Events in the year 2024 in Morocco.
Incumbents King: Mohammed VI Prime Minister of Morocco: Aziz Akhannouch
Events June 5 June – Four people are killed and 26 others are injured after a fire that destroys 25 shops in the Old City of Fez.
July 19 July – Former human rights minister Mohamed Ziane is sentenced to five years' imprisonment by a court in Rabat on charges of corruption and embezzling funds from the Moroccan Liberal Party in 2015. 25 July – At least 21 people are killed during a heat wave in Beni Mellal. 29 July – King Mohammed VI pardons jailed journalists Taoufik Bouachrine, Omar Radi, and Soulaimane Raissouni, along with 2,476 other convicts, as part of a gesture marking the 25th anniversary of his reign.
September 8 September – At least 18 people are reported killed and nine others declared missing following nationwide flooding. 12 September – Morocco records its first mpox case from a patient in Marrakesh. 15 September – Two mass crossing attempts are made by hundreds of migrants seeking to enter the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Fnideq. 26 September – Algeria imposes visa requirements on Moroccans, accusing them of criminal activity in its territory, including "Zionist espionage" and "drug and human trafficking".
October 4 October – The European Court of Justice strikes down a trade agreement between the European Commission and Morocco allowing the exports of agricultural products from the Western Sahara to the EU, citing failure to account for the rights of the region's inhabitants to self-determination. 8 October – UNESCO designates Rabat as the World Book Capital for 2026.
November 11 November – Journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui is convicted of defaming Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi after accusing the latter of corruption and fraud over a drug trafficking scandal and is sentenced to 1.5 years' imprisonment.
December 11 December – Spain, Portugal and Morocco win the joint hosting rights for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. 26 December – Authorities announce the sinking of a boat carrying 80 migrants off the Moroccan coast in the previous week, killing 69 passengers.
Art and entertainment
List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Holidays
: 1 January - New Year's Day 11 January - Independence Manifesto Day 14 January - Amazigh New Year 10 April - Eid al-Fitr 1 May - Labour Day 17 June – Eid al-Adha 7 July – Islamic New Year 30 July – Throne Day 14 August – Oued Ed-Dahab Day 20 August – Revolution Day 21 August – Youth Day 16 September – The Prophet's Birthday 6 November – Green March 18 November – Independence Day
Deaths
16 January – Lahcen Zinoun, 79, choreographer (The Last Temptation of Christ, The Sheltering Sky, Joseph). 20 January – Abbas Jirari, 86, writer. 24 October - Abdelaziz Barrada, 35, French-born Moroccan footballer (Getafe, Marseille, national team), heart attack.Décès de l'ex-international marocain Abdelaziz Barrada
See also Morocco at the 2024 Summer Olympics
References
External links Online calendar