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The latest news, features, and stories on the North African country Morocco. Its capital city is Rabat while the largest is Casablanca. It borders Algeria to the east and south-east, Western Sahara to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north.

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Inaayah Makda (Picture: Family Handout)

Parents of girl swept away in Morocco say they 'will never stop searching for her'

UK 22 hours ago By Luke Alsford

A narrow street in Riga, Latvia. Yellow buildings open out onto the old town square.

Budget-friendly cities for couples to visit in 2026 — with weekend stays from £250

Travel 21 hours ago By Ellie Hutchings

British girl Inaayah Makda , seven, missing after being swept out to sea while sitting on rocks with her family in Morocco

Search for British girl, 7, swept out to sea hampered by storm

UK 3 days ago By Ryan Prosser

A woman looking out over the colourful, mosaic-tiled Park Güell and the Barcelona skyline in Spain.

The 3 destinations now eclipsing Spain for UK holidaymakers, according to Jet2's boss

Travel 6 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

Isabel Fraser sitting on a colourful rug in a Berber house, next to a view of villages in Imlil, with lots of peach coloured buildings, and a mountain to their right.

Morocco's best-kept secret where community is everything

Travel 6 days ago By Isabel Fraser

An aerial view of a beach and ocean in Spain, with palm trees and tourists on sun loungers

17 holiday destinations with gloriously warm weather in February

Travel January 20, 2026 By Anushka Suharu

Le Berbere Palace, a hotel in Ouarzazate (Morocco)

The 'opulent' desert palace hotel that has a 'back door for Brad Pitt'

Travel January 19, 2026 By Martina Andretta

Djemaa El Fna main square, Marrakesh

The 'Red City' is a hidden vintage shopping capital — just 3 hours from London

Travel January 5, 2026 By Maria Astardjieva

A film studio in Morocco, with ancient column temples and a blue sky behind them.

The fascinating 18°C winter city break with its own ‘mini Hollywood'

Travel December 9, 2025 By Martina Andretta

The coastline in Malta, featuring turquoise waters, rocky shores, and the architecture of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

The winter sun destinations with the hottest weather in January

Travel December 8, 2025 By Anushka Suharu

View of Tirana Lake Park in Tirana, Albania

Ryanair adds new £65 flights to ‘most underrated European city ever’

Travel December 8, 2025 By Courtney Pochin

Sand dunes in the Moroccan desert, with camping tents scattered around.

Desert camping was my idea of hell — but one night changed my mind

Travel December 3, 2025 By Martina Andretta

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FIFA urged to drop Morocco as 2030 World Cup co-host due to 'barbaric' dog killings

Football December 5, 2025 By Ben Fleming

Martina Andretta standing in front of one of the gates of the Ksar of Aït-Ben-Haddou, near Ouarzazate, in Morocco.

The ‘Hollywood of the Desert’ is somehow Morocco’s best-kept secret

Travel December 9, 2025 By Martina Andretta

A quiet view of Playa Papagayo beach in Lanzarote, one of the canary islands – which is a curved cove shape and surrounded by golden sand and rocky cliffs.

9 'exquisite' winter sun holidays you can still book for 2025

Travel November 11, 2025 By Sophie-May Williams

Recruitment boss trapped in Moroccan 5-star resort spa fire died after explosion Anthony Barnes

Dad choked to death on smoke while trapped in spa when fire broke out

World October 31, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

A bright sunrise over the old baroque town of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily.

Where is hot in October? Stunning destinations with plenty of sun

Travel September 10, 2025 By Elizabeth Atkin

An aerial view of Dakhla, a coastal city in Western Sahara claimed by Morocco.

The strange case of Ryanair's latest flight route

Travel October 6, 2025 By Alice Murphy

Lost diver found alive 100 miles and a continent away

World August 31, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

A Ryanair flight has had to be grounded at Manchester Airport after a passenger tried to 'open an emergency exit' mid-air, according to a witness on the plane. Fellow passengers attempted to stop the woman and alerted cabin crew, who then brought in the flight's captain, the eyewitness continued.

Ryanair flight grounded 'after passenger tried opening emergency exit'

UK August 26, 2025 By Sarah Hooper