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FIFA president Gianni Infantino leaves after attending a Women AFCON 2026 soccer match between Malawi and Zambia, in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo)

FIFA’s Infantino will face a contentious election after holding off internal revolt

By James Robson - Associated Press

People dressed as mascots take part in a parade celebrating the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations soccer competition, in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Excitement building as Morocco prepares to open 35th Africa Cup of Nations against Comoros

By Ciarán Fahey - Associated Press

FILE - People walk past the great Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar, File)

Sermons urge youth to take part in public affairs in Morocco after wave of protests

By Akram Oubachir - Associated Press

A player of RS Berkane, wearing a team jersey showing a red map with the green star of Morocco on the disputed Western Sahara territory, walks on the pitch during the CAF Super Cup 2022 soccer match, in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Sports highest court says Moroccan soccer shirt depicting map of disputed area was breach of rules

By Sam Metz - Associated Press

People attend the funeral of Bilal Kissi, who was killed by Algerian forces, in the city of Saaidia, Morocco, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Two men were killed by Algerian forces after they strayed across Morocco’s maritime border with Algeria on water scooters, and a third was detained by Algerian authorities, according to Moroccan media reports.(AP Photo)

Moroccans protest after Algeria acknowledges deadly shooting at a group on water scooters

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Morocco's Nesryne El Chad, center, celebrates with fans after the Women's World Cup Group H soccer match between Morocco and Colombia in Perth, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

Morocco’s historic run at the Women’s World Cup ignites national pride at home

By Tarik El-Barakah - Associated Press

Moroccans gather to watch the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Morocco played in Qatar, at a public viewing place in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Sonia Moussaid)

Moroccans to welcome home history-making World Cup team

By Tarik El-Barakah - Associated Press

Supporters of France celebrate with flares next to the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees avenue at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Morocco, in Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France celebrates World Cup victory, fans cheer Morocco team

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

FILE - This photo provided by the Moroccan Royal Palace shows Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, greeted by Moroccan King Mohammed VI prior to their lunch at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco, Nov. 19, 2018. Sanchez is set to meet with Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Thursday, April 7, 2022 during a two-day visit to Rabat that promises to mark a mending of diplomatic tensions centered on the disputed region of Western Sahara. Relations were damaged last April when Morocco was angered by Spain allowing the leader of the pro-independence movement for Western Sahara to receive medical treatment. (Moroccan Royal Palace via AP, File)

Spain PM in Morocco to mend ties after Western Sahara shift

By Joseph Wilson and Tarik El Barakah - Associated Press

Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks while meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on June 3, 2021, at the State Department in Washington. Israel’s defense minister headed to Morocco on Tuesday, Nov. 23, for an official visit to cement security ties just ahead of the first anniversary of their agreement to establish full diplomatic relations. Gantz will be making the first official visit by an Israeli defense minister to one of the four Arab states that agreed to normalize ties with Israel last year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)FILE

Israeli, Moroccan defense ministers meet in landmark visit

By Ilan Ben Zion - Associated Press

Migration activist says Spain, Morocco trying to silence her

By ARITZ PARRA and TARIK EL BARAKAH - Associated Press

Security forces stand guard to prevent a protest against the normalization deal between Morocco and Israel, in Rabat, Morocco, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Moroccan authorities on Monday dispersed a group of pro-Palestine activists who attempted to stage a protest outside Parliament building in the capital Rabat to denounce the kingdom’s recent normalization of relations with Israel. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Morocco’s police disperse protest against ties with Israel

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 file photo, migrants from Morocco walk along the shore escorted by Spanish police after arriving at the coast of the Canary Island, crossing the Atlantic Ocean sailing on a wooden boat. Spain’s government is scrambling to manage the steady stream of migrants to its Canary Islands from West Africa by opening a second holding camp, officials said Wednesday Nov. 18, 2020, as political tensions rise in the Atlantic archipelago. (AP Photo/Javier Bauluz, File)

Spain in diplomatic push over migrant flow to Canary Islands

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

A member of security forces inspects a permit allowing a woman to leave her home, after a health state of emergency was declared and members of the public ordered to a home confinement, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, March 22, 2020. For some people the COVID-19 coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause severe illness including pneumonia.(AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

As lockdowns kill jobs, Africa’s informal workers suffer

By AMIRA EL-MASAITI - Associated Press

People gather for a demonstration in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Thousands of Moroccans took part in a march rejecting Trump's Middle East peace plan and in support of Palestinians. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Moroccans protest Trump’s Mideast plan, support Palestinians

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Ivanka Trump, the daughter and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, is greeted by Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco and is offered dates and milk, as she arrives in Rabat, Morocco, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, where she will promote a global economical program for women. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A princess, dates and milk welcome Ivanka Trump to Morocco

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Pope Francis, left is greeted by Morocco's King Mohammed VI, centre upon disembarking from his plane at Rabat-Sale International Airport near the capital Rabat, Saturday, March 30, 2019. Pope Francis has arrived in Morocco for a trip aimed at highlighting the North African nation's tradition of Christian-Muslim ties, while also letting him show solidarity with migrants at Europe's door and tend to a tiny Catholic flock. (Fadel Senna/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Muslim students talk to pope about tolerance

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FILE - In this Sunday, March 10, 2019 file photo, Christians, mostly sub-Saharan migrants, take part in a Sunday mass in a cathedral in Rabat, Morocco. Pope Francis is forging ahead with his promotion of moderate Islam during a weekend trip to Morocco, seeking to build on warming ties with the Sunni world while also ministering to a tiny Catholic community and offering solidarity with migrants. For the 82-year-old pope, the 27-hour, whirlwind visit to Rabat will be a welcome reboot to a year that has otherwise been dominated by the global Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal and the downfall of three of his cardinals. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Pope seeks to build on Muslim outreach with Morocco trip

By NICOLE WINFIELD and AMIRA EL MASIATI - Associated Press

Moroccan teachers protest low wages, temporary contracts

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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