Spanish group Fluidra, a global specialist in pool equipment, is now producing in Morocco. Its CEO confirmed on October 29 that the Tangier plant began operations in the third quarter, as part of an industrial restructuring that also includes the closure of a site in China.
The Freelander name, once associated with a famous Land Rover 4x4, will return to Morocco from mid-2027. Behind the launch is a new car brand developed by British company Jaguar Land Rover and Chinese automaker Chery.
In Bologna, Italy, Hafida, a 20-year-old student of Moroccan origin, caught a baby born aboard a bus on Friday, October 30. The young woman held the newborn until doctors arrived. The mother and her son are doing well.
WorldIn the Netherlands, a disagreement over a young girl’s holiday schedule led a court to authorize her father to take her to Morocco for a family wedding. Her mother had asked for three and a half days with the child; the judge ruled that she would get that time back later.
FranceIn France, the Paris Court of Appeal erased 24,544 euros in debt for a man born in Morocco who had been evicted from his home. An initial ruling required him to make repayments over seven years, but judges reassessed his income and expenses.
WorldIn Italy, Adam Atik, a Moroccan-born community leader, is challenging the creation of a municipal “anti-maranza” unit in Ferrara. A holder of two university degrees and a master’s degree, he denounces a label that, he says, risks casting certain young people as suspects because of their origins.
WorldUS Republican Representative Joe Wilson is calling for sanctions against Algeria following Russia’s October 30 veto at the UN on the Sahara. In a message published the next day, he targeted Algiers’ purchases of Russian weapons and also called for the Polisario to be designated a terrorist organization.
WorldA Transavia flight from Marrakech to Brest was diverted to Porto, Portugal, on Friday, October 30, after its cabin depressurized. Four passengers received medical assistance after landing. One of them, who was suffering from severe head pain, was taken to hospital.
FranceA 59-year-old Moroccan woman with a neurological condition that makes walking difficult had asked to remain in France for treatment. Her four children and grandchildren live there. But Toulouse’s administrative court has upheld the order requiring her to leave the country.
MoroccoOil group Predator Oil & Gas saw its shares fall nearly 40% in London on Friday, October 30, after disappointing tests at its Guercif gas well in Morocco. Just 16 days earlier, the company had announced encouraging drilling results.
BelgiumIn Belgium, Stéphanie Reniers tells Forbes in an interview how her marriage to Farid El Machaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan origin, defied a family ban. The couple co-founded Gentis, a recruitment group that generated €60 million in revenue in 2025.
FranceThe French port of Rouen saw a series of shipments of soft wheat bound for Morocco in October. More than half the volume was loaded in the first week, even as French industry professionals forecast lower sales to the kingdom this season.
FranceA couple born in Morocco went to the Pontoise court for a property seizure case. But they were directed to the wrong courtroom. Deemed absent when their case was heard, the two homeowners were eventually granted a new hearing.