Morocco is now among the concerns of Italy’s automotive industry. The head of ANFIA fears that future European legislation intended to protect the continent’s factories could ultimately encourage imports from the Kingdom and Turkey.
A 28-year-old cultural mediator of Moroccan origin, born in Caltanissetta, Sicily, says she was the target of racist insults after intervening to defend a young Bangladeshi man who was being harassed near the train station.
A 32-year-old Moroccan man has admitted killing his former partner’s brother in Udine. He claims the murder was linked to the 8,000 euros paid so that he could marry the young woman and obtain a residence permit, a version that investigators still need to verify.
The Russian cargo ship Lady Mariia, targeted by US sanctions and identified by Ukrainian intelligence as being involved in arms transport, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar off Morocco before stopping in Algeria. A few days later, it was attacked by drones in the Mediterranean.
Two Portuguese police officers are standing trial for the alleged kidnapping and homicide of a Moroccan man in Olhão. Aissa Ait Aissa was transported handcuffed in their patrol car before being found seriously injured. He died twenty days later in hospital.
A Moroccan man admitted that he had deliberately left his passport and identity card in Turkey to avoid possible deportation. The Dutch justice system partially upheld his arguments regarding the procedure, but ultimately maintained the rejection of his asylum application and its consequences.
Morocco is taking part in Phoenix Express 2026, a twelve-day maritime exercise led by the U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. Algeria is also among the countries involved in these maneuvers launched this Monday, September 7, in Tunisia.
A 50-year-old Moroccan man has been sentenced to two years in prison in Italy for threatening and mistreating his 20-year-old daughter. The father did not accept her relationship with a young Italian man or her decision to go and live with him.
A virus previously known mainly in Australia has been detected in dead sardines in South Africa. As the die-offs spread, the episode is attracting attention in Morocco, where sardine stocks are already weakened. No cases have nevertheless been detected there.
Donald Trump has openly attacked Spain over its border. His message comes as Madrid continues to struggle to emerge from the migration crisis in Ceuta, triggered by the massive arrivals from Morocco at the end of July.
Holder of long-term resident status in Spain, a Moroccan national was refused permission to settle in the Netherlands despite having 23,107 euros in his account. The Rotterdam court has just annulled this decision.
The United Kingdom will add Erasmus+ to its professional exchange visa on October 8. Moroccan participants selected for certain internships or assignments will be able to stay for up to twelve months, as part of the mobility opportunities planned from 2027.