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A consortium led by renewable energy consultancy OWC has been chosen by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to provide a comprehensive feasibility study for the development of Morocco’s first offshore windfarm. The offshore wind project in question is endorsed by the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) and will be assessed with a particular focus […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has renewed Talisman Metals’ Fougnar licenses – two exploration licenses that make up the company’s Fougnar project. Both licenses have been extended for the next four years until 2030. The Fougnar Project consists of two exploration licenses covering 30.6 square kilometers and is held 100% by Talisman through a […]
Moroccan police officers arrested in Tangiers on Monday a Swedish national who was on an international arrest warrant issued by Swedish authorities, according to a police source. The 27-year-old suspect was arrested after a check of the Interpol database revealed he was the subject of a red notice issued at the request of the National […]
The union of Aragon and Castile against Moroccans has been reincarnated in a union between left and right to scapegoat Morocco over Ceuta while ignoring their own failures. Once again, Spanish politicians from across the spectrum have chosen the easy path of accusing Morocco rather than confronting the uncomfortable truths about migration, pull factors, and […]
The Royal Moroccan Navy is strengthening its anti-submarine warfare and mine countermeasures with the purchase of two Dutch unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The $14.7 million deal includes sensors, control systems, spare parts, training, and technical services, according to press reports. The package also includes a mission control station, operational documentation, and support equipment. The USVs […]
Spanish courts are once again being tested by Algiers’ relentless pursuit of political opponents abroad, this time targeting Algerian businessman and media figure Ayoub Aissiou. Detained at Barcelona’s El Prat airport since late July 2026 on an Algerian extradition request, Aissiou faces the real prospect of being handed over to a regime notorious for crushing […]
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez firmly rejected any suggestion of Moroccan involvement in the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta (Sebta) at the end of July, instead praising Rabat’s “instantaneous” and “frankly positive” cooperation. Speaking on Cadena SER’s Hoy por Hoy program on August 31, Sánchez addressed the events of July 30 and 31, when tens […]
Morocco has strengthened its leading position in the UK’s growing market for fresh raspberries, according to new analysis of trade data issued by EastFruit news platform. From July 2025 and June 2026, the UK imported around 18,400 tonnes of raspberries valued at approximately £132.7 Million from Morocco, showed HM Revenue & Customs data. The North […]
Spanish commentators and intellectuals have recently repeated that when Portugal seized Ceuta in 1415, “Morocco did not exist.” The argument transforms a military conquest into the occupation of an empty space, free of political ownership or historical continuity. So as to deny Morocco its historical right to its northern cities, the solution is to make […]
Algerian nationals received the highest number of orders to leave European Union territory in 2025 and continued to lead in the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest figures from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. In 2025, EU member states issued 45,725 removal orders against Algerian citizens. The gap reached 16,695 decisions, or 57.5 […]