Giant stadium, high-speed rail, RER, airports: the 2030 World Cup is accelerating Morocco’s modernization. However, this transformation is concentrated in the major metropolitan areas, while three regions produce nearly 60% of national wealth and poverty remains primarily rural.
Madrid’s mayor now believes that Casablanca has a better chance than the Spanish capital of hosting the 2030 World Cup final. José Luis Martínez-Almeida accuses Pedro Sánchez’s government of not doing enough to support the Santiago Bernabéu’s bid.
A French MP has alerted the government to the persistent difficulties encountered in Morocco when trying to obtain a visa appointment. Despite several anti-fraud measures, appointment slots are reportedly still being seized and offered for payment by intermediaries.
MoroccoTanger Med expects one of the summer’s biggest return peaks. MREs with some flexibility are invited to avoid, if possible, the days from August 25 to 29, which are expected to see very heavy traffic toward Europe.
BelgiumA 47-year-old Belgian woman is being prosecuted for attempting to run over an Uber driver. Prosecutors cite a racist aggravating circumstance: after the incident, she allegedly explained her anger by saying that the driver was Moroccan. She denies any intention to injure him.
SpainShe had arrived legally in Spain with a contract to pick strawberries. After leaving her 6- and 4-year-old children in Morocco, this worker told CNN that she ended up homeless following a dispute with her employer.
WorldMoroccans will no longer have their immigrant visa applications rejected wholesale because of their nationality. A U.S. federal judge has just annulled the measure that had suspended the processing of applications from 75 countries, including Morocco, since January.
SpainSpain refuses to confirm whether its MQ-9 Predator Bs have been involved in monitoring Ceuta since the crisis with Morocco. Asked directly, the Defence Staff neither confirmed nor denied their use.
MoroccoAt the end of 2025, renewables accounted for 39.6 % of installed electricity capacity in Morocco, compared with 2.1 % in Algeria. Their share of the electricity generation fleet is therefore nearly 19 times higher in Morocco, according to the latest available international statistics.
WorldA 61-year-old Moroccan woman wanted to visit her husband in the Netherlands. Despite having spent nearly 60 years in Morocco, owning a home and having money in her account, the authorities doubt that she will return. The courts have nevertheless just annulled the visa refusal.
MoroccoA Moroccan lawyer practising in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain or elsewhere abroad can now open an office in Morocco without giving up their activity outside the Kingdom. The new law on the legal profession explicitly authorizes this dual establishment.
SpainSpain is toughening its response to Moroccan claims over Ceuta and Melilla. Following new statements by Abdellatif Ouahbi, Madrid says it has directly conveyed to Morocco, through diplomatic channels, its “categorical rejection” of any challenge to its sovereignty over the two cities.
FranceA Moroccan man wanted to bring his wife and their daughter, both living in Morocco, to France. The prefecture refused family reunification by citing a conviction related to violence committed in 2015. Eleven years after the events, the court has just annulled that decision.