An association of lawyers is suing the state over repeated delays in renewing residence permits in Hauts-de-Seine. It is seeking a penalty of €300,000 per month to force the prefecture to change its practices.
In Abu Dhabi’s old souk, Rachid Kharbouche has been selling honey and plants from Morocco for ten years. At 41, he still opens his shop with the same attachment to a product that occupied his parents throughout their lives.
A Moroccan drone that remained on the other side of the border delayed the landing of an Iberia flight in Melilla. Madrid is now asking Morocco to change the altitude of its surveillance aircraft to avoid further interference with commercial planes.
MoroccoThe judicial police of Bni Makada questioned a civil registry officer suspected of validating rental contracts containing potentially fictitious addresses . The investigation seeks to establish the conditions of their legalization and any possible responsibilities.
MoroccoConditions for opening a driving school could be significantly tightened in Morocco. The provisional bond would increase from 20,000 to 100,000 dirhams, while each establishment would need to own at least two training vehicles.
MoroccoMorocco is among the foreign beneficiaries of a $332.6 million American contract designed to maintain the helmet-mounted targeting systems used by F-16 pilots. Services are scheduled to continue until July 2032.
MoroccoIn Larache, residents of Jnane Bouhsina have been denouncing for several years an open sewer running alongside their homes . The odors and insects become particularly difficult to bear in summer, when many MREs return to stay in the neighborhood.
BelgiumCharleroi Airport will completely suspend traffic for several months in the second half of 2028. The Belgian-Moroccans accustomed to using this platform to reach Morocco will have to temporarily turn to other airports.
MoroccoBNP Paribas plans to sell its stake in BMCI before the end of the year. The French banking group confirms that the operation with Holmarcom must be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to approval from Moroccan authorities.
MoroccoMoroccan singer Douzi revealed that his passage through Iraq resulted in additional checks during his travels to the United States. He assures that this problem with American authorities is now definitively resolved.
MoroccoThe death of Yasmin, a 13-year-old MRE teenager, triggered a major operation against quad rentals on Arekmane beaches , near Nador. Several vehicles were seized and a judicial investigation was opened.
MoroccoMorocco’s economy recorded its strongest growth in nearly a decade in 2025. But behind the 4.9% GDP progression lies a significant gap: investment surged 16.3%, while household consumption increased by only 1.2 %.
SpainThe Port of Algeciras is expecting very high traffic as part of Marhaba 2026. MREs are urged to prepare their passage and especially not to enter the terminal without a confirmed ticket.