2024 in Morocco
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Events in the year 2024 in Morocco.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 5 June – Four people are killed and 26 others are injured after a fire that destroys 25 shops in the Old City of Fez.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 25 July – At least 21 people are killed during a heat wave in Beni Mellal.[3]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[4]
- 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
[edit]- 16 January – Lahcen Zinoun, 79, choreographer (The Last Temptation of Christ, The Sheltering Sky, Joseph).[5]
- 20 January – Abbas Jirari, 86, writer.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fire kills 4 in Morocco's UNESCO-listed Fez: state media". Arab News. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Moroccan ex-minister who defended government critics sentenced to five years". Associated Press. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "21 Killed In Morocco Amid Scorching Heatwave In Last 24 Hours". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Morocco Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Décès du chorégraphe et cinéaste marocain Lahcen Zinoun". laquotidienne.fnh.ma (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "وفاة المستشار الملكي السابق عباس الجراري - هبة بريس" (in Arabic). 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
