Finnair is reinstating its Helsinki–Agadir route for the 2026-2027 winter season. The Finnish airline will serve the Moroccan seaside resort directly every week starting October 14.
A fair bringing together Moroccan artisans will not be able to take place this year in Madrid, after ten consecutive editions. The city council cites new rules governing the use of public space, but the organizers suspect it is a consequence of the Ceuta crisis.
The chief of staff of the Spanish Army visited Melilla to examine the situation of the garrison, its equipment and its facilities. The visit comes less than three weeks after Spain’s highest-ranking military official visited Melilla and Sebta.
BelgiumA 23-year-old Moroccan man was arrested at Brussels-Midi station with a loaded Kalashnikov hidden under baby clothes. The young man, who is believed to have arrived from France, is suspected of belonging to a criminal organization. A second suspect has just been arrested.
FranceA Moroccan woman had been refused a residence permit, issued an OQTF without a grace period, given a five-year re-entry ban and placed under house arrest. The courts annulled everything and ordered the prefecture to issue her a residence permit.
MoroccoThe Spanish government urgently removed a map from its new public housing portal. The document showed Ceuta and Melilla with dotted borders, used for disputed territories, while Western Sahara appeared integrated into Morocco.
MoroccoMorocco is considering applying for membership in the OECD, according to Africa Intelligence. This prospect comes as Aziz Akhannouch has just travelled to Paris to present the economic and social reforms carried out by the Kingdom before the organisation’s Council.
MoroccoRoyal Air Maroc retains its fourth-place ranking among Africa’s largest airlines in September. With 793,257 scheduled seats, the Moroccan airline remains ahead of Air Algérie and is accelerating its growth significantly.
WorldMorocco 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.
WorldA 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.
FranceA Moroccan woman asked the courts to order the prefecture to rule on the renewal of her residence permit, convinced that her application was still being processed. The court told her that a refusal had in fact legally taken effect as early as March 2025, despite the certificates issued afterward.
MoroccoAlready tasked with modernizing the Royal Air Force’s C-130s, American company L3Harris is preparing to arrive in Marrakech with another military aircraft: the SKY RAIDER II INTERNATIONAL, designed for armed surveillance, precision strikes and counter-drone operations.
SpainThe Spanish judiciary has taken a new step in the Ceuta crisis. Judge María Tardón has formally decided to open a criminal investigation into the mass crossings at the end of July, citing a serious threat to Spain’s territorial integrity and a possible scenario of “hybrid warfare.”