Under the protection of U.S. bankruptcy law since June 2025, Marelli is preparing to come under the control of its creditors. The operation directly concerns Morocco: its subsidiary located in the Tangier free zone is among the group being acquired by funds managed by Strategic Value Partners.
Ceuta and Melilla will remain Spanish “until the end of time,” Pedro Sánchez promises. On the same day, Nizar Baraka asserts that Morocco will not retreat “a single centimeter.” The two partners are now publicly displaying completely opposing territorial positions.
The project for Morocco’s first offshore wind farm has reached a new stage. An international consortium has just been tasked with studying its feasibility over two years, with particular attention being paid to the Atlantic coast near Essaouira.
Eight years after Ismaïl’s death in an elevator fall in Argenteuil , the court sentenced the three defendants. In the case of TK Elevator, the judges went beyond the prosecutor’s demands by imposing the maximum fine allowed by law on the company.
Under Rabat, work on the future Kénitra-Marrakech TGV has reached a new stage. A 3.3-kilometre railway tunnel is to cross part of the capital, allowing high-speed trains to reach Rabat-Agdal without disrupting surface traffic.
A 15% increase in the minimum wage, social assistance raised to 1,000 dirhams, unemployment benefits of up to 7,500 dirhams and 15,000 nurses recruited: the PPS has just unveiled its main promises for the legislative elections on 23 September.
Royal Air Maroc is expanding its pilot recruitment internationally. The airline is immediately seeking experienced captains and first officers for Boeing 737, Boeing 787 and Embraer E190 aircraft, with start dates scheduled as early as September and October.
British company Talisman Metals has just launched 33 drill holes in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains to search for copper and silver. The campaign will cover four kilometers on the Tirzzit project, located about 225 kilometers east of Agadir.
La Mamounia ranks 75th in The World’s 50 Best Hotels’ 2026 list. The Marrakech palace is the only African establishment included in the 51st-to-100th range unveiled on Monday.
A delegation of senior US military officials visited the Dakhla Atlantique port. Washington is now openly emphasizing the site’s strategic importance and referring, alongside infrastructure and trade, to “shared security priorities” with Morocco.
A minimum pension of 3,000 dirhams, one million jobs, a sharp reduction in income tax and social assistance increased to 1,000 dirhams: the PAM has just unveiled several particularly ambitious commitments for the legislative elections.
Three figures in Antwerp’s drug trade, arrested in June in Marrakech, were taken out of prison on Thursday morning to appear in court without prior notice. A few hours later, the court had already delivered its verdict: 5, 8 and 9 years in prison, according to the Belgian press.