A Belgian-Moroccan wedding erupted into a fight in Antwerp on Friday. A family accuses a far-right politician of hitting the bride’s mother. Another politician, Filip Dewinter, suffered a head injury. Police had to intervene to separate those involved.
King Mohammed VI denounced, on Friday before Parliament, the legal obstacles complicating the return of minors from Spain. Following the migration crisis in Sebta, the monarch said the current model of cooperation had reached its limits and announced a new proposal for Morocco’s partners.
The dirham is falling faster against the euro. In six weeks, the value of 1,000 euros has risen by 386 dirhams, including 164 in the past week alone, according to Bank Al-Maghrib reference rates.
MoroccoThe National Agency for Land Conservation (ANCFCC) ordered on Friday the systematic use of judicial seizures to recover unpaid fees. This measure aims to secure the claims of the State by freezing the land titles of recalcitrant debtors.
MoroccoThe Moroccan police refuted on Friday the information reporting looting after the floods in Ksar El Kébir, describing these allegations as false and unfounded.
SportMorocco has denied the statements made by the president of the Spanish football federation attributing the 2030 World Cup final to Spain . Rabat reminds that no arbitration has been rendered and that a collegial decision with FIFA remains necessary.
MoroccoThe justice system has sentenced on Friday the former mayor Mohamed El Arabi Belkaïd and his deputy to two years in prison for the misappropriation of public funds related to the organization of COP22 in 2016.
SportRaymond Hack, former president of the CAF Disciplinary Commission , has strongly criticized the lightness of the sanctions after the 2025 AFCON final, believing that they do not protect the integrity and image of African football.
MoroccoThe General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) issued an orange alert on Friday forecasting significant rainfall and wind gusts reaching 90 km/h in several Moroccan provinces until Saturday noon.
SpainThe port of Algeciras began a gradual reopening of its links with Morocco on Thursday after the ravages of Storm Kristin. This massive blockage has paralyzed nearly 2,800 trucks, clogging the infrastructure of the Strait of Gibraltar.
MoroccoThe artist Gims unveiled on Monday in Marrakech his second real estate project in Morocco, a complex of 50 exceptional villas. This project is based on a concept of "accessible luxury".
MoroccoThe American manufacturer Tesla announced on Friday the launch of its commercial operations in Morocco, marking its first direct establishment in Africa with the opening of a site in Casablanca and the start of online sales as early as February.
MoroccoThe Nador West Med port complex , the cornerstone of Morocco’s logistics ambition, will launch its first container terminal at the end of 2026. This 51 billion dirham project aims to strengthen the economic and energy sovereignty of the Kingdom.