The earthquake was a magnitude 6.8, which is rare for western Morocco, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Twenty minutes after the main earthquake, a magnitude 4.9 aftershock hit the region.

Morocco’s rich treasury of centuries-old buildings, mosques and relics was dealt a destructive blow by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake.

A Moroccan subsidiary of McDonald's is apologizing for a map included with a toy in Happy Meals. A small map of Morocco did not include Western Sahara which Morocco annexed in 1975. The region was ...