Spanish intelligence sources suspect that Morocco may have gained access to Graphite, an Israeli spyware capable of infecting a phone without any action by its owner. However, no public evidence confirms its acquisition or use by Rabat.
The Spanish intelligence service (CNI) revoked the contract of a Moroccan-origin agent in August 2023 in Madrid. The courts have just confirmed this expulsion, citing a risk of recruitment by the Moroccan intelligence services due to a lack of loyalty towards Spain.
The Spanish authorities handed over on Wednesday to Germany the alleged Moroccan spy Youssef El Assrouti, suspected of investigating Rif exiles in Germany.
In a report broadcast in French, the Algerian public channel accused the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, of using the Pegasus software to spy on the officials of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The famous raï singer, Cheb Khaled, would be wanted by the Algerian justice system. The star would be involved in a case of espionage for the benefit of Morocco.
Algeria has never intended to expel Moroccans residing on its territory, Algerian President Abdelamdjid Tebboune said in a recent statement, however stressing that he would not tolerate them entering "labyrinths". A barely veiled threat, say Algerian observers.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune made new revelations about the dismantling of the espionage and intelligence network and the arrest in Tlemcen of four Moroccans and three Algerians who allegedly tried to undermine state security. They would have acted on behalf of Israel.
Last year, Morocco acquired from the Israeli company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) the spy satellite Ofek 13. This acquisition seems to be causing concerns in Spain.
Spanish air traffic controllers have detected the presence of supposed Moroccan "spy balloons" in the airspace of the Canary Islands.
Dozens of residents of El Jadida , including prominent figures, were deceived by a dishonest real estate developer. The latter collected nearly 10 million dirhams by selling non-existent plots of land in a sought-after neighborhood of the city.
The Brussels public prosecutor’s office has opened a judicial investigation into possible Moroccan interference in Belgium , according to information from RTBF and Le Soir.
The director of the presidency’s cabinet, Óscar López, described as "hoax, slander and conspiracy theory" the information that Morocco would be behind the espionage of Pedro Sánchez’s mobile phone using the Israeli software Pegasus.