Articles, studies, reports and resources on legal time in Morocco, decisions by the Moroccan authorities, the adoption of permanent GMT+1, the suspension during Ramadan and the decision to end this exception from September 2026, as well as their effects on society, the economy and international relations.
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| Total* | ACHED documents | European Union | Rest of the world |
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| 503 | 3 | 1 | 503 |
| Total* | Aug 2026 | Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | Dec 2025 | Nov 2025 | Oct 2025 | Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 | Jul 2025 | Jun 2025 | May 2025 | Apr 2025 | Mar 2025 | Feb 2025 | Jan 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2011 | 2010 | 2008 |
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| 503 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 152 | 121 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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CAN
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FRA
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| 503 | 503 | 9 | 1 |
* Total des documents uniques. Un document présent dans plusieurs sections n’est compté qu’une seule fois dans le total.
Après de vifs débats, le Maroc a décidé de revenir à l’heure de Greenwich (GMT) dès le 20 septembre après huit ans d’application permanente de l’heure d’été.
The national commission in charge of presenting the petition for the return to legal time (GMT) denounced what it calls “restrictions and obstacles” targeting the petition's representative, his deputy, and the regional coordinator of Fes-Meknes, during the exercise of their missi…
The national commission in charge of presenting the petition for the return to legal time (GMT) denounced what it calls “restrictions and obstacles” targeting the petition's representative, his deputy, and the regional coordinator of Fes-Meknes, during the exercise of their missions to supervise the campaign and support the coordinators and citizens in Meknes.
Abdelilah Benkirane promised to permanently abolish the GMT+1 time zone if the PJD leads the next government after the legislative elections scheduled for September.
The Sanabil Center for Studies and Public Policy has stated that the benefits of maintaining daylight saving time in Morocco remain limited and inconsistent, while its persistent drawbacks outweigh the negative ones, particularly in winter. It emphasizes that the permanent adopti…
The Sanabil Center for Studies and Public Policy has stated that the benefits of maintaining daylight saving time in Morocco remain limited and inconsistent, while its persistent drawbacks outweigh the negative ones, particularly in winter. It emphasizes that the permanent adoption of summer time creates a difficult balance between external economic benefits and very real internal health costs.
The debate over maintaining GMT+1 in Morocco continues. Reignited in recent months by a citizen petition and political stances, it
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