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The Israeli company RP Optical Lab has clients in Morocco. Specializing in thermal cameras and electro-optical systems used particularly in defense, it nevertheless discloses neither their identity, nor the equipment supplied, nor the value of the transactions.
The Russian cargo ship Ascalon, sanctioned by Washington, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Sunday after a three-day stopover in Oran. Its past involvement in Russian military logistics has raised questions, but there is no evidence establishing that it was transporting weapons to Algeria.
Chadi Riad was carried off on a stretcher during Crystal Palace’s opening Premier League match against Everton. The Moroccan defender had only just made a lasting return to competitive football after two knee injuries that had kept him out for a combined 430 days.
Morocco’s military purchases from France underwent a major shift in 2025. Recorded orders reached 532.1 million euros, compared with just 13.1 million euros a year earlier—an increase of more than 40-fold.
Amid the Ceuta crisis, the Spanish government considered turning to Felipe VI to open a direct channel with Mohammed VI. A minister sounded out the Royal Household about whether it would be appropriate to call the Moroccan sovereign. The idea was ultimately abandoned.
A TUI fly Belgium flight bound for Al Hoceima had to return to Brussels on Wednesday before departing for Morocco again just over three hours after its first takeoff.
The United States will continue providing support for its C-12 operation in Rabat through 2031. A U.S. Air Force document specifically lists a C-12C/D aircraft in the Moroccan capital, now included in the new logistics contract awarded by the Pentagon.
Nisrine was due to be expelled to Morocco on August 24. The mother of six has ultimately been granted a reprieve: the prefect of Haute-Saône has suspended her removal pending the decision of the Nancy Administrative Court of Appeal.
A Moroccan man living in Belgium had applied to remain there for medical reasons. The Immigration Office rejected his application and simultaneously ordered him to leave the country. He challenged both decisions and ultimately obtained their annulment before the Belgian courts.
The number of babies born in France to mothers born in Morocco has fallen sharply over the past ten years. This decline accompanies the overall drop in French births, as the country has just entered a period in which deaths now outnumber births.
A Moroccan wanted to come to Belgium to improve his French before pursuing higher education. After an initial visa refusal, he completed his application. Four days later, the Immigration Office refused again. The Belgian courts have just annulled this second decision.
For sixteen years, Spanish justice had been unable to locate this Moroccan man. His arrival in Ceuta during the mass entry on July 30 ultimately changed everything: an incident with a resident led to his identification and brought back to light judicial proceedings dating from 2010.