A Moroccan drone that remained on the other side of the border delayed the landing of an Iberia flight in Melilla. Madrid is now asking Morocco to change the altitude of its surveillance aircraft to avoid further interference with commercial planes.
Since September 23, Hapag-Lloyd has required a letter of indemnity before accepting shipments to Morocco of 14 categories of food products. Without this signed document, the container booking may be suspended.
The Court of Cassation has ordered a third trial for Mohamed Lamine Aberouz. However, the Franco-Moroccan will not be retried for the double murder in Magnanville: his guilt on that count is final, and his life sentence remains applicable.
SportThe 2030 World Cup final has not yet been awarded, but the Spanish debate is already casting suspicion on a possible choice of Casablanca. A mechanism reminiscent of the Senegalese federation’s communications before facing Morocco in the AFCON final.
WorldAn undeclared property in Morocco can turn a social assistance case into a criminal matter in the Netherlands. Once the damage reaches 50,000 euros, the municipality must refer the case to the public prosecutor’s office. This threshold concerns benefits improperly received, not the value of the property.
SpainIn Ceuta, Sabah Hamed has turned her home into a humanitarian aid point. She receives around 400 migrants there every day, the vast majority of them Moroccan, offering them food, clean clothes and the chance to wash.
MoroccoMoroccans living abroad hold 222.8 billion dirhams in the Kingdom’s banks. Yet, of nearly 40 million bank accounts, only 0.3% are directly denominated in euros, dollars or other foreign currencies.
FranceA homeless man of Moroccan origin claims to have entered a house in Nîmes to squat in it. After coming face-to-face with the owner, he was sentenced to two years in prison and a permanent ban from French territory .
WorldSeriously injured in an accident in the Dominican Republic, Bouthaïna El Arj underwent head surgery. Her family says the clinic is now demanding a guarantee of 40,000 dollars, approximately 400,000 dirhams, to continue treating her.
FranceThe special procedure allowing certain undocumented immigrants working in a shortage occupation to obtain a residence permit does not directly apply to Moroccans. Their situation remains governed by the 1987 Franco-Moroccan agreement, the courts have just confirmed.
FranceFamilies raising in France a child taken in under kafala can claim an allowance of €267.63 per month. Contrary to a widespread belief, its payment is not restricted to single people.
MoroccoMoroccan automotive exports declined in 2025. The World Bank attributes this to less dynamic European demand, but also to the growing competition from Chinese electric vehicles in the kingdom’s main markets.
MoroccoTwo foreign tourists filmed a man demanding an unjustified sum from them in the medina of Marrakech. Posted on social media, the footage enabled police to locate the suspect.