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The Madrid Press Association has referred a formal complaint by Moroccan academic Lahcen Haddad to Spain’s journalism ethics commission after a Cuatro television debate aired unchallenged calls for the “political and economic destruction” of Morocco. On 31 July 2026, during the program Horizonte, guest Taleb Alisalem, a Polisario member with visceral hatred of all things […]
Ignacio Cembrero no longer practices journalism. He practices activism directed against Morocco. The distinction matters, because the two professions obey different rules. A journalist is bound by verification, balance, sourcing and the separation of fact from opinion. An activist is free to select, amplify and interpret in service of a fixed narrative. Cembrero’s recent output, […]
Spanish far-right politicians, Polisario separatists, Algerian mouthpieces and Russian bots and certain Morocco phobic media figures have seized on the recent mass migrant crossings into the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta to launch a coordinated campaign of disinformation and hostile coverage targeting Morocco, Spanish fact-checkers and international investigations show. Three weeks after tens of thousands of […]
Latin America, long viewed as one of the strongest bastions of political and diplomatic support for the Polisario Front, is undergoing a notable realignment, as Morocco gains ground. A growing number of countries in the region are distancing themselves from the separatist group and moving closer to Morocco’s position on the Sahara issue. In recent […]
A highly emotional testimony published by Spanish daily El País about a young Moroccan woman who swam into Ceuta during the mass crossings of late July has been sharply contradicted by her own social media history, which paints a picture of international travel, modelling work, and a comfortable urban lifestyle far removed from the narrative […]
Statements by Ramón Caudevilla, the former head of immigration management in the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta (Sebta), have ignited debate over the handling of unaccompanied minors and irregular migration. Caudevilla, who led the department for 32 years until his retirement in January at age 65, shared his views in an interview with the Spanish newspaper […]
Morocco is repositioning itself in the European cruise tourism market, driven by the new Casablanca maritime terminal and the assets of Tangier and Agadir, according to an analysis by Finances News Hebdo. Benefiting from a strategic location at the crossroads of major maritime routes, the Kingdom combines internationally known port cities with cultural, historical and […]
The United States has eased its fertilizer restrictions on Morocco to manage a supply emergency, but the Kingdom could also become a key source of purified phosphoric acid—a crucial product tied to growing competition with China over battery production, supply chain integrity, and access to critical minerals, says Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In […]
Morocco’s Directorate General of Information Systems Security (DGSSI) issued a bulletin this week warning of critical vulnerabilities affecting several Apple products, rating both the risk and potential impact as critical. The advisory came from the agency’s cyberattack monitoring and response center, which operates under the National Defense Administration. The bulletin covers iOS and iPadOS versions […]
Willfar Information Technology, a Chinese specialist in smart grids and the Internet of Things (IoT), has set up an industrial subsidiary in Casablanca tasked with driving the company’s expansion in energy, smart water management, and computing power across Africa and the Middle East. The Moroccan subsidiary joins Willfar’s growing international network, which includes existing branches […]