Six of the eight lakes in the Middle Atlas studied by scientists dried up completely between 2017 and 2024. But lack of rain is not the only cause. Intensive agriculture and the over-extraction of groundwater are worsening a crisis that also threatens fish and local communities.
A Moroccan woman legally living in Spain was denied a retirement pension after spending 244 days outside the country. Her passport proved decisive in court, despite documents she submitted to challenge the record of her absences.
An eight-year-old Moroccan girl with a heart condition will be able to undergo surgery in Spain thanks to the generosity of a couple from Malaga. After several weeks of searching, a family has agreed to host the child and her mother for three months.
MoroccoThe information published on social networks reporting an attempted marriage of a minor around 14 years old with a much older adult, without her consent, in an area on the outskirts of the city of Kenitra, is false.
MoroccoFaced with illegal occupations, the Ministry of the Interior is trying to protect soulaliyate lands against dispossession , before integrating them into the socio-economic development dynamics of Morocco. In this sense, through its Directorate of Rural Affairs, it has launched a large-scale operation to census and regularize collectively-owned properties exploited outside any legal framework.
BelgiumThe dissemination of a video on social networks has led to an administrative sanction against a bus driver of the Flemish company De Lijn. The man was suspended from his duties for a period of four days after being filmed praying on the public highway , next to his parked vehicle.
MoroccoMorocco is taking a new decisive step in its military sovereignty strategy. After inaugurating at the beginning of the fall an armored vehicle factory in partnership with India, the Kingdom is preparing to launch local drone production, thanks to an Israeli technology transfer.
BelgiumBelgian air traffic is about to experience a major paralysis next week. Due to a national strike organized by the unions, Brussels Airport has announced that no passenger flights will be operated from the platform on Wednesday, November 26. The connections to Morocco will be affected .
MoroccoA researcher from the Middle East Institute advocates for reconciliation between Morocco and Algeria - a project already undertaken by the United States - and makes recommendations in this direction.
SpainThe Spanish law enforcement authorities have put an end to the flight of an individual who was the subject of an international red notice. On November 17, the National Police arrested a Moroccan national in Valladolid, actively sought by the Moroccan authorities for his alleged involvement in a clandestine immigration network.
MoroccoAn unusual scene disrupted the journey on line 2 of the tram connecting Rabat to Salé this Wednesday. A pregnant passenger gave birth to her child inside a tram around seven o’clock in the morning, as she was trying to reach a hospital facility in the capital.
MoroccoThe Italian mafia boss Patrizio Forniti, considered the boss of the Aprilia clan, and his wife, were arrested in Casablanca, Morocco. They were living in hiding with false Swiss passports after escaping a large-scale operation last year.
SpainTwo Moroccans died and three others were seriously injured after their car fell from a bridge in Benassal. The mayor is warning about the dangerous state of the CV-166 road, which has been reported several times before.