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Santiago Agrelo Martinez, Archbishop of Tangier, speaks to journalists at Casablanca's Notre Dame church to brief them on the upcoming papal visit, in Morocco, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Pope Francis will be in Morocco on March 30-31 (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Pope Francis’ visit to Morocco to focus on migrants

By AMIRA EL MASAITI - Associated Press

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, stroll in the grounds of the Moroccan Royal Federation of Equitation Sports in Rabat, Morocco, Monday Feb. 25, 2019. The royal couple are expecting their first child in Spring 2019. (Hannah Mckay/Pool via AP)

Prince Harry and wife Meghan visit equine center in Morocco

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Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are greeted as they arrive for a visit to an 'Education for All' boarding house in Asni Town in Morocco, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a three day visit to the country. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Prince Harry, Meghan back education for girls in Morocco

By AMIRA EL MASAITI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2018 file photo, migrants disembark at the port of Crinavis in Algeciras, Spain, after being rescued in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri said Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 that there is &quot;no burning crisis&quot; right now in Europe due to migrant arrivals, but that more and more African people are trying to enter Spain from Morocco. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo, File)

EU border guard chief says ‘no burning crisis’ over migrants

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Morocco, Spain sign economic deals during royal visit

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Spain’s royal couple kicks off two-day visit in Morocco

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Pope Francis smiles as he arrives in the Paul VI hall on the occasion of his weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope to visit Moroccan imam school to boost moderate Islam

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Tribesmen loyal to Houthi rebels chant slogans during a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters into battlefronts to fight pro-government forces, in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)

Morocco re-evaluates role in Saudi-led Yemen war coalition

By AMIRA EL MASAITI - Associated Press

UN diplomats: New talks on Western Sahara expected in March

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Tour guide Rachid shows the sight Thursday Dec. 20, 2018, where he says one of the women where found in the murder of two Scandinavian hikers whose bodies were found at a camp in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, about 10 Km (six miles) from the remote village of Imlil, Morocco. The victims found Monday Dec. 17, are confirmed as Maren Ueland from Norway and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen from Denmark, and four suspects have been detained in connection with the deaths. (Hege Pauline Hovig / NTB scanpix via AP)

9 new suspects arrested after murder of 2 women in Morocco

By JAN M. OLSEN and AMIRA EL-MASAITI - Associated Press

The remote village of Imlil nestled on the slopes of the Atlas mountains in Morocco, Thursday Dec. 20, 2018, about 10 Km (six miles) from the spot where the bodies of two Scandinavian women were found. The victims found Monday Dec. 17, are confirmed as Maren Ueland from Norway and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen from Denmark, and four suspects have been detained in connection with the deaths. (Terje Bendiksby / NTB scanpix via AP)

The Latest: 9 more suspects arrested in Morocco slayings

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In this photo provided by Moroccan news channel 2M and taken on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, a security team is seen at the area where the bodies of two Scandinavian women tourists were found dead, near Imlil in the High Atlas mountains, Morocco. The lone suspect arrested in the killing of two female Scandinavian tourists is connected to a terrorist group, and three other suspects are on the run, Moroccan prosecutors said Wednesday.(2M via AP)

Morocco arrests 3 more suspects in Nordic hikers’ killing

By JAN M. OLSEN and AMIRA EL-MASAITI - Associated Press

The Latest: Morocco: Slayings of 2 women labeled terror act

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In this photo provided by Moroccan news channel 2M and taken on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, a security team is seen at the area where the bodies of two Scandinavian women tourists were found dead, near Imlil in the High Atlas mountains, Morocco. The lone suspect arrested in the killing of two female Scandinavian tourists is connected to a terrorist group, and three other suspects are on the run, Moroccan prosecutors said Wednesday.(2M via AP)

Morocco: Terrorist ties to Scandinavian hiker slaying

By AMIRA EL-MASAITI - Associated Press

Samira Lopez, 5, of Honduras carries a wet mattress and a guitar as she plays in a migrant camp where a few hundred Central Americans continue to camp out outside the closed Benito Juarez sports complex, in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. Spurred by complaints from local residents, authorities are increasing pressure on migrants living outside the former shelter adjacent to the U.S. border to move to the more distant Barretal shelter, where more than 2,000 others who arrived with caravans are now camping. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The Latest: OECD sees share of highly educated migrants grow

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A sub-Saharan migrant shows injuries he sustained while trying to scale the Ceuta fence, at Ouled Ziane camp in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. As Morocco prepares to host the signing of a landmark global migration agreement next week, hundreds of migrants are languishing in a Casablanca camp rife with hunger, misery and unsanitary conditions. These sub-Saharan Africans who dream of going to Europe are a symbol of the problems world dignitaries are trying to address with the U.N.'s first migration compact. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Hunger, lice, filth: Moroccan camp shows migrant challenges

By AMIRA EL MASAITI - Associated Press

Horst Koehler, Personal Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations to the parties to the conflict in Western Sahara, arrives for a round table on Western Sahara at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 05, 2018. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

UN-led talks on Western Sahara end with plans to meet again

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita arrives for a round table on Western Sahara at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 05, 2018. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

UN hosts meeting of regional envoys over Western Sahara

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, is greeted by Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel prior to a meeting in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Brussels to attend a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)

Dispute over UN migration pact fractures Belgian government

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Morocco's Prime Minister Saad Eddine el-Othmani, right, and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez answer questions during a joint presse conference held in Rabat, Morocco, Monday, Nov, 19, 2018. (AP Photo)

Migration at top of agenda of Spanish PM’s 1st Morocco visit

By AMIRA EL MASAITI - Associated Press