Morocco has a military capability Spain has lacked for fifteen years: multiple rocket launchers. According to the Global Firepower 2026 ranking, the kingdom has 185, while its neighbor has none. Madrid is trying to close the gap, but its weapons program is facing new difficulties.
A Moroccan military aircraft landed in Liberia on Monday carrying vehicles and equipment for the local army. Two round trips are scheduled through October 22. On the return flights, the aircraft are expected to carry around 140 Liberian military personnel to Morocco for specialized commando training.
In 2015, a Belgian filmmaker knocked on the door of Lamia, a Moroccan-born mother raising three children alone in Brussels. The encounter marked the start of a ten-year filming project. This Tuesday, October 20, their story arrives on Belgian television.
MoroccoThe Moroccan justice system is investigating the illegal transformation of a social complex financed by the National Initiative for Human Development into a private hotel in Sidi Kacem. Eight senior officials from the Gharb region are now banned from leaving the territory.
FranceThe European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has issued an alert regarding a batch of Moroccan green olives exported to France.
MoroccoIn Taza, the young Imane was attacked in the street by her ex-husband with a bladed weapon. Seriously injured in the face, she underwent 130 stitches. A case that recalls the tragedy of Amina Filali and reignites the debate on the protection of women in Morocco.
MoroccoTwo police officers, an officer and an inspector, were arrested on Thursday, September 25 in Béni Mellal, suspected of corruption and extortion.
SportDespite the years, Abdelhak Nouri continues to receive the support of great names in football. Ousmane Dembélé, Karim Benzema or Steven Berghuis multiply the gestures in tribute to the Moroccan player, victim of a serious heart attack in 2017.
SpainThe business leaders of Ceuta and Melilla are angry. They denounce Morocco’s behavior at the border, describing it as a "unreliable neighbor", and are calling for the immediate intervention of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
MoroccoThe United States has officially announced its support for American companies wishing to invest in Western Sahara.
MoroccoA Moroccan expatriate (MRE) was bitten on the hand by a monkey this Thursday, September 25th, on the famous Jamaa el-Fna square in Marrakech, causing a panic among onlookers.
FranceA two-year-old child, Ismaël, was seriously injured after being attacked by a rat in his own bed, on Sunday, September 21, in an apartment in the Bois de Bléville neighborhood in Le Havre. Residents have been denouncing the presence of rodents for years, pointing to the inaction of their social housing provider.
MoroccoFor having forgotten her passport on a Ryanair plane, a British tourist has been expelled from Morocco. The Marrakech police prefecture explains that the 22-year-old woman had arrived in the kingdom without a valid travel document.