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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

Kaouthar Oudrhiri

Archaeologists dig in the ruins of a synagogue in the Jewish neighborhood, or "mellah," in the village of Tagadirt in Morocco's oasis region of Tata on February 28, 2023. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
March 20, 2023, 3:55 am
Archaeologists search for signs of Jewish past in Morocco’s southern oases
Team works to save artifacts from pair of old synagogues that have suffered from looting, warn they’re ‘at risk of disappearing’
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri
A member of the Jewish community lights a candle at a Jewish cemetery in Morocco's northern city of Meknes on May 18, 2022. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
May 21, 2022, 4:46 am
Moroccan Jews return to their roots with pilgrimage to Meknes
Visit this week was first of its kind since the 1960s, after the Muslim kingdom restored the city’s Jewish cemetery
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri
Parents of 5-year-old Rayan walk towards the tunnel as their son's body was being retrieved, after he fell into a hole and was stuck there for several days, in the village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, Feb. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
February 6, 2022, 1:28 pm
Morocco in shock over tragic death of ‘little Rayan’ after painstaking 5-day ordeal
Attempt to save 5-year-old who fell down a well in his village gained global attention; tributes pour in after the news broke that rescue efforts failed to recover him alive
By Hicham RAFIH, Fadel Senna and Kaouthar Oudrhiri
Residents watch civil defense workers and local authorities attempting to rescue a 5-year-old boy who fell into a hole near the town of Bab Berred near Chefchaouen, on February 4, 2022, in Ighrane. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
February 5, 2022, 8:22 am
Bid to free 5-year-old Moroccan boy from well reaches nerve-wracking final stages
Rayan fell some 32 meters down the empty shaft on Tuesday afternoon; rescuers managed to deliver oxygen and water to the child but his condition is unknown; concerns of landslide
By Hicham Raffie, Fadel Senna and Kaouthar Oudrhiri
Israeli tourists arrive at the Marrakech-Menara International Airport on the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco, on July 25, 2021. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
July 25, 2021, 11:35 pm
Direct Israel-Morocco flights launched, months after ties normalized
Israir planning 2-3 flights per week between Tel Aviv and Marrakesh, El Al says it will have five weekly routes to Marrakesh and Casablanca
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri
In this file photo taken on October 13, 2017, Moroccan Jews and Israeli Jewish tourists participate in a religious ceremony to observe the holiday of Sukkot (the Feast of the Tabernacles) at a synagogue in the "Mellah" Jewish quarter of the Medina in Marrakesh (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
December 13, 2020, 6:07 am
In 1st for Arab world, Moroccan schools to teach Jewish history and culture
Decision ‘has the impact of a tsunami,’ says country’s Jewish leader; curriculum was discreetly changed before the deal establishing diplomatic ties with Israel was announced
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri
A Moroccan Jewish woman (R) fills bags with pastries to serve customers at the kosher bakery 'Madame Fhal' in the western Moroccan port city of Casablanca, on December 11, 2020. (FADEL SENNA / AFP)
December 12, 2020, 4:57 pm
‘Our whole community is in joy’: Morocco’s Jews toast normalization with Israel
Moroccan Jews, and Muslims, celebrate agreement that provides for full ties, including liaison offices and direct flights
By Kaouthar Oudrhiri
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