From Kenitra to Spain, Lahcen Boumakhtaf turned his own migration journey into a lifelong commitment to defending Moroccans abroad and vulnerable migrants. Through activism, mediation and “parallel diplomacy,” he has become one of the voices working to transform individual struggles into collective strength.
Panama national team coach Thomas Christiansen said he dreams of achieving something significant at the 2026 World Cup, stressing that his team is not heading to the tournament merely to take part, but aspires to become “the Morocco of this World Cup” and emerge as one of its surprise stories. He added that Panama will enter the competition with major ambitions and a desire to compete against the world’s strongest teams, drawing inspiration from Morocco’s historic run
Morocco’s cucumber exports to Germany continue to set new records, with the 2025/2026 season already surpassing last season’s peak, according to EastFruit. Germany imported 3,900 tons of Moroccan cucumbers between July 2025 and March 2026, worth more than €8 million. This represents a 10% increase compared with the previous season and a 28-fold rise compared with the 2021/2022 season. German importers now rely on Moroccan cucumbers year-round, with demand peaking between
A dispute between two tribes in the Errachidia province escalated into tensions that disrupted the burial ceremony of a woman, sparking widespread debate on social media. The crisis ended after local authorities intervened and mediated between the elders of the two tribes.
Investigations conducted by the investigation unit in the French city of Lille, in coordination with Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security, have led to the dismantling of an international drug-trafficking network and the arrest of two people implicated in the case, along with the seizure of 2,692 kilograms of narcotics, most of it cannabis resin. According to a statement from the French Interior Ministry, the public prosecutor’s office in Lille had, on April 13, 2026,
Moroccans topped the list of foreign nationals who obtained Spanish citizenship in 2025, with 42,114 people granted nationality, according to recent figures released by Spain’s National Statistics Institute. Spain recorded a new high in the number of people acquiring citizenship last year, granting nationality to 299,732 foreign residents, an increase of 18.7 percent compared with 2024. Moroccans ranked first, ahead of Colombians, who numbered 37,712, and Venezuelans, with 36,271. The
A video showing a minor being forced to drink alcohol has sparked widespread outrage on social media, prompting rights groups to call for urgent intervention to investigate the incident and identify those involved. Human rights organizations said the footage circulating online amounts to a “fully fledged crime.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday that the Moroccan capital, Rabat, hosted an official ceremony on May 20, 2026, to unveil a bust of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel into space, marking the 65th anniversary of the first crewed spaceflight. The ceremony was held at the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Rabat, providing an opportunity to celebrate a landmark human achievement that opened new horizons for scientific and technological
The Spanish government is strengthening its military presence in Melilla. «The armed forces are prepared and ready to intervene at any time» in the area, Spain’s Ministry of Defense says. The statement comes at a particularly sensitive moment, marked in particular by Morocco’s military rearmament and growing concerns over the security of southern Europe, OK Diario reported on Thursday. «Morocco has significantly increased its investment in weapons, drones, air
Eight migrants managed to enter Ceuta over the past few hours, taking advantage of the Eid al-Adha celebrations, according to Spanish security sources. The same sources said some of the migrants reached the city by swimming, while others succeeded in crossing the double border fence separating Ceuta from Morocco at various points along the 8.2-kilometre land border, without being detected by surveillance cameras. They added that the Sudanese migrants made their way to the Temporary Stay
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