The U.N. Security Council is unanimously backing informal talks on the future of the disputed Western Sahara ahead of a fifth round of negotiations between Morocco and the group that wants independence for the region.

Moroccan national television reports that Saudi Crown Prince Sultan has arrived in the north African kingdom after undergoing surgery in the United States.

This seaside city is known as a rich stockpile of art deco architecture, the hub of Morocco’s economic growth and the setting of an all-time classic movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

Portuguese police say they have captured more than 7.7 tons (7 metric tonnes) of hashish from Morocco with an estimated street value of more than euro70 million (US$91 million).

An explosion rocked a suburb of Casablanca early Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring six, residents and government officials said. An Interior Ministry official said the blast was accidental and not linked to terrorism.

Witnesses say an explosion has rocked a suburb of Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital. Authorities say at least one person is dead and six wounded.

Morocco’s state news agency says the country has cut off diplomatic relations with Iran.

Morocco’s state news agency says the country has cut off diplomatic relations with Iran.

The longtime partner of late designer Yves Saint Laurent said Tuesday his criticism of China’s human rights record prompted a Chinese buyer to sabotage an auction of two disputed bronze fountainheads.

A former British resident who claims he was brutally tortured at a covert CIA site in Morocco has been freed from Guantanamo after nearly seven years in U.S. captivity _ an ordeal that could come back to haunt the U.S. and British governments.