ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria's president has announced plans to import a staggering 1 million sheep ahead of this year's Eid al-Adha, the holiday during which Muslims worldwide purchase livestock ...

Morocco Urges People to Not Buy Sheep for Eid Al-Adha Celebrations OULAD SLAMA, Morocco (AP) — Sheep come running when Larbi El Ghazouani pours alfalfa and straw into their troughs twice a day.

Eid al-Adha, to take place in June, commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son on God’s command. Muslims mark the event by slaughtering sheep or goats. The meat is ...

Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's ...

Eid al-Adha — also known as Eid al-Kabir, or “Big Eid” — is an expensive day for most Moroccans. A family purchases a sheep, often days or weeks in advance, then slaughters it on the first ...

With the nation's herd reduced by drought and prices rising due to inflation, King Mohammed VI has asked the public to refrain from slaughtering sheep. Morocco's King Mohammed VI has urged people ...