With Morocco’s sheep herds dwindling at an alarming rate, King Mohammed VI made a rare break with tradition by urging ...

King Mohammed VI of Morocco asked Moroccans on Wednesday to abstain from performing the rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid ...

The king of Morocco has called on people to refrain from sacrificing sheep during a religious festival later this year ...

But for breeders like him, the cancelling of Eid festivities will deal a heavy blow. It costs El Ghazouani roughly 1,500 Moroccan dirhams ($150) to feed a sheep for one year on a diet of straw ...

Larbi El Ghazouani, a 55-year-old farmer, tends to sheep he has bred in anticipation of Eid al-Adha, an annual celebration in which Muslims sacrifice and feast on livestock in Ouled Slama, Morocco, on ...

FILE - Sheep are offered for sale for the upcoming Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha in a market on the outskirts of Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, July 30, 2020. RABAT, Morocco (AP) — With Morocco’s ...

King Mohammed VI of Morocco asked Moroccans on Wednesday to abstain from performing the rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid al-Adha this year due to a drop in the country’s herd following years of ...