An alert announcing the arrival of hundreds of Moroccan migrants mobilized Spanish police in Ceuta. At the scene, officers found only goats. This false invasion is one of around a hundred pieces of disinformation recorded in two months by a European observatory.
Royal Air Maroc must pay €10,000 for carrying a passenger to Paris who was using another woman’s French passport. The airline challenged the penalty, arguing that the fraud was not obvious. The Paris Administrative Court has rejected its arguments.
A father living in the Netherlands fears he could be arrested on a future trip to Morocco. Although a Dutch court has already set child support, a Moroccan court is demanding additional payments. He has just obtained a suspension of that decision from a court in Amsterdam.
SportThe Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) published, on January 16, 2026, a press release expressing its concerns about the organization of the Africa Cup of Nations final in Morocco . The organization denounces several logistical and security shortcomings affecting the preparation of the national team a few days before the match.
MoroccoMorocco has initiated a phase of technical and strategic evaluation for the potential acquisition of 400 K2 Black Panther combat tanks from South Korea. This project is part of a comprehensive plan to modernize the land forces, aimed at diversifying the sources of armaments of the Kingdom and reducing its historical dependence on American and Russian equipment.
MoroccoThe court of first instance in El Jadida has issued a judgment requiring a spouse to return to the marital home , a decision that revives the debate on marital responsibilities and the judge’s intervention in the private sphere. This jurisprudence is based on the provisions of the Family Code relating to compulsory cohabitation and the joint management of household affairs.
MoroccoThe Royal Armed Forces and the Royal Gendarmerie have been conducting night-time sweeping operations in the skies of Tangier and its surroundings for more than a week. These aerial sorties follow the suspicious intrusion of a helicopter into the airspace of the city , an operation that investigators link to international drug trafficking networks.
MoroccoThe use of cash in Morocco continues to grow , reaching 30% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a trend that is the opposite of the global trend of payment digitalization. According to statistics from Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), the volume of currency in circulation stood at 475 billion dirhams at the end of October 2025. This predominance of cash concerns 77% of all domestic transactions, a phenomenon rooted in socio-cultural factors and the weight of the informal sector.
SportThe coach of Egypt, Hossam Hassan , had a tense exchange with Moroccan journalists during the press conference preceding the third-place match against Nigeria. Refusing to answer questions about his tactical choices, the technician maintained his criticisms regarding the organization and living conditions of his delegation.
FranceThe prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department has imposed a temporary ban on the sale and use of pyrotechnic articles on public roads in the run-up to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) . This measure aims to prevent further disturbances in Perpignan after several evenings marked by traffic disruptions and mortar fire.
MoroccoThe intervention of the authorities in the province of Tata to destroy watermelon plantations marks a new stage in the implementation of the ban on crops deemed too water-intensive. This measure, motivated by a critical water situation, is accompanied by growing calls to support farmers in moving towards alternative production models.
MoroccoMoroccan activists are multiplying calls to boycott artists of Algerian nationality, citing the persistent political tensions between the two countries. This mobilization is particularly targeting the comedian Abdelkader Secteur , whose new national tour is scheduled to begin soon with a stop planned at the Mohammed V Theater in Rabat.
MoroccoA traffic accident occurred on Thursday, January 15th in the morning in the Ménara district of Marrakech. A collision between a truck and a motorcycle caused the death of a 24-year-old man and his 21-year-old wife. She was pregnant.