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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| 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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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.
The various opponents on this subject only highlight the unfavorable arguments of one of the two legal time zones adopted by Morocco:
The Minister for Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, acknowledged that the impact of daylight saving time on energy savings remains to be assessed, with a virtually negligible effect during the winter. This finding deprives the government of a major argum…
The Minister for Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, acknowledged that the impact of daylight saving time on energy savings remains to be assessed, with a virtually negligible effect during the winter. This finding deprives the government of a major argument in the face of calls from a large segment of the population to abolish this increasingly unbearable time difference.
Morocco will switch back to GMT+1 on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 02:00, advancing the time by 60 minutes.
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