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News Articles: Morocco

Theo Hernández of France celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the 2022 World Cup semifinal between France and Morocco on December 14, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar.

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France defeats Morocco to reach World Cup Final, their chase to repeat continues

France, led by its star Kylian Mbappé, has sparkled this tournament. In defeating Morocco, the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals, France sets up a dream final against Argentina.

December 14, 2022
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  • Russell Lewis
Fans of Morocco's World Cup team rushed to the streets to celebrate their win over Belgium. on Nov. 27. Montreal is the home of Canada's largest Moroccan community.

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Far from Qatar, fans in Morocco's diaspora are celebrating a historic World Cup run

With much of the world rallying around his country's unprecedented run, a member of the Moroccan diaspora says that "to me, we already won the World Cup."

December 14, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Youssef En-Nesyri of Morocco soars high to head the ball and score the team's first goal during Morocco-Portugal quarterfinal at the World Cup in Qatar on December 10, 2022.

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Morocco marches on - eliminating Portugal in the quarterfinals of the World Cup

Portugal was favored to win but Morocco's Cinderella tournament continues after their sensational 1-0 win over Portugal. Morocco is the first African nation to reach the semifinals of a World Cup.

December 10, 2022
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  • Russell Lewis
Morocco's Achraf Hakimi scores the decisive penalty Tuesday past Spain's goalkeeper Unai Simon at the end a round of 16 World Cup soccer match at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

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Morocco shocks Spain to become the first Arab team to reach the World Cup's final 8

After a goal-less 90 minutes and extra time, Spanish players missed all three of their penalty kicks. No other team from outside Europe or South America made it this far in this year's tournament.

December 07, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Heavy equipment is used to dig through a mountain on Friday during an attempt to rescue a boy trapped in a well.

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  • Africa

A 5-year-old boy dies after he was trapped in a well for 4 days

Moroccan King Mohammed VI expressed his condolences to the boy's parents in a statement released by the palace. The exact circumstances of how the boy fell in the well are unclear.

February 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Adil Dghoughi, 31, was parked in a car in a rural neighborhood late at night. According to local reports, Dghoughi was shot through the window of the car and died on the scene.

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  • Law

A Moroccan man was shot to death in Texas while sitting in a car

The Council on American Islamic Relations is calling for a complete and independent investigation of the killing in Caldwell County, about 40 miles from Austin.

October 23, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Cover of <em>In the Country of Others </em>and author Leila Slimani.

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  • Race

Walking Through "The Country Of Others"

In her new novel, In the Country of Others, Leila Slimani explores what it means to be an outsider. Her characters fight to establish their own identities while their country, Morocco, does the same.

September 15, 2021
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  • Leah Donnella
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen Thursday with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, thanked Morocco's King Mohammed VI "for taking this historic decision to bring a historic peace between us."

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  • Africa

Morocco Becomes Latest Arab Country To Normalize Ties With Israel

It's the fourth such pact brokered by the Trump administration in recent months between Israel and Arab countries in the Middle East and Africa.

December 10, 2020
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By:
  • Avie Schneider

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