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A former head of Spanish military intelligence claims that his country could neutralize Morocco within 24 hours if Rabat attacked Ceuta. Aircraft, ships, ports, airports and communications would be targeted in a retaliation that would go far beyond defending the enclave.
“Neither wants war, but both are preparing for the worst.” Issued at the end of 2025 regarding Morocco and Algeria, the warning has taken on a new dimension with the acceleration of the two neighbors’ military modernization.
Cheb Khaled’s festive images in Rabat resurfaced at the worst possible moment in Algeria. As fires claimed at least 12 lives and plunged the country into mourning, his performance in Morocco triggered a fierce campaign on social media.
In Casablanca, the real estate market is recovering unevenly. Office sales surged by 48.7% and land sales by 41.4%, but apartment transactions declined again by 3.1%. Overall, the market grew by just 4.4%.
A survey of 1,035 Moroccan adults reveals that 49.6% had already followed a diet, but only 9.5% used an app to monitor their food intake. However, the sample, which was highly urban and highly educated, does not represent the entire population.
A woman of Moroccan origin, who says she is illiterate, seriously ill and dependent on daily care, has lost her supplementary income in the Netherlands. She did not provide the documents requested in Morocco. The court considers that her family could have helped her.
A new rule may prevent the registration of certain real estate transactions in Morocco. For plots of land covered by legislation on subdivisions and partitioning, sales, leases or partitions must now be accompanied by specific documents.
An IT specialist who worked in France must pay €19,300 in taxes and penalties on the €38,530 paid to a Moroccan company. She maintains that she neither invoiced nor received these sums. The courts nevertheless consider that they remunerated her own work.
Moroccan tomato exports to the European Union could fall to zero if Brussels applied its strictest rules without producers adapting. This extreme scenario is not a forecast, but it quantifies a risk that could redirect 325 000 tonnes.
A Moroccan man had been seeking family reunification for his wife since November 2022. The prefecture deemed his income insufficient, even though it actually exceeded the legal threshold by 14.53 euros. The court overturned the refusal, ordered a review and ordered the state to pay him 1,500 euros.
The French consulate in Casablanca doubted that an applicant would return to Morocco, even though she had been employed since 2022 and had 38,000 euros. The court overturned the refusal, ordered the visa to be issued and charged the State 1,200 euros.
In Agadir, rising rents and property prices are fueling criticism. In a city in high demand during the summer, pressure from tourist rentals is reviving the question of residents’ purchasing power.