A Moroccan entrepreneur planned to create 38 jobs and generate 5.8 million francs in revenue in Switzerland. However, the Vaud courts upheld the refusal of his work permit, considering his forecasts too uncertain and his project insufficiently innovative.
Having already played for the Egyptian national team, Wahib El Antary will now represent Morocco at under-17 level. The young Angers player, born to an Egyptian father and a Moroccan mother, has been called up by Ahmed Kantari.
Younes Ebnoutalib explains for the first time why he chose Germany over Morocco. Despite discussions with Mohamed Ouahbi, the Eintracht Francfort striker says that Jürgen Klopp’s call tipped the balance.
FranceA homeless Moroccan man entered a houseboat moored in Lyon in order, he claims, to spend the end of the night sheltered. A cigarette that had not been properly extinguished allegedly started a fire requiring the intervention of 30 firefighters. He was arrested at the scene.
SpainThousands of migrants were waiting to receive their meal on a beach in Ceuta when clashes broke out. Spanish police charged the crowd and used tear gas, causing hundreds of people to flee toward a road and a breakwater.
WorldThe European Union is investing €20 million in Morocco’s digital transformation, particularly in 5G, cloud computing and artificial intelligence. But its financing excludes equipment from suppliers it classifies as high-risk, a category that notably targets Huawei and ZTE.
SpainSiraj is only three years old. After reaching Ceuta by swimming with his parents and brother, this young Moroccan has lived for 26 days under a tent, without toilets, amid the abandoned warehouses of the El Tarajal industrial zone.
WorldA Moroccan woman had lost before all the Neuchâtel authorities after separating from her Swiss husband. While her deportation seemed certain, resuming their life together led the migration service to renew her permit.
MoroccoThe United States has just updated its practical travel advice for people visiting Morocco. Washington does not consider urban buses safe and warns its citizens that the police response after a crime is reported may be inconsistent.
WorldThe African Development Bank has just brought the old project for a train linking Casablanca, Algiers and Tunis back into the spotlight. It has published the completion report for the study devoted to rehabilitating and modernizing this trans-Maghreb line.
WorldTrade between Morocco and Saudi Arabia remains highly unbalanced. In 2025, Riyadh sold 5.7 billion riyals’ worth of goods to the Kingdom, but bought only 658.6 million riyals’ worth of merchandise from it.
SportAt just 15, Akram Jadid has taken part in his first training session with AC Milan’s professional team. The young Moroccan striker, Italy’s U15 champion, is impressing the Lombardy club with his precocity and his efficiency in front of goal.
FranceThe holder of a talent passport, a Moroccan national received an OQTF without a grace period, a three-year re-entry ban and an order to remain at a designated residence. The prefecture relied on a suspended 300-euro fine imposed for old offenses. The court annuls everything.