2025 in Morocco
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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]- 10 April – The Moroccan social security agency announces that its databases had been breached in a cyberattack that blamed on suspected Algerian hackers, resulting in the leakage of significant amounts of personal information on Telegram.[3]
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.[4]
- 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.[5]
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.[6]
- 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.[7]
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.[8]
- 5 September – Morocco qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Niger 5-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in Rabat.[9]
- 28 September – At least 70 people are arrested following nationwide protests demanding educational and public health reforms.[10]
October
[edit]- 1 October – Three people are shot dead by police after protesters try to storm a police station in Lqliaa.[11][12]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- 17 October – 8 November – 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup[13]
- 21 December 2025 – 18 January 2026 – 2025 Africa Cup of Nations[14]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[15]
- 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)[16]
- 13 September – Saleh Hachad, 86, Royal Moroccan Air Force pilot[17]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AFCON moves to winter due to Club World Cup". ESPN. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "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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