Incomplete parental authorization or power of attorney can prevent a minor from boarding a plane in Morocco. A parliamentarian is calling for legalization counters in airports to allow families to regularize documents found to be missing just before departure.
A 34-year-old Norwegian triggered his family’s concern after missing his return flight from Marrakech and stopping answering his phone. While his loved ones believed he was lost in Morocco, police found him safe and sound in an Agadir hotel .
Tables, chairs and platforms are taking over the banks, even the bed of the Ourika wadi. Visitors are denouncing an occupation that limits free access to water, compounded by sometimes high prices that are insufficiently displayed.
The reopening of the border between Morocco and Algeria would not necessarily require a total and immediate decision. Researchers propose starting with separated families, humanitarian situations and some targeted movements.
Moroccan companies have equipped themselves with digital tools, but few truly integrate them into their daily operations. This "incomplete digitalization" deprives the country of significant productivity gains, according to the World Bank.
Moroccan companies could remain officially eligible for projects financed by the European Union after 2028, while being relegated to secondary tasks. The main contracts, technologies and most of the value could go to groups established in Europe .
Morocco spent 203.5 billion dirhams importing finished consumer products in 2025. A record bill, driven by cars, medicines and electronic devices, while the kingdom simultaneously seeks to strengthen its local production.
Morocco and the United States are preparing a vast military training center in Tan-Tan, dedicated to drones and defense technologies. Its location on the Atlantic coast, facing the Canary Islands, is beginning to raise concerns in the Spanish press.
Border controls have become significantly faster at Moroccan airports in the first half of 2026. The reduction reaches up to 70% at Casablanca’s departure terminals, despite strong growth in air traffic.
Morocco is maintaining a 170% tax on imported soft wheat until August 31 and its derivatives. The measure is intended to give operators an additional month to sell the national harvest before the return of a more favorable customs regime for imports.
General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the FAR and Commander of the Southern Zone, visited the Tata factory in Berrechid, where WhAP 8×8 armored vehicles destined for the Moroccan army are manufactured.
The Moroccan tax authority is asking holders of bank accounts to explain significant transfers incompatible with their declared income . Family gifts, repaid debts, inheritances or business income must be supported by documents.