More than a hundred Spanish troops have been deployed on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar, along with artillery pieces and surveillance equipment. The Spanish Army is strengthening its monitoring of maritime traffic in this strategic area, near Morocco.
Morocco has suspended imports of poultry and poultry products from the Netherlands. The measure, which took effect on November 11, follows the emergence of new avian flu outbreaks at Dutch farms.
A 40-year-old drug trafficker who had been on the run in Morocco for years has returned to Belgium after negotiating a five-year prison sentence with prosecutors. Involved in the importation of 1.3 tonnes of cocaine, he also paid more than €500,000 to the judicial authorities.
SpainA 36-year-old man of Moroccan origin living in Tudela, in northern Spain, died on Friday, January 26, following a car accident that occurred while he was on his way to work.
MoroccoDrunk, a British passenger disrupted a Ryanair flight from Morocco to Manchester for two hours. He will be arrested after landing, brought before the British justice system and then sentenced.
MoroccoDrama in Laâyoune, in southern Morocco, where a young woman died following a food poisoning.
MoroccoAlgeria is under fire for the dissemination by its press agency of false information according to which Moroccan security officials are the subject of international arrest warrants.
MoroccoThe National Airports Office (ONDA) is working on the extension of the Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca. The work should be completed well before 2030, the year when Morocco will co-host the World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal. A Spanish company has been appointed to accompany ONDA.
MoroccoInformation indicates that singer Latifa Raâfat , the ex-wife of Malian Ahmed Benbrahim, the main accused in the "Escobar of the Desert" case, and the former partner of Abdenbi Bioui, president of the Oriental region, appeared before the investigating judge at the Court of Appeal in Casablanca.
SportInfluencer Fati Jamali , who is also a former Miss Arab Beauty, is trying to make amends with Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech, whom she had previously accused of being arrogant with his fans.
MoroccoThe border between Algeria and Morocco was exceptionally opened this week to repatriate the body of a 28-year-old Moroccan migrant who drowned in Algeria.
MoroccoMoroccan adouls (notaries) plan to launch a general strike of one week, starting Monday, January 29, to demand the maintenance of their legal prerogatives in the framework of real estate transactions. If the strike is effective, marriages will not be able to be celebrated.
SportQualified for the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Côte d’Ivoire 2023), the Atlas Lions are determined to go far in the competition.