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Morocco’s customs administration, the ADII, is preparing an artificial intelligence strategy and roadmap for a progressive, coherent and secure rollout of the technology, judging a gradual transformation more suitable than a rapid, risk-laden deployment, according to Medias24. The strategy builds on the ADII’s 2024-2028 strategic plan, which already identifies AI as a lever for modernizing […]
The rapid expansion of low-cost airlines is reshaping Morocco’s tourism industry, opening new international markets and spreading visitor flows beyond the country’s traditional destinations, according to a report by Finances News. Over the past decade, carriers including Ryanair, Transavia, easyJet, Volotea and Wizz Air, alongside Morocco-based Air Arabia Maroc, have dramatically expanded connections to the […]
Spain should consider returning Ceuta to Morocco, a Foreign Policy article argues, saying the enclave’s disputed status is an outdated geopolitical anomaly that creates unnecessary tensions and leaves Europe vulnerable to migration pressure at one of its most unusual borders. The analysis, published on Aug. 6, examines the history of Ceuta and its position on […]
Morocco is accelerating investment in digital infrastructure as it seeks a stronger position in Africa’s data center and AI market, drawing on gains in fiber connectivity, new computing capacity projects and expanding renewable energy, according to Le Nouvelliste. The country’s telecommunications market provides one foundation for this push: as of March 2025, Morocco counted nearly […]
Morocco will introduce a new vehicle license plate system starting in 2027, adding Latin-letter equivalents and the international “MA” country code alongside the existing Arabic registration format, under new rules published in the Official Gazette. The core change adds a Latin version of the Arabic letter already used on plates, alongside the kingdom’s international vehicle […]
A crew from Morocco’s 2M television channel faced repeated restrictions while trying to enter and report from Spain’s Ceuta enclave, including the seizure of its vehicle and professional filming equipment, Morocco’s National Press Union said. The incident has triggered concerns over press access in Ceuta, where journalists have been covering the aftermath of a mass […]
The Moroccan women’s national football team secured their place in the semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Morocco 2026) after they defeated South Africa 2–1 in the quarter-final match played on Saturday evening at Moulay Hassan Stadium in Rabat. Morocco opened the scoring in the 31st minute through Sakina Ouzraoui, who capitalized on […]
U.S. and Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces enabled the first-ever live-fire demonstration leveraging the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center (AMTEC), assets to support a U.S. defense industry partner in testing long-range precision-strike capabilities as part of the U.S. Secretary of the Army’s Test Range Expansion Initiative, Aug. 3–7. A press release issued by US Africa […]
Morocco’s National Human Rights Council said around 100 people were arrested in the mayhem during Ceuta crossing last week and 14 people died on the Moroccan side, while raising concerns over alleged abuses by Moroccan and Spanish authorities and attacks by far-right groups. The council said its preliminary findings are based on field monitoring. Moroccan […]
Former French counter-intelligence operative Matthieu Ghadiri has offered a new account of what he describes as an Iran-Hezbollah-Polisario network, portraying the Algeria-backed Polisario separatists as an extension of Tehran’s regional proxy strategy. In an interview published by Le360, Ghadiri said Iran has used Lebanon’s Hezbollah as an intermediary to build ties with the Polisario, providing […]