Three days before King Felipe VI’s visit to Ceuta, Spanish intelligence remains focused on the Morocco file. The CNI director regularly meets with the monarch to brief him on sensitive issues. Madrid is particularly concerned about Rabat’s reaction to the royal visit.
Born in Casablanca, Bernard Montiel became a familiar face to generations of French viewers with “Vidéo Gag.” Now 69, the TV host is back at the helm of an entertainment show on France 3. But his arrival has sparked a bitter dispute, amid allegations of favoritism and high-profile departures.
Eight old Moroccan rifles are among the items that the heirs of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco are preparing to sell at auction. Their starting price: 2,500 euros. The discovery could be linked to Franco’s military past in Morocco, particularly during the Rif War.
FranceThe Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Safran, Olivier Andriès, stated during a hearing in the Senate that the group’s investments abroad, particularly in Morocco, have helped preserve the industrial activity on French territory.
SportMoroccan international Brahim Diaz and Senegalese midfielder Pape Gueye crossed paths on Saturday during the La Liga match between Villarreal and Real Madrid, just six days after the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final won by Senegal.
MoroccoThe shipping company GNV, a subsidiary of the MSC group, announced at the FITUR 2026 trade fair its intention to deploy new ships on the routes between Spain and Morocco starting next summer. This investment is part of a modernization plan aimed at increasing transport capacity and reducing the environmental footprint of crossings in the western Mediterranean.
MoroccoMoroccans living abroad (MREs) who settle in Morocco have a preferential tax regime for their foreign-source retirement pensions. This system is based on a system of flat-rate deductions and a significant tax reduction.
MoroccoThe Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM) issued a Saturday orange alert bulletin forecasting unfavorable weather conditions across the entire Moroccan territory until Monday.
SportThe Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has filed an official appeal with CAF and FIFA regarding the course of the Africa Cup of Nations final.
MoroccoThe International University of Casablanca has taken a radical decision after the dissemination of shocking remarks by one of its teachers.
MoroccoParents of students enrolled in French establishments in Morocco will face unprecedented tuition fee increases starting next school year. This financial turning point, marked by regular annual increases, is accompanied by a new development that is crystallizing tensions: the introduction of annual registration fees, a previously unseen measure in this network.
SpainYamina Lamssiah lost her life in the railway tragedy in Adamuz exactly a week ago. Since that dark day, her family has been stranded in a hotel in Cordoba, exhausted by a seemingly endless wait and a bureaucracy that is still preventing the repatriation of her body to Morocco. At the age of 45, this Moroccan national was one of the three foreign victims of the accident, and her story has become one of a painful struggle against administrative delays.
MoroccoAn Israeli tourist waved her country’s flag at the border between Morocco and Algeria on Thursday, January 22. This gesture, which occurred at the Bine Lajraf site near Saïdia, immediately triggered a wave of anger among the residents and witnesses present.