Pedro Sánchez is now openly attributing the exceptional influx of migrants into Sebta to a failure of the Moroccan system. The Spanish head of government is demanding explanations from Rabat, while still refusing to accuse it of deliberately organizing the crossings.
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.
WorldTwo months after a body was discovered in the landing gear of a plane that had departed from Tangier, British justice has revealed the cause of death. The man succumbed to extreme cold and a lack of oxygen, but his identity remains unknown.
WorldThe dispute between Morocco and British mining group Emmerson now has a complete schedule. The hearing on the tribunal’s jurisdiction and the merits of the case will take place from 17 to 26 July 2028. The company is claiming approximately 11 billion dirhams from the Kingdom.
MoroccoTwo private clinics in Larache have received an ultimatum from the Ministry of Health after refusing to treat a 14-month-old baby whose condition was deemed critical. They could be closed if they fail to correct the shortcomings identified.
WorldA punnet of snack tomatoes from Morocco is being sold for the equivalent of nearly 100 dirhams per kilo in some stores in the Netherlands. In Morocco, the wholesale price of tomatoes did not exceed 4.50 dirhams on August 21 in Casablanca.
MoroccoThe Jabaroot collective claims to have released the personal data of more than 70,000 members of Morocco’s police and domestic intelligence services. Several files were indeed posted online, but their authenticity and origin have not yet been independently established.
WorldDetained for remaining in Switzerland despite his expulsion, a Moroccan man has obtained his release. His flight to Morocco had failed because Morocco’s embassy had blocked his laissez-passer, a circumstance for which the court found he was not responsible.
WorldThe United Kingdom is preparing an agreement designed to facilitate its companies’ access to Moroccan public contracts, estimated at more than 400 billion dirhams over three years. The future arrangement would be the first British commitment of this kind with an African country.
MoroccoFnaïre’s return with the song “Marrokia” has sparked controversy in Morocco. Internet users consider its title offensive to Moroccan women and are calling for a boycott of the track. The group has not yet responded to the criticism.
MoroccoA widowed mother says a private clinic in Agadir refuses to hand over her son’s body until nearly 100,000 dirhams is paid. The family, facing serious financial difficulties, says it cannot afford this amount.
WorldA man contested the €20,000 dowry recorded in his Moroccan marriage certificate, claiming that the amount was merely symbolic. The The Hague Court of Appeal nevertheless ordered him to pay the full amount.