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.
SportWalid Regragui’s assistant, Rachid Benmahmoud, confirmed that the Royal Moroccan Football Federation has appealed the decision of the Confederation of African Football to suspend the Moroccan coach for four matches, including two suspended, following the incidents that occurred after the match against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
FranceSeventeen Moroccan seasonal workers find themselves stranded in Vaucluse, due to lack of pay. Deprived of the bare minimum, they live in difficult conditions, but are determined to fight to get their due.
MoroccoMorocco will mobilize nearly 6 billion dirhams for the implementation of the waste sorting project in the six cities that will host the 2030 World Cup matches, which it is co-organizing with Spain and Portugal.
MoroccoMorocco will have to wait another four good years before receiving its 25 modern F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets, ordered in 2019.
MoroccoThe security services of Agadir Al Massira Airport arrested on Tuesday a Moroccan couple aged 21 and 24, for their alleged involvement in cases of fraud and scam.
SpainThe Spanish Police have arrested a major drug trafficker in Marbella, known for his role on the Costa del Sol. Karim Bouyakhrichan is also considered one of the main leaders of the Mocro Maffia , one of the most influential criminal groups in the Netherlands.
MoroccoThe Chinese group Aeolon, specialized in the manufacture of wind turbine blades, launched on Tuesday the construction work of its factory in Nador, the first of the group abroad. It will have a production capacity of 600 wind turbine blades per year and should generate more than 3,000 jobs.
MoroccoMorocco’s tourism revenues increased by 15.8% at the end of November 2023, reaching a record level of nearly 97.4 billion dirhams, according to the Directorate of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF).
MoroccoA 60-year-old man committed suicide by hanging in the village of Aït Oudinar, in the province of Tinghir, under mysterious circumstances. The gendarmes are conducting an investigation to determine the reasons for his act.
MoroccoThe police agents at Marrakech-Menara airport arrested, on Wednesday, a 39-year-old Algerian national, who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the French judicial authorities in a case related to money laundering.