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Spain imported 222,000 tonnes of diesel from Morocco between January and July, a record. But deliveries fell by 87% in one month as Moscow restricted its exports, reviving suspicions about the fuel’s true origin.
After nearly three years without direct flights, Israeli tourists are beginning to return to Morocco. Their return is particularly anticipated by hotels, restaurants, drivers, guides and excursion companies that had built their activity around this clientele.
France Travail claimed 129,253 euros from a beneficiary for repeated stays in Morocco. The Nanterre court substantially reduced the debt: his trips did not prove that he had left his usual residence in France.
Canadian manufacturer INKAS will present an artificial intelligence-guided drone and two armored military vehicles at the Marrakech Airshow. The show will take place from 7 to 10 October at the Royal Air Force base.
The migration crisis in Sebta has revived calls for tighter border controls. However, an analysis published in Spain highlights a persistent contradiction: the European economy continues to need foreign workers, while legal immigration opportunities remain insufficient.
The Spanish fishing fleet has shrunk by more than 60% since 1986. At the same time, purchases of Moroccan fish have surged by nearly 50% since 2018, fueling the anger of Spanish industry professionals, who denounce different constraints on the two sides of the Mediterranean.
French investment in Morocco reached one billion euros in 2025, its highest level in ten years. It accounted for one-third of net foreign investment inflows and almost all of their annual growth in the kingdom.
Morocco appears on the European Union’s new list of safe countries of origin. As a result, asylum applications filed by its nationals may be examined more quickly at the border, with an unfavorable presumption that makes it more difficult to obtain protection.
A Guardia Civil report identified neither the organizers of the digital mobilization around Ceuta nor any evidence linking it to the Moroccan government or security services. These conclusions nevertheless do not bring the Spanish judicial investigation to an end.
Morocco will be able to continue participating in the European PRIMA programme, dedicated to research on water, agriculture and food. In return, Rabat will have to facilitate audits and inspections carried out in the kingdom by the European Anti-Fraud Office.
Suspicions of a deal between Gianni Infantino and Morocco are now circulating within African football itself. Officials believe that Fouzi Lekjaa may have secured the 2030 World Cup final in exchange for his help in preserving African support for the FIFA president.
Spanish intelligence had directly alerted Morocco’s DGST and DGED on July 29, on the eve of the mass crossings into Ceuta. The calls detected on social media brought together up to 180,000 subscribers.