Basma El Atti

The New Arab reached out to Maersk for comment and to confirm the identity of the workers but received no response at the time of publication.

As Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza, Moroccans poured out into the streets across the country in one of the largest protest since Israel's war began in 2023.

The region is rich in untapped resources, including hydrocarbons and rare minerals found in the Tropic Seamount, making any maritime delineation crucial.

So far, Morocco is the only North African country to cancel Eid Al-Adha religious holiday, to protect national herd amid severe drought.

Louis Sarkozy's remarks, made against the backdrop of deepening tensions between Algeria and France, sparked immediate outrage in both countries.

For over a year, the Moroccan government's 12 billion-dollar recovery programme for earthquake-hit villages remains tangled in bureaucracy.

France's Darmanin is set to discuss Morocco's counterterrorism efforts, following the dismantling of several Islamic State-linked cells in the country.

The incidents have sparked outrage over the poor infrastructure in both cities, which residents say have turned into death traps amid floods.

Algeria's reaction is about more than troop movements. It is part of a broader diplomatic rupture with France that has been building for months.

In February 2022, Saied dissolved Tunisia's Supreme Judicial Council, the body tasked with ensuring judicial independence.