Jalil Laaboudi
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.
Tanger Med has moved up one place in Lloyd’s List’s 2026 global ranking. With more than 11.1 million containers handled in 2025, the Moroccan port has risen to 16th place and now surpasses Los Angeles.
One month after testing its Anthem missile in Morocco, Covenant is emerging from two years of near-secrecy. The American start-up has raised more than 250 million dollars and is now reportedly valued at more than one billion.
Morocco ranks first in North Africa in the Global Attractiveness Index 2026. Ranked 84th out of 146 economies, it is just one place ahead of Algeria but remains far behind the Gulf countries.
All maritime crossings between Tangier and Tarifa were cancelled on Saturday due to strong winds in the Strait of Gibraltar. The disruption occurred during the final weekend of Operation Marhaba.
The Guardia Civil has just deployed an offshore patrol vessel to the Chafarine Islands, located only 3.5 kilometres from the Moroccan coast. Capable of reaching 30 knots, the Río Guadiana is intended to strengthen maritime surveillance and prevent further clandestine entries.
Having arrived clandestinely from Morocco at the age of 9, Rania Kissi was abandoned by her father a year later and grew up in foster families. After experiencing homelessness, the young woman became a legal expert, activist and Paris councillor.
The United States embassy in Rabat is preparing a football-focused tour in several Moroccan cities. The program will last one week, but the identities of the invited American personalities and the selected stops remain confidential.
A Safran job posting details the missions carried out in Témara on several aerospace programs, including the A400M military transport aircraft. The Moroccan site notably prepares the modification and rework instructions used after nonconformities are detected.
Having arrived in Brazil to join Botafogo, Hakim Ziyech immediately sent a message to Moroccans. The international player says he is proud to continue representing the kingdom’s colors in this new league.
A Moroccan woman who has lived in France since 2016 was refused a ten-year resident card on the basis of the Franco-Tunisian agreement. The prefecture subsequently corrected its mistake and refused her a second time. The courts have just annulled both decisions.
Caught with 301 kilos of cannabis herb in his trailer, a Moroccan truck driver living in Spain faced three years in prison and a ten-year ban from French territory. The court ultimately acquitted him on the criminal charges, but left him with a customs bill of €1.445 million.