In the Netherlands, young people of Moroccan origin are increasingly entering general secondary education, but their progress slows in higher education. A study by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), published on November 11, 2026, reveals persistent gaps in access to longer courses of study and in degree attainment.
After arriving in Spain from Morocco at the age of four, Nabila El Gamouchi had a turbulent career. After losing her job and going four months without pay, she opened her own café with unexpected help from a former customer who had harshly criticized her work.
Sentenced to twelve years in prison in Switzerland for stabbing his wife, a Moroccan national is contesting his own conditional release. It would lead to his return to Morocco, where he refuses to go back. The Federal Supreme Court has just rejected his appeal.
MoroccoA young man was the victim of an assault with a hunting rifle on Saturday after arguing with his cousin, a man of about 50, over the irrigation of drinking water in Ain Cheggag, in the province of Sefrou.
MoroccoRussia is back on the list of Morocco’s main suppliers of soft wheat, after being absent last March. Ukraine is no longer on it.
MoroccoEgyptian singer Amr Diab and businessman Ahmed Abouhashima seem to be victims of a leak of photos and videos on social media regarding their presence at the wedding of the daughter of the Moroccan head of government. Aziz Akhannouch is said to have forbidden guests from photographing the festivities.
MoroccoThe court of first instance in Marrakech sentenced a Kuwaiti and a Moroccan on Friday to seven months and ten months in prison, respectively, for the murder of a 22-year-old Moroccan woman, found drowned in the swimming pool of a villa in Sidi Brahim, Marrakech.
MoroccoThe rates of large taxis between Marrakech and Had Rass El Ain in the province of Rhamna, as well as to many communes in the region, have increased to the great dismay of the inhabitants. Faced with this situation, the Moroccan Forum for Human Rights in the region is calling on the governor to intervene.
SportAbdessamad Ezzalzouli reportedly tried to convince Lamine Yamal to join the Atlas Lions, as he did with Brahim Diaz. But the 16-year-old Spanish prodigy of Moroccan father and Equatorial Guinean mother has ultimately chosen to play for La Roja.
MoroccoAlgeria wants to compete with Morocco and Spain by implementing a mega project in the agricultural sector, particularly tomato production.
SportFouzi Lekjaa, the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, discussed the physical and technical peculiarities of African football as the reasons for the early elimination of the Atlas Lions in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, after a historic feat at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
MoroccoThe residents of Casablanca and its surroundings are concerned about the proliferation of stray dogs, which are not only a nuisance but also pose a danger to human health.
MoroccoThe Thai embassy in Morocco has expressed its willingness to "cooperate" with the Moroccan authorities for the release of dozens of young Moroccans detained and tortured by human trafficking networks.