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A retired Moroccan who set himself on fire in a courthouse has died from his burns.
Soon after an Islamist opposition leader became Morocco's prime minister as the result of landmark elections, his archrival was named a top adviser to the king.
Inaugurated by popstar Jennifer Lopez in front of the cream of Moroccan society, Casablanca's first mega mall, complete with two-story-high aquarium, is dripping with glamour and luxury.
A powerful Islamist organization in Morocco said it is suspending its support for the country's pro-democracy movement, dealing a severe blow to the group that once put tens of thousands people on streets.
Exactly one year ago, in a hardscrabble town in Tunisia's arid interior, the death knell sounded for the decades-old system of dictatorships across the Arab world.
Morocco on Wednesday condemned a decision by European lawmakers to scrap a fishing accord that earned the North African kingdom more than euro36 million ($47 million) a year, saying the move has "serious consequences" for its relationship with its largest trading partner.
The chant thundered through the headquarters of Morocco's Islamist party as it celebrated election victory.
The victory of an Islamist Party in Morocco's parliamentary elections appears to be one more sign that religious-based parties are benefiting the most from the new freedoms brought by the Arab Spring.
Once seen as a threat to this North African kingdom, Morocco's Islamist party may now be key to the government's credibility.
Morocco's Interior Ministry says an Islamist party has won the most seats in parliamentary elections and is set to lead the next government.
No matter what the results, Tunisia's landmark election was a monumental achievement in democracy that will be a tough act to follow in elections next month in Egypt and Morocco — and later, in Libya.
The head of Tunisia's main Islamist party, the largest and best organized in the North African country, warned that any fraud in the first truly free elections could plunge the nation into chaos.
The leader of the moderate Islamist party that won Tunisia's first free elections called for calm Friday after protests erupted in the town where the country's revolution began.
The cafes around Sidi Bouzid's main square are filled with young unemployed men, sipping away the afternoon, suspiciously watching the circling cars promoting electoral candidates.
As the land that launched the Arab Spring heads into historic elections next week, all eyes are on the long-repressed Islamists — and whether a big victory for them will irrevocably change this North African nation and inspire similar conservative movements around the region.
After years of promoting jihad in online forums, Muadh Irshad was ready to take his fervor to the real world.
Dozens of preachers from mosques across Morocco protested Monday in the capital over tight controls on their preaching, the first time such a demonstration has been allowed to go forward.
Seven people were killed in a riot following a soccer match in Morocco's disputed Western Sahara region, the state news agency reported Tuesday.
Hundreds of joyful Libyans cheered and fired off celebratory gunshots in Tripoli's main square Saturday after the national soccer team won in its first match since rebels toppled Moammar Gadhafi's regime and forced the longtime leader into hiding.
Just months after the siege of Misrata, this port city is bustling. Stores are open, water is running and there is steady electricity — a sharp contrast to Libya's recently conquered capital just 125 miles (200 kilometers) away.
A flash of sunlight reflecting off a distant windshield heralded the approach of a vehicle across the endless Libyan desert. So the rebel truck slammed into reverse, taking cover behind a sandy hill and swiveling its heavy machinegun to take aim at whatever was coming.
The rebels roared along the bleak and empty desert highway, leaving the last checkpoint far behind as they probed the no-man's-land that separates them from the final stronghold of Moammar Gadhafi's crumbling regime.
The bodies are scattered around a grassy square next to Moammar Gadhafi's compound of Bab al-Aziziya. Prone on grassy lots as if napping, sprawled in tents. Some have had their wrists bound by plastic ties.
In Libya's east, rebels surround a key oil city, while in the western mountains they mass for a final push on the capital. In Tripoli, meanwhile, Ahmed Ayyat has more wedding invitations than he knows what to do with.
France's foreign minister suggested Wednesday that a possible way out of Libya's civil war would be to allow Moammar Gadhafi to stay in the country if he relinquishes power.
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