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FILE - In this Monday, March 16, 2020 file photo, a glass of Moroccan tea is left by a window of a closed down coffee shop, after the Moroccan government announced further restrictions to avoid the spread of coronavirus, including closure of cafes and mosques, in the capital Rabat, Morocco. Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings for three weeks — including the usually festive New Year's Eve — to curb the spread of the virus.The curfew between 9 p.m and 6 a.m went into effect Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 and is set to last until Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)
Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread

Dec. 24, 2020 04:56 AM EST

African Champions League final postponed for the 2nd time

Oct. 29, 2020 12:45 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — The African Champions League final was postponed on Thursday for the second time, with the second semifinal match also being pushed back amid the...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 file photo, players of FAR Rabat soccer team and their rivals Raja Casablanca compete for the ball during a match in the Moroccan league, in Rabat, Morocco. The Confederation of African Football agreed Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 to delay one of its Champions League semifinal second leg games because players and officials of Moroccan club Raja Casablanca have been put in quarantine after a coronavirus outbreak in the squad. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)
African CL semifinal postponed with team in quarantine

By Gerald Imray Oct. 22, 2020 02:25 PM EDT

Virus causes more delays for African Champions League

By Gerald Imray Sep. 10, 2020 04:51 PM EDT
The governing body of African soccer decided Thursday to push back the semifinals and final of its Champions League by another three weeks because of a spike...

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Levi Banon and his son Mendel, 12, read a religious text at their home library in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday, May 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
In Morocco, tiny Jewish community grapples with virus impact

By Mariam Fam Jun. 04, 2020 05:53 PM EDT

Musya Banon, right, and her sisters Nina, left, and Sara, center, bake challah bread for Shabbat, in their home in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday, May 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
In Morocco, tiny Jewish community grapples with virus

By Mariam Fam Jun. 04, 2020 12:10 PM EDT

In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, a COVID-19 patient lies on a bed at one of the intensive care units (ICU) of the Moulay Abdellah hospital in Sale, Morocco. Coronavirus has upended life for Morocco's medical workers. They enjoy better medical facilities than in much of Africa but are often short of the equipment available in European hospitals, which also found themselves overwhelmed. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Weary Moroccan medics fight virus, nightmares and tears

By Amira El Masaiti May. 02, 2020 03:04 AM EDT