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There’s also Pitso Mosimane’s history with Wydad. He faced the club several times with Sundowns and found them to be a stumbling block in Casablanca. But the Brazilians’ showing earned the Wydad fans’ respect, with some even calling for Mosimane to be appointed as the club’s coach. (Photo by Michael Regan – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Plot thickens as Mosimane bids for Champions League history

Fans are hoping that yet another contentious decision by the Confederation of African Football does not mar what should be a memorable event

Morocco convicts 18 in Casablanca terror trial

A Moroccan court convicted 18 people over a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks in Casablanca six years ago that left 45 dead.

Fire in Casablanca kills up to 55

A fire roared through a mattress factory in a poor section of Casablanca, killing up to 55 workers and injuring at least 12 others. A rescue chief said firefighters arrived hours…

Moroccan government backtracks on bread price

Violent protests against the cost of bread have prompted the Moroccan government to annul a 30% price hike linked to soaring global grain costs. Protesters clashed with police…

Morocco jails journalists over spilling state secrets

A Moroccan court sentenced a journalist to eight months in prison on Wednesday and gave a suspended six-month sentence to his boss for publishing secret military intelligence…

Bombers attack US targets in Morocco

Two suicide bombers killed themselves in an attack on United States diplomatic offices in Morocco’s commercial hub Casablanca on Saturday in the first such targeted bombings in…

Morocco’s king urges cooperation over terrorism

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday urged North African countries to work together against terrorism following this week’s suicide bombings in Algiers and Casablanca. Two…

Mother laments loss of suicide-bomber sons

In the single-room shack in Casablanca that has been her home for 27 years, Rachida Raydi laments the loss of two of her seven children, who both ended their lives as suicide…

Jittery Casablanca on alert after suicide blasts

Moroccan police set up road blocks and barricades on Thursday around the Casablanca district in bid to find accomplices of three suicide bombers who blew themselves up this week.…

Three suspected bombers killed in Casablanca

Three suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up on Tuesday following a police raid on a house in a Casablanca slum in which a fourth man was shot dead, police sources said.…

Morocco edges closer to abolishing death penalty

A royal birth followed immediately by an amnesty for more than a dozen death-row prisoners, among others, is being interpreted in Morocco as a signal that the country is on the…

Morocco sentences journalists over Islam jokes

A Moroccan court on Monday sentenced two journalists who published a list of popular jokes about Islam, sex and politics to suspended three-year jail terms and banned their…

Sand dunes creep up on Morocco’s palm trees

Visitors to Morocco have often been tempted by pictures with the proverbial palm tree somewhere in the frame. But fewer and fewer of these trees are now around, and at this rate…

Putin takes Africa diplomacy drive to Morocco

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s main African trading partner, Morocco, on Thursday, seeking to widen his sphere of political influence on the continent beyond Moscow’s…

24 killed in Casablanca blasts

Scenes of shock and panic filled the streets of Casablanca early on Saturday after a series of suicide bomb attacks in the Moroccan business capital left at least 24 people dead.