Following incidents between Moroccan and Spanish vessels off the coast of Ceuta, Madrid is preparing a response boat capable of exceeding 111 km/h. The Interior Ministry has opened an €800,000 tender for the maritime service of the Guardia Civil .
A hundred baguettes covered a trapdoor on a property in southern Spain. Police found more than a tonne of hashish beneath it. As they continued their search, they eventually seized more than four tonnes of the drug.
In Meknès, Malaysian group DXN is launching its first North African dietary supplement plant. The project involves an investment of 161 million dirhams and around 250 jobs. Yet just three weeks earlier, its agreement with the Moroccan government had expired.
SportThe Moroccan U20 national team qualified for the final of the U20 AFCON Egypt 2025 by beating the host country, Egypt, 1-0 this Thursday in Cairo. Morocco will face South Africa, who defeated Nigeria.
MoroccoDuring a recent field visit, Younes Tazi, wali of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, denounced the "non-compliance by the owners of cabarets and nightclubs on the corniche with the agreed specifications" and ordered those concerned to comply.
MoroccoThe authorities of M’diq have proceeded with the demolition of a ground floor apartment belonging to a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE), leaving the upper floors intact. An act that has sparked outrage among other residents of the complex who fear for their lives.
MoroccoControl services of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) at Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca, Rabat, and Marrakech-Menara have increased their vigilance in the face of multiplying attempts of illegal currency trafficking abroad, particularly to Turkey.
FranceThe Moroccan fountain in Aix-les-Bains is getting a makeover. Built in 2005 in the green park, in memory of Morocco’s independence agreements negotiated in the city in 1956, it will be entirely rehabilitated by Moroccan workers.
MoroccoAfter a discreet departure, Uber is considering returning to the Moroccan market. The American ride-hailing company recently posted a job listing for a country manager position in Marrakech, showing its interest in the kingdom.
SpainSpain is pressuring Dubai to hand over two drug lords involved in a large-scale cocaine and cannabis trafficking operation, particularly with Morocco.
FranceA young man of Moroccan origin, in a state of intoxication, vandalized the municipal music conservatory of Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne). Arrested and then presented before the competent judge, he was sentenced to six months suspended prison sentence. A ban from French territory for a period of five years was pronounced against him.
SportAfter a difficult victory against Sierra Leone, Morocco’s Atlas Cubs will face Egypt this Thursday in the semi-final of the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which continues until May 18. When and on which channels can you watch this North African derby?
SpainFor not having respected for a year the court’s decision in favor of an employee wrongfully dismissed, the Moroccan consulate in Murcia was back in court this Wednesday. The victim requested the seizure of the consular institution’s accounts to force it to pay the remainder of her compensation.