Nadia El A.
Married to a Dutchman since 2019, a 57-year-old Moroccan woman still cannot join him. After six unsuccessful attempts at the integration exam, her visa was refused. Dutch justice has just overturned that decision.
Ilias Mahyou’s family was still making a desperate appeal on Tuesday to find him a new liver. The 26-year-old from Antwerp, who was at the top of the European transplant list, died on Wednesday evening at the university hospital in Ghent. He will be buried in Morocco.
A Moroccan man who claimed to be 17 and had been taken into care as a minor in Spain has now been formally charged by a Madrid judge. Medical examinations revealed that he was in fact well over 18. He is suspected of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
Italy checked more than 180,000 travelers arriving from Spain in August after the Ceuta crisis. In the end, only 31 people were turned away at the Italian border, including eight Moroccan nationals. Rome has nevertheless just extended its checks.
Since 2018, a Moroccan man has submitted seven applications for a residence card in Belgium. The first five were based on his relationship with a Dutch uncle, while the next two relied on his Belgian partner. The latest refusal has ultimately been annulled by the courts.
Sardines are reportedly moving toward cooler waters farther from Morocco’s usual fishing grounds. This is a problem for fishers, who are forced to travel greater distances as fuel prices rise sharply.
Morocco’s imports of parts for passenger cars now exceed those of the cars themselves. As of the end of July 2026, their value reached 24.6 billion dirhams, compared with 23.2 billion for imported vehicles.
A Moroccan man who remained stranded in Morocco for several months during the Covid crisis was ordered to repay €4,431.83 to the Liège CPAS. Initially ordered to repay the money at a rate of €100 per month, he ultimately won his appeal.
Chinese manufacturer Hongsheng Huayuan has just added Morocco to its commercial map. China’s leading supplier of electric pylons has announced the arrival of its products on the Moroccan market, a first for which it has not yet disclosed either the client or the project.
A Moroccan man living in Belgium was ordered to repay more than €22,000 to the Anderlecht CPAS, which believed he had improperly received integration income for two years. After losing at first instance, he almost entirely wins his case on appeal.
Harmattan AI does not plan merely to manufacture its systems in Morocco. The defense company is developing a new fixed-wing drone in Rabat, whose trials will be conducted at several Moroccan sites, including vast areas located in the south of the country.
Civil servants are the most indebted category of borrowers in Morocco. On average, 44% of their income goes toward repaying loans, compared with 34% among private-sector employees. However, this figure concerns people who took out or renewed a loan in 2025.