200 Hungarian Jews to obtain visas to Spanish Morocco

By AP

Morocco's Aziz Bouhaddouz, 20, scores an own goal during the group B match between Morocco and Iran at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

June 15, 2018, 8:24 pm

Stoppage time own goal gives Iran World Cup victory over Morocco

Activists use their national team’s first match in Russia to protest Iran’s ban on women attending soccer matches

By AP

FIFA president Gianni Infantino (R) poses with the United 2026 bid (Canada-Mexico-US) officials Carlos Cordeiro (3rd R), president of the United States Football Association, president of the Mexican Football Association Decio de Maria Serrano (2nd L), Steve Reed (2nd R), president of the Canadian Soccer Association, following the announcement of the 2026 World Cup host during the 68th FIFA Congress at the Expocentre in Moscow on June 13, 2018. (AFP/Mladen Antonov)

June 13, 2018, 5:52 pm

US, Mexico and Canada win race to host 2026 World Cup

North American bid pledges to bring $11 billion profit to FIFA; Trump congratulates co-hosts in tweet

By Guy JACKSON

Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian protesters wave Palestinian and Moroccan flags during a demonstration in Rabat against US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 10, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / FADEL SENNA)

May 21, 2018, 9:10 am

Over 10,000 Moroccans protest Gaza deaths, US embassy move

Demonstrators chant ‘Death to Israel,’ a day after Rabat scraps twinning project with Guatemala City over its new Jerusalem mission; protests also held in Kashmir

By TOI staff

Illustrative image of some 2,500 Polisario troops parade to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the declaration of the Saharawi Republic by the Polisario Front in Akhshash, Western Sahara, February 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)

May 2, 2018, 6:18 pm

Iran denies Morocco accusation of arms delivery to rebel group

Tehran says claims of weapons sent through Hezbollah are pretext for Rabat to cut ties, insists it does not interfere in countries with which it has diplomatic relations

By AFP