Jalil Laaboudi
Moroccan textiles are losing ground in their main market as several Mediterranean competitors accelerate. In the first half of 2026, Spanish purchases of Moroccan clothing fell by 3.6%, while those from Turkey surged by nearly 50%.
A committee of the Spanish Congress will vote Tuesday on the sovereignty of Ceuta, Melilla and the islets controlled by Spain off the coast of Morocco. Vox is also calling for the suspension of the treaty of friendship if Rabat refuses to recognize their “Spanishness.”
Having left Morocco at 17 without being able to obtain a student loan in the United Kingdom, Ismail El Yacoubi made numerous sacrifices to fund his studies. At 26, his investment and pension portfolio is worth approximately €138,000.
ONDA is launching the acquisition of vehicles intended to monitor runways, taxiways and aircraft parking areas. The contract, to be carried out in Benslimane, is estimated at 8.208 million dirhams.
Morocco is now Transavia France’s second-largest market by passenger numbers. Since January, more than 1.7 million travelers have used its routes between the two countries, an increase of 21% year on year.
Morocco and Israel have agreed to transform their liaison offices into embassies and appoint ambassadors in both countries, according to an announcement by the Israeli government. Rabat has not yet publicly confirmed this new diplomatic step.
A new scheme is expected to enable 4,000 beneficiaries of transfers sent by MREs to access credit more easily. Their history of receiving money will be incorporated into an assessment method developed by Damane Cash and Salafin.
Murphy Oil is keeping Morocco among the four areas on which it is concentrating its oil exploration, alongside the Gulf of Mexico, Côte d’Ivoire and Vietnam. The American group is assessing a vast offshore permit off the coast of Gharb.
Hakim Ziyech has not given up on returning to the Atlas Lions. Having moved to Brazil to revive his career, the new Botafogo player intends to convince the coach through his performances rather than demand a return based on his status.
A benefits recipient will have to repay €8,486 to France Travail after French consular services reported his stays in Morocco. A copy of his passport made it possible to trace nine trips that had not been declared.
After years of delays, Noor Midelt I is finally entering its construction phase. A China Energy consortium will build this extensively redesigned Moroccan plant, which will now combine 630 megawatts of photovoltaic solar power with a gigantic battery system.
A 25-year study in Essaouira province shows that the argan forest partially stabilized after the decline caused by drought between 2012 and 2016, without returning to its previous trajectory. Coastal areas remain the most vulnerable.