BENGALURU, Dec 12 — Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries, world soccer's governing body Fifa said yesterday.

MARRAKECH, Oct 10 — The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings opened on Monday (October 9) in the southern Moroccan city of Marrakech, reported Xinhua, quoting a report of Morocco's national agency MAP.

ISTANBUL, Oct 5 — Spain, Portugal and Morocco will jointly host the 2030 World Cup, FIFA said on Wednesday.

NEW YORK, Sept 20 — The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva has said the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will occur as planned on the same date in Marrakech.

JAKARTA, Sept 13 — Foreign ministers from Asean countries have expressed their sadness over the tragic loss of lives and extensive property damage caused by the earthquake in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains on Friday (September 8).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed condolences and sympathy to King Mohammed VI as well as his government and people of Morocco following the earthquake that struck the country on Friday.

RABAT, Sept 12 — The death toll from a strong earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,854 people, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Monday.

BRUSSELS, Sept 11 — The European Union is to provide €1 million (RM5.01 million) to Morocco to support relief efforts in areas affected by the recent earthquake, the European Commission announced on Monday, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Morocco has responded favorably to offers made by friendly countries to provide relief and rescue teams in response to a 7-magnitude earthquake that struck late Friday, but wants to see the assistance coordinated by its local authorities.

MOULAY BRAHIM, Sept 11 — Survivors of Morocco's deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water, and shelter on Sunday (September 10) as the search for the missing continued in remote villages and the death toll of more than 2,100 seemed likely to rise further.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Malaysian ministers today conveyed their condolences to the government and people of Morocco over the earthquake that struck southwest of Marrakech late on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Sept — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir will contact his counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco Nasser Bourita, to get the latest information about the earthquake that hit the country on Friday (September 8) and then offer the necessary form of assistance.

RABAT (Morocco), Sept 9 — The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night has risen to 820, said the country's Interior Ministry on Saturday, reported Xinhua.

ANKARA, Jan 1 — Morocco will impose an entry ban on travellers from China beginning Jan 3 due to rising Covid-19 cases, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

DOHA/RABAT, Dec 15 — Moroccans slumped with disappointment on Wednesday after their team's semi-final defeat to France, but were still pumped with pride for a World Cup run that spurred tears of joy across Africa and the Arab world.

AL KHOR, Qatar, Dec 15 — France held their nerve to overcome a gallant Moroccan effort and secure an opportunity to retain their World Cup crown, beating the north Africans 2-0 in Wednesday’s semi-final to set up a heavyweight showdown with Argentina.

DOHA, Dec 12 — Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to acknowledge that his dream of winning the World Cup with Portugal is over after the team's elimination from football's showpiece tournament in Qatar.

ANKARA, Dec 11 — Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 and became the first African nation to reach the FIFA World Cup semifinals in Qatar 2022 on Saturday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

ISTANBUL, Dec 7 — Morocco qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals after beating Spain 3-0 on penalties on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

DOHA, Dec 2 — An impassioned Moroccan team clinched a spot in the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time since 1986 by defeating the already-eliminated Canadians 2-1 on Thursday, mercilessly capitalising on their opponents' blunders.