The disagreement over the Sahara could remain unresolved without condemning all cooperation between Morocco and Algeria. Researchers propose to treat water, health, climate and university exchange issues separately .
Morocco’s banking system remains solid, but 8.9% of loans were classified as non-performing in 2025. These overdue or compromised loans represent a considerable sum of money and are pushing the World Bank to demand a new market to sell them off.
The rise in energy bills is expected to widen Morocco’s external deficit in 2026. However, remittances sent by Moroccan expatriates, along with tourism revenues, will help absorb part of the shock.
King Mohammed VI believes that Morocco’s efficiency in organizing continental and international events has earned it the world’s admiration, but has also "created envy on certain occasions".
Two Moroccan doctoral students did not return with their professor following a scientific mission in Europe. While rumors suggest a flight intended to remain clandestinely in place, their faculty refuses any premature conclusion and launches its investigations.
King Mohammed VI affirms that he has never sought personal glory nor the title of "continental or international leader". In his Throne Day speech, the King places the service of Moroccans and their right to a dignified life above all recognition.
Chinese state-owned group CRBC will build the entire first section of the Guercif-Nador highway . It wins all three lots connecting Guercif to Saka, for a combined amount exceeding 1.82 billion dirhams excluding taxes.
The express route Tiznit-Dakhla, named after Donald Trump, is already drawing fierce criticism in Spain. A Spanish media outlet sees it as a diplomatic operation designed to consolidate American support for Morocco on the Sahara .
Royal Air Maroc is among the most punctual airlines departing from France this summer . Its delayed flight rate is twice lower than Air France’s and far below those recorded by Ryanair and easyJet.
The high-speed rail line project between Kénitra and Marrakech is acquiring more than 13 hectares of land in Mohammedia. The plots, previously attached to the forest domain, will be transferred to the public railway domain.
A woman holding French and Algerian nationalities was sentenced to four months in prison in Essaouira. She presented herself as a lawyer and offered legal services without having the right to practice .
Coaches can no longer pick up or drop off passengers anywhere other than at the Al Azzouzia bus station. The new rule applies to all routes departing from Marrakech, arriving there or simply passing through the city.