Mbappé and Vinicius’s refusal to display a message of support for Sebta triggered an offensive against Anas Laghrari. Florentino Pérez’s Moroccan adviser is accused of influencing Real Madrid, although no evidence establishes that he intervened in the matter.
Sentenced to thirty years in prison in France for his role in the November 13 attacks, Belgian-Moroccan national Mohamed Bakkali is seeking release in Belgium. Gérald Darmanin is attempting to exert influence ahead of the decisive hearing on September 29.
The first two electric buses from a new fleet of 15 vehicles destined for Marrakech have been completed in South Korea. The fleet is expected to arrive in Morocco by the first quarter of 2027.
WorldThe investigation is progressing following the death of a 41-year-old Moroccan man, shot several times in northern Italy. The carabinieri are now focusing their investigations on two people who may belong to a rival group involved in drug trafficking.
WorldThe three major Moroccan banking groups now have such an extensive presence across the continent that Morocco is presented as Africa’s second-largest regional banking power, behind South Africa. Attijariwafa bank, BCP and Bank of Africa generate an increasing share of their business outside the Kingdom.
SpainPedro Sánchez now acknowledges that Moroccan forces allowed migrants to enter Ceuta for ten hours on 30 July. However, the Spanish prime minister still refuses to accuse Rabat of organizing the mass arrival of more than 70,000 people.
BelgiumIlias Mahyou’s family was still making a desperate appeal on Tuesday to find him a new liver. The 26-year-old from Antwerp, who was at the top of the European transplant list, died on Wednesday evening at the university hospital in Ghent. He will be buried in Morocco.
SpainA Moroccan man who claimed to be 17 and had been taken into care as a minor in Spain has now been formally charged by a Madrid judge. Medical examinations revealed that he was in fact well over 18. He is suspected of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
WorldA 27-year-old Moroccan man was violently attacked in northern Italy. Hit while arriving on a motorcycle, he was then beaten by at least five or six compatriots before being left unconscious on the ground.
WorldAlgeria has just deployed four Su-30 fighter jets to Niger, breaking with its traditional military restraint outside its borders. This new posture comes as Algiers seeks to regain influence lost in the Sahel, particularly in the face of Morocco’s advance.
SportThe Badr Hari case is deepening in the Netherlands. Already suspected of making threats and insults, the Moroccan kickboxer is now also under investigation for stalking. Police also suspect a violation of the no-contact order imposed on him after he assaulted his former partner.
MoroccoUnder Rabat, work on the future Kénitra-Marrakech TGV has reached a new stage. A 3.3-kilometre railway tunnel is to cross part of the capital, allowing high-speed trains to reach Rabat-Agdal without disrupting surface traffic.
FranceArriving in France in 2014 to study, a Moroccan woman subsequently obtained a “talent passport – qualified employee.” Twelve years later, the prefecture refused to renew her residence permit, issued her an OQTF and banned her from returning to France for one year.