Rabat will host SOCAFRICA’s main annual symposium in December. US and Moroccan forces will bring together military delegations and industry representatives around drones, autonomous robots, exoskeletons, night-vision equipment, small arms and other technologies intended for special operations.
A family says it had to call the police to get an elderly patient out of a private clinic in Casablanca. The gallbladder operation was supposed to cost around 15,000 dirhams, but the facility allegedly ended up demanding nearly 170,000 dirhams.
From Morocco to Saudi Arabia, Turkey has established its armed drones in the main Arab militaries. TB2, Akinci, Anka-S and Aksungur now equip countries that are sometimes rivals, turning Ankara into an indispensable supplier for the Maghreb and the Gulf.
Chinese manufacturer Hongsheng Huayuan has just added Morocco to its commercial map. China’s leading supplier of electric pylons has announced the arrival of its products on the Moroccan market, a first for which it has not yet disclosed either the client or the project.
Morocco is no longer relying on a single intermediary to defend its interests in the United States. Three American firms now work simultaneously for Rabat, at a combined cost of 160,000 dollars per month, with missions ranging from Congress to digital communications.
A Chinese manufacturer of fabrics and airbags has confirmed its establishment in Tangier. The subsidiary was created at the request of its clients, a sign that Morocco’s automotive industry is directly attracting suppliers of vehicle manufacturers and equipment makers already established in the kingdom.
Agadir’s real estate market has almost entirely erased the drop in house prices recorded at the beginning of the year. After falling by 12%, prices rebounded by 11.1% in the second quarter, while sales surged by 48.4%.
Gas volumes transported from Spain to Morocco fell sharply in the second half of August. The nearly one-third decline came after the summer peak in electricity consumption, while the Kingdom remains dependent on Spanish infrastructure to import its LNG.
“Neither wants war, but both are preparing for the worst.” Issued at the end of 2025 regarding Morocco and Algeria, the warning has taken on a new dimension with the acceleration of the two neighbors’ military modernization.
A woman married in Morocco presented herself as a widow in a will naming her nephew as her sole heir. After her death, her Moroccan husband challenged the document, claiming that her cancer and brain metastases had impaired her judgment.
Men residing in the Netherlands allegedly entered Morocco as ordinary tourists before taking part in the kidnapping of the son of an African diplomat in Tangier. The main suspect has just been arrested by police.
Buyers have returned to Tangier in force. In the second quarter of 2026, house sales surged by 60.3% and land sales by 54.9%. Land prices simultaneously rose by 7.3%, propelling the city to the top for price increases.