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Visitors queue to attend a screening during the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Marrakech festival spotlights tensions animating Morocco’s movie industry

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

Sean Penn arrives at the Booksellers area of the White House for the State Dinner, May 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sean Penn accuses Academy Awards of cowardice at Marrakech Film Festival

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

FILE - A member of security forces stands guard while Muslim worshippers queue to enter a mosque for Friday prayers in Rabat, Morocco, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

A view of lakes caused by heavy rainfall between sand dunes in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo)

Water gushes through palm trees and sand dunes after rare rain in the Sahara Desert

By Sam Metz and Baba Ahmed - Associated Press

FILE - Fishermen transport their catch after docking in the main port in Dakhla city, Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

EU top court rules that agreements with Morocco failed to include Western Sahara’s consent

Associated Press

A wooden structure supports the Great Mosque of Tinmel which dates back to the 12th century and suffered significant damage during a 2023 earthquake, in the Atlas mountain village of Tinmel, outside of Marrakech, Morocco, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Brick by brick, Morocco rebuilds 12th-century mosque destroyed by 2023 earthquake

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

People walk past buildings which were affected by the 2023 earthquake, in the town of Amizmiz, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Rubble and grief: Morocco’s High Atlas marks one year since record earthquake

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

Morocco's Achraf Hakimi celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the quarterfinal men's soccer match between Morocco and the United States at the Parc des Princes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

U.S. men routed 4-0 by Morocco and eliminated from Olympic soccer tournament in quarterfinals

By James Robson - Associated Press

France's Alexandre Lacazette, left, celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the men's Group A soccer match between France and the United States at the Velodrome stadium, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

France tops U.S., Morocco wins in wild start to Olympic soccer

By James Robson - Associated Press

Invaders run on the pitch during the men's Group B soccer match between Argentina and Morocco at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Saint-Etienne, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Olympic soccer off to violent, chaotic start as Morocco fans rush field against Argentina

Associated Press

Engineers and workers stand inside Safran Aircraft Engines repair plant outside of Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Moroccan officials are aiming to turn the country into an aerospace hub, luring investors and manufacturers who have aimed to spread out their supply chains and find willing workers since the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo)

Morocco wants to become a manufacturing hub as airplane makers struggle to meet demand

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

FILE - Moroccans take part in a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza and against normalisation of relations between Morocco and Israel, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. An activist who criticized Morocco’s decision to normalize relations with Israel was sentenced to five years in prison, as some of the Arab world's largest pro-Palestinian protests continue to sweep the country. (AP Photo, File)

A Moroccan activist was sentenced to 5 years for criticizing the country’s ties to Israel

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks at a press conference after holding meetings with his Moroccan counterpart during an official visit to Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo)

Spain’s prime minister meets with Morocco’s king and discusses migration and the Israel-Hamas war

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

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Letter to the editor: Morocco’s medieval-style regime

In this photo provided by the Moroccan News Agency (MAP), Morocco's King Mohammed VI, center, accompanied by his son Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, left, and brother Prince Moulay Rashid addresses the Nation in a speech aired on TV, at the Royal Palace in Tetouan, Morocco, on Monday July 29, 2019. Morocco’s king is calling for a government reshuffle, seeking “new blood” and saying the country’s current development policy isn’t doing enough to meet Moroccans’ needs. In a speech Monday night marking his 20 years on the throne, King Mohammed VI reproached the Islamist-led government and tasked Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani with proposing new government candidates in the fall. (Moroccan Royal Palace via AP)

King of Morocco’s new energy ploy amounts to greenwashing thuggery

By David Keene - The Washington Times

A cracked mosque minaret stands after an earthquake in Moulay Brahim village, near Marrakech, Morocco, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

AP PHOTOS: Moroccan earthquake shattered thousands of lives

By Sam Metz and Mosa'ab El Shamy - Associated Press

A volunteer helps salvage furniture from homes which were damaged by the earthquake, in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. An aftershock rattled central Morocco on Wednesday, striking fear into rescue crews at work in High Atlas villages, digging people out from rubble that could slide. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Displaced by earthquake from their mountain homes, Moroccan families brace for shelterless nights

By Sam Metz and Mohamed Boukdire - Associated Press

A chicken grazes inside a home that was damaged by the earthquake, in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

International crews in Moroccan to recover bodies days after deadly 6.8 quake earthquake struck

By Sam Metz and Mosa'ab Elshamy - Associated Press

In this photo made available by UME (Military Emergency Unit), members of the UME unit search for survivors under a collapsed building near Khair Anougal, Morocco, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Spanish Defence Ministry, via AP)

Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake

By John Leicester - Associated Press

A man on a scooter drives past rubble and a damaged road sign pointing to Marrakech in Talat N'yakoub, Morocco, Monday Sept. 11, 2023. More than 2,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled to reach hard-hit remote areas after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco. (Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press via AP)

What to know about the Morocco earthquake and the efforts to help

By Sam Metz - Associated Press