A fair bringing together Moroccan artisans will not be able to take place this year in Madrid, after ten consecutive editions. The city council cites new rules governing the use of public space, but the organizers suspect it is a consequence of the Ceuta crisis.
The chief of staff of the Spanish Army visited Melilla to examine the situation of the garrison, its equipment and its facilities. The visit comes less than three weeks after Spain’s highest-ranking military official visited Melilla and Sebta.
Three separate complaints were filed after the only Moroccan television channel available at the Belgian prison of Merksplas disappeared. The competent commission rejected them all: the removal had been decided by the package provider, not by the prison authorities.
WorldA Moroccan living in the Netherlands lost his residence permit after an expert assessment established that he was not the biological father of a girl born in 2017. This decision then barred him from access to long-term resident status, but the courts have now intervened.
MoroccoThe Crédit Agricole group is preparing to sell Unifitel, its customer relations center based in Casablanca. Majorel Africa, a subsidiary of Teleperformance, is set to acquire 100% of its capital and voting rights.
MoroccoCrédit Agricole Group is preparing to sell Unifitel, its customer relations center based in Casablanca. Majorel Africa, a subsidiary of Teleperformance, is to acquire 100 % of its capital and voting rights.
MoroccoThe United States has updated its travel advisory for Morocco. The alert level remains unchanged, but Washington continues to urge its nationals to exercise increased caution in view of the terrorist threat.
SpainPodemos leader Ione Belarra accuses the Spanish government of being “afraid” of Morocco. She insinuates that Rabat may possess sensitive information about Pedro Sánchez, without providing the slightest evidence to support the accusation.
FranceA 19-year-old Moroccan woman had already obtained the annulment of the tacit refusal of her residence permit. After the court refused to reimburse her legal defense costs, she appealed solely on that point and secured a second victory.
MoroccoU.S. exports of advanced aerospace products to Morocco exceeded one billion dollars in seven months. The amount is now close to that of Spain, while sales to the Kingdom are increasing much faster.
SpainMorocco is rapidly modernizing its military aviation, but Spain is believed to retain a clear lead. For former Spanish colonel Manuel Morato, Madrid’s superiority remains “real,” notably thanks to its Eurofighters, the training of its military personnel and its membership in NATO.
FranceAir Corsica will reinstate Casablanca in its schedule from Bastia. After an interruption in 2025, the Corsican airline will once again offer direct flights to Morocco’s economic capital for four weeks in the autumn.
MoroccoAs Ceuta and Melilla once again become the focus of tensions between Rabat and Madrid, an old Moroccan Official Bulletin states the Kingdom’s position without beating around the bush: Moroccan territories, Spanish occupation and the desire to recover them.