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Events in the year 2025 in Morocco.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 16 January – A boat carrying migrants capsizes near Dakhla on its way to the Canary Islands, killing at least 50 people.[1]
February
[edit]- 26 February – The South Korean train manufacturing firm Hyundai Rotem wins a US$1.53 billion contract to supply advanced trains to the Moroccan national railway operator ONCF.[2]
April
[edit]May
[edit]July
[edit]- 26 July – Morocco finishes in second place at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after losing to Nigeria 3-2 in the final in Rabat.[5]
- 28 July – A Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet of the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashes shortly after takeoff from Fès–Saïs Airport, killing its two pilots.[6]
August
[edit]- 3 August – Four Moroccan truck drivers taken hostage by Islamic State – Sahel Province in Burkina Faso while driving from Morocco to Niger in January are released in Mali.[7]
- 12 August – About 100 people attempt to swim from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta; seven children reach the shore while the rest are intercepted and returned to Morocco.[8]
September
[edit]- 3 September – A court sentences feminist and LGBT activist Ibtissame Lachgar to 2.5 years' imprisonment on charges of religious blasphemy over messages on a T-shirt that she wore in a selfie posted online.[9]
- 5 September – Morocco qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Niger 5-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Rabat.[10]
- 28 September – At least 70 people are arrested following nationwide protests demanding educational and public health reforms.[11]
October
[edit]- 1 October – Three people are shot dead by police after protesters try to storm a police station in Lqliaa.[12][13]
- 17 October – 8 November – 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[14]
- 19 October – Morocco wins the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile after defeating Argentina 2-0 at the final in Santiago, marking the first time Morocco won the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[15]
- 22 October – Two people are killed in the collapse of a residential building in Casablanca.[16]
- 31 October – The United Nations Security Council approves a resolution recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.[17] The Royal Palace of Rabat officially announces this date as a new national holiday.[18]
November
[edit]- 4 November – The government declares October 31, starting in 2026, to be a national holiday in celebration of the UN resolution backing the autonomy proposal for Western Sahara in the 50-year dispute with the Algeria-backed Polisario Front.[19]
- 5 November – The Mohammed VI International University Hospital Complex is inaugurated in Rabat by King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay Hassan.[20]
- 19 November – Ghizlane Chebbak becomes the first Moroccan woman to win the African Footballer of the Year award.[21]
December
[edit]- 10 December – At least 22 people are killed in the collapse of two four-story residential buildings in Fez.[22]
- 13 December – Nine migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are found dead from suspected hypothermia in Ras Asfour, near the border with Algeria.[23]
- 14 December – At least 37 people are killed and 14 are injured in flash floods in Safi.[24]
- 21 December – 18 January 2026 – 2025 Africa Cup of Nations[25]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[26]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 11 January – Independence Manifesto Day
- 14 January – Amazigh New Year
- 31 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 7 June – Eid al-Adha
- 27 June – Islamic New Year
- 30 July – Throne Day
- 14 August – Oued Ed-Dahab Day
- 20 August – Revolution Day
- 21 August – Youth Day
- 5 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 6 November – Green March
- 18 November – Independence Day
Deaths
[edit]- 8 August – Jamal Al-Qadiri Al-Boutchichi, 82–83, murshid, leader of Budshishiyya (since 2017)[27]
- 13 September – Saleh Hachad, 86, Royal Moroccan Air Force pilot[28]
References
[edit]- ↑ "More than 40 Pakistanis feared drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off African coast". AP News. 17 January 2025.
- ↑ Chang, Dong-woo (26 February 2025). "(LEAD) Hyundai Rotem wins record 2.2 tln-won train supply deal from Morocco". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ↑ Metz, Sam (11 April 2025). "Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack". AP News. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Building collapse kills nine in Moroccan city of Fez". The Peninsula. 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ "Nigeria seal 10th Wafcon as comeback stuns Morocco". BBC. 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ↑ "Crash d'un Alphajet des Forces royales air au niveau de l'aéroport de Fès-Saïss, aucun survivant". Le Desk (in French). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ "Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali". AP News. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ Jones, Sam (2025-08-12). "Migrants swim from Morocco to Ceuta as officials say enclave 'overwhelmed'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "Moroccan feminist and LGBTQ activist sentenced to prison in blasphemy case". AP News. 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ↑ "Morocco flex muscle in making World Cup return". FIFA. 6 September 2025.
- ↑ "Scores arrested on second day of Morocco protests: NGO". France 24. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "First killings in Morocco since Gen Z protests erupted". BBC. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ↑ "Morocco pledges reforms as death toll rises to 3 in anti-government protests". AP News. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ↑ "Morocco awarded multi-year hosting rights to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup™". FIFA. 14 March 2024.
- ↑ "Morocco beats Argentina to win its first Under-20 World Cup title". Africanews. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "At least two people killed after a house collapsed in Casablanca". Africanews. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "UN Security Council approves resolution backing Morocco's plan for Western Sahara, in a major shift". AP News. November 1, 2025.
- ↑ Eljechtimi, Ahmed (4 November 2025). "Morocco declares national holiday to mark UN resolution on Western Sahara". Reuters. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "Morocco declares national holiday to mark UN resolution on Western Sahara". Reuters. 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ↑ "King Mohammed VI opens new university hospital complex". Africanews. 2025-11-05. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ↑ "Midfielder is first Moroccan to win women's African player of the year". Africanews. 2025-11-20. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ "At least 22 killed in building collapse in Morocco". BBC. 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ "9 African migrants died in freezing temperatures near Morocco-Algeria border". AP News. 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ↑ "Torrential rains and flash floods kill 37 in Moroccan city of Safi". AP News. 2025-12-16. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ↑ "Hosts Morocco off to winning start at Africa Cup of Nations". France 24. 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ "Morocco Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ↑ "Décès du cheikh Moulay Jamal Eddine Al Qadiri Boutchich : Une figure marquante du soufisme marocain s'éteint". Maroc Hebdo (in French). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "وفاة الطيار المغربي صالح حشاد بمدينة القنيطرة عن عمر 86 عامًا". Anfas Press. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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