Over the past year, the unemployment rate among women rose sharply by 1.1 percentage points, reaching 20.5% in 2025. These figures from the HCP are particularly alarming, as they confirm a sustained and unprecedented upward trend, despite numerous public initiatives launched over the years to curb it.
At a prestigious ceremony held in Sant Boi de Llobregat, near Barcelona, and attended by King Felipe VI, Moroccan-Spanish activist Hatem Azahari was awarded the Princess of Girona Social Award 2026. The distinction includes a financial prize of €200,000, along with a work of art. Azahari is the founder of the Joves Units del Poble-Sec association, established in 2019. The organization focuses on creating real opportunities for young people at risk of social exclusion by promoting
A total of 108,423 people across several Moroccan provinces have been evacuated as part of a nationwide preventive plan to respond to severe flooding caused by record rises in river and watercourse levels, according to the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior. The hardest-hit area is Larache province, which accounts for 81,709 evacuees, particularly in Ksar El Kebir, where nearly 85% of affected residents have left their homes, either through organized evacuations or on their
Durante una audiencia de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado estadounidense sobre la lucha contra el terrorismo en el norte de África, el senador republicano Ted Cruz insistió en que los responsables aclararan si las referencias a las amenazas terroristas en el Sahel se dirigían al Frente Polisario. Las respuestas fueron calificadas de «evasivas».
A 65-year-old man has undergone emergency surgery after a rapid transfer from Ceuta to Cadiz, following a brutal assault in Tetouan that left him with severe brain hemorrhaging. The man, a Moroccan-born Spanish citizen, is currently in the intensive care unit. His family reports that his condition is critical, particularly in the crucial hours after the surgery. According to the victim's family residing in the Iberian Peninsula, the assault took place on Sunday afternoon in Tetouan. He was
The King’s Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation and President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Hicham El Balaoui, has issued a circular to magistrates outlining recent regulatory changes related to check-related offenses. The document was released on Tuesday in line with the provisions of Law 71.24, which amends and supplements Law 15.95 governing the Commercial Code, and has been in force since January 29, 2026. The circular underscores «the requirement of formal
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on countering terrorism in North Africa, Republican Senator Ted Cruz pressed officials to clarify whether U.S. references to terrorist threats in the Sahel were aimed at the Polisario Front. The responses, however, were described by as «evasive» in an otherwise heated session.
Local authorities in the Taza region began evacuating residents affected by rising water levels in Oued Rabiaa and Oued Dfali on Tuesday evening, after flooding inundated several nearby homes. The situation led to the evacuation of 23 houses in the Al Malha neighborhood, within Taza city’s sixth administrative district. In addition, six homes on Sidi Abdellah Beit Gholam Street, adjacent to Oued Dfali, sustained damage. Seven families were relocated to designated reception centers,
Robert Palladino, Senior Bureau Official for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), has warned that Washington could impose sanctions on Algeria over its purchase of Russian fighter jets. Speaking before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Palladino responded to a question on the possibility of sanctions linked to Algeria’s acquisition of Russian-made aircraft, saying, «we also have seen those media reports, and they're concerning». He
For centuries, the Loukkos River has been both a lifeline and a recurring threat, causing repeated floods that have shaped settlements from ancient Lixus to modern Ksar El Kebir. Despite river diversions and dams, major floods have continued into the 20th and 21st centuries, showing that the risk has never fully disappeared.