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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 […]
Colombia has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and withdrawn its recognition of the Polisario’s separatist and Algeria-based entity known as Sahrawi republic. The news came in a Moroccan foreign ministry statement, describing the Colombian position as a major shift. Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar affirmed the decision during talks with Moroccan Foreign […]
The latest migration crisis in Ceuta has given Spain’s neo-Nazi far right a fresh opportunity to mobilize against Morocco and Muslims, with the group Nucleo Nacional taking its anti-Moroccan rhetoric from social media and demonstrations into the streets of the Spanish enclave. Nucleo Nacional, which has emerged from a network of neo-Nazi, Falangist and far-right […]
The Confederation of African Football has thrown its full weight behind FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of the next FIFA presidential election scheduled to take place on March 18, 2027, during the 77th FIFA Congress in Rabat, Morocco. The CAF support comes as incumbent president Gianni Infantino is facing backlash following a controversial proposal regarding […]
US automotive technology supplier Gentex Corp plans to open a manufacturing facility in Morocco by 2028, strengthening the North African country’s position as a hub for the automotive industry and bringing the company closer to its European customers. The maker of auto-dimming rear-view mirrors and vehicle electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding with Moroccan […]
Morocco is experiencing one of its hottest summers on record in 2026, not through a single continuous heat wave but through a rapid succession of extreme heat episodes, a pattern a recent scientific study links to a deeper long-term warming trend across North Africa, according to local news outlet Medias24. A Climate Pulse map for […]
Morocco’s industrial sector operated in a broadly stable environment in the second quarter of 2026, with generally steady access to bank financing and a business climate most companies described as normal, according to the latest quarterly survey by the central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib. Seventy-one percent of industrial firms rated the general business climate as normal […]
Morocco will celebrate National Day for Moroccans Living Abroad on August 10 under the theme “MRE at the Service of Morocco’s 2030 Projects,” the ministry responsible for the diaspora announced, framing the occasion as part of King Mohammed VI’s continued attention to the Moroccan community abroad. As in previous years, celebrations will be held across […]
Morocco has launched a new construction tender for the outer shell of Grand Stade Hassan II near Casablanca, a key project in the country’s preparations for the 2030 World Cup that is expected to become the world’s largest football stadium with a capacity of 115,000 spectators. The National Agency for Public Equipment, acting on behalf […]