Sébastien A.
Tangier and Casablanca are among 113 ports called to take action on Friday, October 30, against military shipments bound for Israel. In Morocco, work stoppages of up to two hours have been announced as part of an international movement.
Wanted by Italian justice for more than a year, a 44-year-old Moroccan man had found an unusual hiding place: a tent concealed in a Tuscan forest, equipped with car batteries, dishes and provisions. Police eventually discovered his camp.
On Wednesday, October 28, around 500 tractors are expected in Madrid. Spanish agricultural organizations are denouncing their production costs and have placed the trade agreement with Morocco among the official targets of their protest.
Following incidents between Moroccan and Spanish vessels off the coast of Ceuta, Madrid is preparing a response boat capable of exceeding 111 km/h. The Interior Ministry has opened an €800,000 tender for the maritime service of the Guardia Civil .
Algeria has accused hundreds of businesses in the Oujda region of polluting the Hammam Boughrara dam. At a conference in Tlemcen, striking figures were cited. Researchers have provided more precise measurements and corrected a geographical confusion.
Moroccan high school students seeking higher education in France will have to navigate a major reform. Paris has announced that Parcoursup will be replaced in 2028, with changes beginning in 2027. The process will vary depending on the baccalaureate being taken, nationality and chosen course.
A retort in Morocco’s parliament is now making headlines in the foreign press. When a lawmaker addresses her as “Mr. Head of Government,” Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri fires back. Her clash with the Islamists has made waves as far afield as Italy.
In Madrid, Spanish historian Juan Eslava Galán believes that Ceuta and Melilla could one day come under Moroccan sovereignty. He first envisages shared administration of the two cities and is counting on Rabat’s growing influence with the United States.
Arrested in Khémisset on a French warrant and then transferred to France, a man has been awarded 100,900 euros in compensation after being acquitted. The Rennes Court of Appeal ruled that 790 days in detention qualified for compensation under a provision of the extradition treaty between France and Morocco.
A police operation in the Príncipe neighborhood uncovered an illegal lodging house where migrants paid to sleep on the floor. Some reportedly also worked without pay to reduce their bills. One man has been placed in pretrial detention.
The Moroccan government is preparing a rent-capped housing program aimed in particular at young people, students and newly formed households. The scheme would use public land and bring in private investors to develop this new rental housing supply.
Moroccan purchases of live cattle from Brazil have soared. In one year, their value rose from 41 to 213.5 million dollars. Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture also reveals the share its livestock producers now hold in the Moroccan market.