After being injured by a horse at an equestrian centre in Italy, Mustapha Akazzou was pressured to return to work. Without papers, the Moroccan worker depended on his employer for his wages, housing and a promise to help regularise his status.
A Moroccan driver has been awarded more than 25,000 euros after spending three months and 13 days in pretrial detention in France. Acquitted four years later, he will be compensated for moral damages, lost wages and legal costs.
Algeria has accused hundreds of businesses in the Oujda region of polluting the Hammam Boughrara dam. At a conference in Tlemcen, striking figures were cited. Researchers have provided more precise measurements and corrected a geographical confusion.
SpainThe July naval standoff near Ceuta has yielded new details. El País reveals communications between the Moroccan and Spanish navies and the maneuvers of the patrol boat Isla Pinto, which reportedly narrowly avoided a collision.
FranceMoroccan high school students seeking higher education in France will have to navigate a major reform. Paris has announced that Parcoursup will be replaced in 2028, with changes beginning in 2027. The process will vary depending on the baccalaureate being taken, nationality and chosen course.
MoroccoThe Polisario Front has announced legal action in Spain against the authorizations granted for Ryanair flights to Dakhla. Its aim is to force Madrid to withdraw the airline’s permissions. Ryanair is still selling tickets on the Madrid–Dakhla route, while its Lanzarote service has disappeared from its schedule.
MoroccoA retort in Morocco’s parliament is now making headlines in the foreign press. When a lawmaker addresses her as “Mr. Head of Government,” Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri fires back. Her clash with the Islamists has made waves as far afield as Italy.
FranceA mother says her children remained in Morocco because their father refused to let them return to France. The Vaucluse CAF is seeking €21,029 in benefits from her. The Nîmes Administrative Court reviewed her challenge in a ruling dated May 29, 2026.
SpainIn Madrid, Spanish historian Juan Eslava Galán believes that Ceuta and Melilla could one day come under Moroccan sovereignty. He first envisages shared administration of the two cities and is counting on Rabat’s growing influence with the United States.
WorldA Moroccan man naturalized in 2018 lost his citizenship despite living again with his Swiss wife for more than two years. The Federal Supreme Court ruled that their reconciliation did not change the fact that the marriage had been in difficulty before his naturalization.
FranceReturning to Morocco does not prevent people from topping up their French pension rights, subject to certain conditions. The Foreign Exchange Office allows payment from the Kingdom for pension contributions bought back from a foreign fund. The French fund must first approve the request and set the amount.
WorldIn Brussels, Leona Erziak watches her mother, a seamstress from Tangier, make caftans to support her children. Years later, the brand she founded with her sister wins over Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, before taking its designs to the haute couture runways of Paris.
MoroccoPassengers boarding a Delta flight from Marrakech cannot use smartphone check-in instead of a paper boarding pass. The airline recommends arriving four hours before departure and sets a specific check-in deadline.