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Spain denies Morocco had spied on its leaders

The Spanish presidency has dismissed the allegations that Morocco had spied on its Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez or carried hostile acts against Spain. This came in a Spanish annual security report 2023 by its counter-espionage service which dedicated a large section to Morocco given the cooperation ties between the two countries in critical areas such […]

Russia Resumes Military Air Operations Between Syria and Eastern Libya

Russia has restarted military flights between its Hmeimim Air Base in Syria and Al-Khadim Air Base in eastern Libya after a five-month suspension, Italy’s Nova news agency has reported. A Russian Ilyushin Il-62M transport aircraft was seen departing from Al-Khadim for Hmeimim in Syria’s Latakia province, Moscow’s primary operational hub in the Middle East. The […]

Moroccan industrialists forecast activity improvement despite sectoral disparities

Moroccan industrialists anticipate business activity improvement over the next three months, according to Bank Al-Maghrib’s September 2025 business survey, though expectations vary significantly across sectors. Forecasts indicate anticipated production and sales increases across most industrial branches, with exceptions in textile-leather facing stagnation expectations and chemicals-petrochemicals anticipating production declines. For September itself, the survey recorded overall […]