Sultan Moulay Ismaïl of Morocco was nearly killed by a lion in his royal park, reportedly slaying the beast himself with a dagger in a dramatic show of courage. Whether true or embellished, the tale served to reinforce his image as a powerful ruler both at home and abroad.
The creator of the Ifrane Lion remains a mystery, with theories ranging from Italian and German prisoners to a French sculptor, Henri Jean Moreau. Despite various claims, research points to Moreau as the most likely sculptor, who worked on the lion around 1930.
A Moroccan cybercriminal group, identified as Atlas Lion or Storm-0539, has been posing as charities to steal US gift cards, the FBI and Microsoft researchers warned.