Hamid Essahli, a 36-year-old Moroccan farmworker and father of two, was fatally struck by a tractor in fields in central Italy. The verdict in the case against his colleague, who is charged with intentional homicide and faces a 12-year prison sentence, was due on Wednesday. It has now been postponed until 7 October.
Each bid to build the future electricity storage plant at El Menzel, near Séfrou, must be accompanied by a guarantee of 45 million dirhams. The 362 MW project, led by ONEE, is expected to take four years to complete.
After more than five years with the same employer, on a permanent contract and with more than 60 payslips, a Moroccan man has won the annulment of his order to leave France. The court has ordered the Val-d’Oise prefecture to issue him a residence permit.
MoroccoThe Boeing had already reported an overheat warning before leaving Marrakech. The indication disappeared after checks, then returned during the climb. New details published on September 30 clarify the circumstances of the Transavia flight’s U-turn on its way to Amsterdam.
WorldHis victory before the Amsterdam court did not survive the appeal. The Dutch Council of State on Wednesday, September 30, upheld the revocation of citizenship from a man convicted of terrorism after fighting in Syria.
FranceThe United Arab Emirates has definitively approved the extradition of Ouicem Kattoursi, considered by France’s anti-narcotics office to be one of the country’s leading cocaine importers. Already arrested in Casablanca in 2008, the 44-year-old French-Tunisian is expected to be transferred in the coming days.
SpainSpain imported more than 22,600 tonnes of Moroccan olive oil between January and July 2026, compared with fewer than 400 tonnes a year earlier. The increase comes as Spanish olive growers accuse industry buyers of favoring foreign supplies to put pressure on prices.
SpainFelipe VI is calling on Europeans to share responsibility for protecting the European Union’s external borders. At a dinner in Madrid hosted for Emmanuel Macron, Spain’s king described the mass crossings recorded this summer in Sebta as “unacceptable.”
MoroccoThe first Airbus C295W for the Royal Moroccan Air Force arrived in Kénitra from Seville on Tuesday, September 29. The tactical transport aircraft bolsters the capacity to move troops, deliver equipment and carry out medical evacuations.
SpainMoroccans forced to kneel and kiss a Christian cross: Amnesty International reports this humiliation among abuses attributed to Spanish soldiers in Ceuta. The Defense Ministry has referred the case to the courts.
FranceAir Arabia Maroc must pay €9,100 in nine cases heard on September 2, 2026, in Villeurbanne. Thirteen passengers have been awarded compensation for flights that arrived more than three hours late.
BelgiumFouad Belkacem has filed an asylum application in Belgium from prison. The former head of Sharia4Belgium, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison, now holds only Moroccan nationality after being stripped of his Belgian citizenship in 2018.
SportMorocco face Algeria this Wednesday, September 30, at 13:30 Morocco time in the qualifying competition for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations. The match will be played at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt.