Giant stadium, high-speed rail, RER, airports: the 2030 World Cup is accelerating Morocco’s modernization. However, this transformation is concentrated in the major metropolitan areas, while three regions produce nearly 60% of national wealth and poverty remains primarily rural.
Madrid’s mayor now believes that Casablanca has a better chance than the Spanish capital of hosting the 2030 World Cup final. José Luis Martínez-Almeida accuses Pedro Sánchez’s government of not doing enough to support the Santiago Bernabéu’s bid.
A French MP has alerted the government to the persistent difficulties encountered in Morocco when trying to obtain a visa appointment. Despite several anti-fraud measures, appointment slots are reportedly still being seized and offered for payment by intermediaries.
SpainAs Spanish media discuss energy levers that could be used against Morocco following the Ceuta crisis, a power cut plunged the Congress Defence Committee into darkness as it met to hear Minister Margarita Robles.
WorldMorocco dispatched a technical team and equipment to Nouakchott to help restore electricity. Two successive fires left large areas of the Mauritanian capital without power for periods of up to 72 hours.
MoroccoA passenger was removed from the aircraft by the Royal Gendarmerie after an altercation with the crew of an Air Arabia Maroc plane diverted to Tétouan. The airline has not yet explained the reasons for the airport change.
MoroccoAt the height of the Ceuta crisis, José Manuel Albares and Nasser Bourita exchanged messages and spoke as many as 27 times in a single day. Morocco denied any responsibility for the mass arrivals, while Madrid now rules out the possibility that Rabat was issuing a warning.
WorldPresented in Algeria as a future threat to Moroccan phosphate, the Bled El Hadba project is expected to produce 2.4 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizers per year. OCP already has a capacity of 15 million tonnes and is targeting 20 million as early as 2027.
FranceLiving in France since 2019, a Moroccan man had been working since 2021 and had held a permanent contract since April 2022. Despite his numerous payslips, the courts ruled that his employment did not constitute exceptional grounds for regularization and upheld his OQTF.
WorldGoogle’s AI Mode received exactly the same sentence, with only the country of origin changing. With a Spaniard, it imagines a friendly encounter. With a Moroccan, it spontaneously brings up danger and displays emergency numbers.
SpainMorocco is gradually advancing its interests vis-à-vis Spain by combining immigration, the economy, energy and territorial claims, without crossing the threshold of open conflict. This is the analysis of Samuel Morales, a Spanish lieutenant colonel specializing in so-called “grey zone” strategies.
MoroccoMoroccan olive oil production could fall back to 100 million kilos during the 2026-2027 campaign, compared with 180 million this season. A 44% decline that would abruptly end the rebound recorded after several years of drought.
WorldTwo months after a body was discovered in the landing gear of a plane that had departed from Tangier, British justice has revealed the cause of death. The man succumbed to extreme cold and a lack of oxygen, but his identity remains unknown.