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Morocco

Elderly Moroccans wait their turn for the COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation centre in the city of Sale. (AFP)

Morocco leads anti-coronavirus drive in North Africa

Morocco

Security forces sit inside a court room before the start of a trial session for terrorism suspects , in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, July 18, 2019. (AP)

Moroccan Salafist refutes former terrorism suspect’s torture claims

Mohamed al-Alawi

Morocco

A villager stands in a field of cannabis near the town of Ketama in Morocco’s northern Rif region. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Morocco to legalise hashish for sole medical use

Jordan

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends the opening ceremony of his country’s consulate held in Laayoune. (MAP)

Jordan opens consulate in Laayoune in support of Moroccan sovereignty

Morocco

L to R: US and Moroccan flags next to a US State Department-authorised map of Morocco recognising the internationally-disputed territory of the Western Sahara. (AFP)

US to open consulate in Dakhla in support of Morocco on Western Sahara

Turkey

Libyan military graduates loyal to the GNA take part in a parade marking their graduation, a result of a military training agreement with Turkey, in the city of Tajoura, south-east of Tripoli on November 21, 2020. (AFP)

Turkey seeks influence in Maghreb with soap operas and drones

Morocco

Moroccan police officers wearing masks direct the traffic at a checkpoint in Casablanca, Morocco. AP

Morocco announces vaccination drive against coronavirus

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper gives a speech at the North Africa American cemetery close to the ruins of ancient Carthage, north-east of Tunisia’s capital Tunis on September 30. (AFP)

Esper pushes reluctant Maghreb to curb Chinese, Russian influence

Ahmed Ben Khelifa-56157

Morocco

Volunteers disinfect a housing complex to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco. (AP)

COVID-19 could expand poverty in Morocco, experts warn