Commissioned by the Swedish Ministry of Defence, a FOI report finds that Morocco now has a “clear military and political advantage” in the Sahara. HIMARS, Apaches and drones have strengthened its capabilities against a Polisario judged incapable of dislodging it by force.
A former employee of the Israeli prime minister’s residence is seeking nearly 130,000 euros. He accuses Sara Netanyahu of insulting his Moroccan background, assigning him degrading tasks and subjecting him to illegal working conditions.
The Israeli company RP Optical Lab has clients in Morocco. Specializing in thermal cameras and electro-optical systems used particularly in defense, it nevertheless discloses neither their identity, nor the equipment supplied, nor the value of the transactions.
An American cyberdefense platform used by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense is also operational in Morocco. Its manufacturer, Lyntris, confirms that its Garda Cyber suite is deployed with the Moroccan Armed Forces.
Israel’s Transport Minister, Miri Regev, has chosen Marrakech for a private trip. Several senior officials from her ministry are also traveling with her, as Arkia’s direct flights to the Moroccan city resume after a three-year interruption.
Morocco is among the foreign clients of Aero Sentinel, an Israeli manufacturer of intelligence drones . The company also equips special units of the Israeli army and is now seeking to accelerate its production.
Two declarations submitted to the same United Nations database give radically different figures for 2025: $380.75 million in Israeli imports on the Moroccan side, compared with $115.75 million in exports to Morocco on the Israeli side. A gap of $265 million remains to be explained.
In 2022, Morocco and Israel announced the creation of special industrial zones intended to give concrete form to their cooperation with the United States. Four years later, no Moroccan zone is included in the corresponding official U.S. framework.
Gadi Eisenkot is threatening Benjamin Netanyahu on unexpected ground. The son of Moroccan immigrants, the former head of the Israeli army is gaining ground among Mizrahi voters, long considered one of the Likud’s main electoral strongholds.
Morocco has a near-global monopoly on argan oil, but still captures too little of its value. According to the World Bank, 93% of Moroccan exports leave in bulk before being processed and marketed abroad as finished products.
Moroccan couscous, sardines and olives had almost disappeared from the Israeli market under pressure from the boycott. One year later, all three categories are recording spectacular increases, even as total Israeli imports originating from Morocco decline.
A new long-range cruise missile was tested in Morocco during an exercise involving Moroccan and American military personnel. Named Anthem, the weapon is being developed by Covenant with the aim of offering a less expensive alternative to traditional heavy cruise missiles.