In Cádiz, Spanish industry leaders are considering naval demonstrations to complement their major defense show. Across the Strait, industry players say Morocco is exploring two locations to bring the Marrakech Air Show to the coast.
He applied for French citizenship in May 2020. Three years and eight months later, his application was closed because of a registered letter he says he never received. The Orléans Administrative Court has just upheld the prefecture’s decision.
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 .
FranceWhile living in France since 2017 for medical reasons, Karim Kafouni, a Moroccan who received two liver transplants at the Lille University Hospital, has been subject to an OQTF since March 2023. After his request was rejected by the French justice system, he is relying on support from associations to avoid expulsion.
SpainThe Spanish Ministry of Transport has mobilized 1.6 million euros for the feasibility study of the tunnel between Spain and Morocco under the Strait of Gibraltar. A budget revised downwards, as 2.4 million euros were initially planned for this study.
MoroccoThe Moroccan government is working on generalizing electronic payment for all categories of society. Small shopkeepers, commonly called "Moul l’hanout" in Morocco, are now concerned.
FranceDespite the digitalization of residence permits in France, foreigners – applicants for residence permits – continue to encounter enormous difficulties, particularly computer bugs on the digital platform for applications under the digital administration for foreigners in France (Anef). Ten associations helping foreigners living and working in France denounce "Kafkaesque malfunctions of the platform".
MoroccoMarie-Thérèse, a 68-year-old Senegalese woman, died in February 2023 on a Royal Air Maroc flight from Montpellier to Dakar, with a stopover in Casablanca. Her daughter accuses the Moroccan company of not providing assistance.
MoroccoIn the United Kingdom, supermarkets are facing a shortage of sardines due to poor fishing conditions off the coast of Morocco.
BelgiumFor stealing cocaine entrusted to him, Yacine El M’Rabet, 46, was tortured to death in 2022. His bosses, Michaël Pindeville and Ahmed El Battouti, aged 19 and 17 at the time of the events, put him through hell before leaving him for dead. Their trial has opened before the Brussels Assize Court.
MoroccoKarim Zidane, the Minister Delegate in charge of Investment, announced the government’s decision to create a dedicated unit for Moroccans Residing Abroad (MRE) who wish to invest in their country of origin.
MoroccoBuilding an underwater energy interconnector to transport solar energy from North Africa, particularly Morocco, to Europe. This is the ambitious project of Andrew Forrest, founder of the Australian mining giant Fortescue.
MoroccoA platform specializing in travel news places a Moroccan city among the cheapest seaside destinations on the Mediterranean coast for summer 2025.