Two vessels that once flew the Moroccan flag still appear on the European blacklist of illegal fishing. The Northern Warrior and the Trinity are no longer registered in Morocco, but their former flag appears in the register published on 15 September.
The Moroccan frigate Mohammed V and the Algerian Erradii are sailing in the same military formation in the Mediterranean. The two vessels are participating in Phoenix Express 2026, a multinational exercise led by the US Sixth Fleet off the coast of Tunisia.
The British government estimates that investments expected in Morocco over the next five to six years will exceed £50 billion, or approximately 640 billion dirhams at the current exchange rate. London is simultaneously preparing an agreement intended to facilitate its companies’ access to Moroccan public procurement markets.
France, Belgium, the Netherlands and six other European countries still do not fully apply the new biometric checks at their borders. Brussels is giving them more time, while Spain has implemented the system across the board.
Massad Boulos, Donald Trump’s senior adviser, has just made his third visit to Algeria since July 2025. Received by Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Ahmed Attaf, he once again discussed the Sahara, without making the content of these discussions public.
Russia has suspended imports from a Moroccan establishment after arsenic was detected again in refrigerated sole. Already placed under enhanced monitoring in June for the same reason, the exporter has been barred from the Russian market since 7 September.
The Maersk Lanco, which was due to reach Tanger Med from the Brazilian port of Santos, caught fire off the coast of Brazil. The ship interrupted its voyage and headed to Salvador de Bahia for inspection and repairs.
A Moroccan crime novel is to be adapted for the screen by American, Canadian and Moroccan producers. The Final Bet, by Abdelilah Hamdouchi, will become an international thriller set in Casablanca.
A woman deprived of social assistance in the Netherlands claims to own no apartment in Morocco. Yet her Moroccan account received 48,400 euros in 2025. Despite these unanswered questions, the judge ordered the administration to provisionally pay her 95% of her allowance.
Brazilian meat blocked by the European Union has found a new outlet in Morocco. This redirection is hurting Spanish farmers, who have already lost a Moroccan market that absorbed more than 60 000 cattle in 2024.
The boycott of American products is bringing lasting changes to Canadian supermarkets. To reduce their dependence on the United States, retailers are now turning to five countries, including Morocco, while the share of American vegetables is declining.
U.S. companies exported $4.069 billion worth of goods to Morocco between January and July 2026, compared with $804.4 million to Algeria. This one-to-five gap is accompanied by completely opposite trade balances.