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In this photo released by the Royal Palace, Morocco's King Mohammed VI, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at the Royal Palace in Fes, as he launches his country's coronavirus vaccination campaign, Thursday Jan. 28, 2021. The North African kingdom received its first shipments of vaccine doses in recent days from China's Sinopharm and Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca. (Moroccan Royal Palace via AP)

Morocco’s king kicks off country’s virus vaccination drive

By TARIK EL BARAKAH - Associated Press

Minnesota man who trained with Islamic State pleads guilty

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An archway in the entrance of Dakhla carries an image of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, in Western Sahara, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. U.S. plans to open a consulate in Western Sahara mark a turning point for the disputed and closely policed territory. U.S. recognition of Morocco’s authority over the land frustrates indigenous Sahrawis seeking independence. But others see the future U.S. consulate as a major boost for Western Sahara cities like Dakhla. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

US Consulate a turning point for disputed Western Sahara

By MOSA'AB ELSHAMY - Associated Press

Morocco approves use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Associated Press

A fishermen sells his catch of the day in an alleyway in Chefchaouen, in northern Morocco, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Known as the Blue Pearl of Morocco, the photogenic and mountainous town is usually overcrowded with tourists, but has been deserted this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

AP PHOTOS: Pandemic empties blue-hued Moroccan tourist town

By MOSA'AB ELSHAMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, March 16, 2020 file photo, a glass of Moroccan tea is left by a window of a closed down coffee shop, after the Moroccan government announced further restrictions to avoid the spread of coronavirus, including closure of cafes and mosques, in the capital Rabat, Morocco. Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings for three weeks — including the usually festive New Year's Eve — to curb the spread of the virus.The curfew between 9 p.m and 6 a.m went into effect Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 and is set to last until Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Morocco acquires 65 million vaccine doses from China, UK

By TARIK EL BARAKAH - Associated Press

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, left, elbow bumps Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference in Jerusalem, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)

Kushner joins Israelis on landmark visit to Morocco

By Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner walks back to the West Wing after a television interview at the White House, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Jared Kushner to lead U.S. delegation to Israel, Morocco following normalization deal

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Algeria decries neighbor Morocco’s normalized Israel ties

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In this May 2, 2017 file photo, Morocco's King Mohammed VI, left, smiles as he arrives at the Elysee Palace to meet France's President Francois Hollande in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Israel, Morocco strike deal to normalize diplomatic relations

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

People wearing face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus walks past a bivouac where clinical trials for covid-19 vaccines are conducted, in Rabat, Morocco, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Morocco to kick off mass vaccination plan with Chinese drug

By Tarik El Barakah - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 20 2008 file photo, pro-independence Polisario Front rebel soldiers prepare tea in the Western Sahara region of Tifariti. The Moroccan military has intervened in a U.N.-patrolled border zone in the disputed Western Sahara to clear a key road it said was being blockaded for weeks by supporters of the pro-independence Polisario Front. Moroccan forces set up a security cordon overnight in the Guerguerat buffer zone on Western Sahara's southern border with Mauritania, &quot;in order to secure the flow of goods and people through this axis,&quot; (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)

UN chief vows to do utmost to keep Western Sahara cease-fire

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, Mr. David Fischer

American investment in Morocco continues to flourish

By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

Mr. Hicham Boudraa, Acting CEO of AMDIE

The kingdom holds the key to African expansion

By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

Mr. Ayman Cheikh-Lahlou, CEO of Cooper Pharma

Cooper Pharma, regional player in Africa & Middle-East strengthens ties with American pharmaceutical

By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

Ms. Salima Bakouchi, Partner at HB Law Firm and Mr. Kamal Habachi, Executive Partner of HB Law Firm

The experts of the Moroccan market

By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

Mr. Rachid Hilmi, Managing Partner of Hilmi Law Firm

Hilmi Law Firm invites more US companies to Morocco

By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

Sevilla's Munir El Haddadi during a training session the day before the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Bayern Munich and Sevilla at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Bernadett Szabo/Pool via AP)

FIFA rejects El Haddadi bid to switch to Morocco from Spain

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, is received by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, right, in Rabat, Morocco, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. The visit is part of US Defense Secretary Mark Esper's North Africa tour and is his first visit to Africa as defense secretary. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

US signs 10-year military cooperation deal with Morocco

Associated Press

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press