Intersport is preparing a new push into Morocco, twelve years after entering the market with Hicham El Guerrouj. This time, the sporting goods giant is teaming up with Moncef Belkhayat’s group to open stores from 2027, starting in Casablanca.
Spain has officially awarded a contract to maintain communications equipment at three military garrisons on islets claimed by Morocco. One of them is the Peñón de Alhucemas, just 700 metres off the Moroccan coast. Madrid has entrusted the work to a specialist company.
In Italy, a Moroccan man who had been unemployed for eight months found a pensioner’s wallet and returned it. When the man offered him a reward, Abdeljalil El Himer instead handed him his CV. His hope is to find work so he can support his family back in Morocco.
MoroccoThe best destination still enjoying mild summer temperatures in October, ideal for a post-summer getaway, is located in Morocco.
MoroccoThe Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the French army are training in the desert as part of the 2025 edition of the Chergui exercise "designed around a scenario simulating an aggression against the territorial integrity of Morocco"
BelgiumOn October 14th, the two main Belgian airports will be shut down due to a national strike organized by the trade union front. This large-scale movement will completely block air traffic across the country. Flights to Morocco will be canceled.
FranceThe trial of the alleged murderer of Marwane Souidi, a 25-year-old man, killed on September 26, 2022 in the apartment of a couple of friends in Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (Essonne) is opening before the Essonne Assize Court.
MoroccoThe GenZ 212 collective, with more than 180,000 members on Discord, eagerly awaits the speech that King Mohammed VI is expected to deliver at the opening of the Moroccan Parliament this Friday.
FranceFrench canners are warning about the scarcity of wild sardines. This situation, linked to climate fluctuations and overfishing in Moroccan waters, is likely to cause prices to soar in French and European supermarkets.
MoroccoWith an average cost of $1.16 per megabit per second (Mbps), Morocco is in the upper middle range globally in terms of the cost of fixed broadband internet, according to an infographic published by Visual Capitalist in 2025.
MoroccoRussian authorities have intercepted and seized a large shipment of contaminated Moroccan tomatoes upon arrival at the temporary storage warehouse "Sirius" in the Kaliningrad region.
FranceThe loot from the jewelry store heist on Crébillon Street in the center of Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) could be in Morocco or Spain. The suspect is on trial this Monday.
SportThe departure for the international break was eventful for Nayef Aguerd on Monday. While he was at Marignane airport, the Moroccan defender was the target of an individual with an aggressive behavior. His reaction to the incident was particularly noteworthy.