2025 in Morocco

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Events in the year 2025 in Morocco .

Incumbents

• King: Mohammed VI
• Prime Minister: Aziz Akhannouch

Events

January

• 16 January – A boat carrying migrants capsizes near Dakhla on its way to the Canary Islands, killing at least 50 people. ^[1]

February

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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]

Predicted and scheduled

• 17 October – 8 November – 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup ^[10]
• 21 December 2025 – 18 January 2026 – 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ^[11]

Art and entertainment

• List of Moroccan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Morocco

Source: ^[12]

• 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

• 8 August – Jamal Al-Qadiri Al-Boutchichi, 82–83, murshid , leader of Budshishiyya (since 2017) ^[13]
• 13 September – Saleh Hachad, 86, Royal Moroccan Air Force pilot ^[14]

References

1. "More than 40 Pakistanis feared drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off African coast". AP News. 17 January 2025.
2. 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.
3. Metz, Sam (11 April 2025). "Hackers breach Morocco's social security database in an unprecedented cyberattack". AP News . Retrieved 11 April 2025.
4. "Nigeria seal 10th Wafcon as comeback stuns Morocco". BBC . 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
5. "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.
6. "Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali". AP News. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
7. 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.
8. "Moroccan feminist and LGBTQ activist sentenced to prison in blasphemy case". AP News. 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
9. "Morocco flex muscle in making World Cup return". FIFA . 6 September 2025.
10. "Morocco awarded multi-year hosting rights to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup™". FIFA. 14 March 2024.
11. "AFCON moves to winter due to Club World Cup". ESPN. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
12. "Morocco Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
13. "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.
14. "وفاة الطيار المغربي صالح حشاد بمدينة القنيطرة عن عمر 86 عامًا". Anfas Press. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.

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