In France, the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space has unveiled a new decree on university tuition fees, confirming that non-European Union students will be the hardest hit starting next academic year. The measure further tightens the government’s policy on foreign students, despite concerns that it could sharply restrict access to higher education.
As temperatures rise ahead of Eid al-Adha, specialists are urging Moroccans to take precautions when transporting and keeping sheep, stressing the importance of ventilation, shade and hydration.
The Spanish National Police, in coordination with customs surveillance services, have dismantled a network that provided logistical support to speedboats used to smuggle drugs from Morocco to the Spanish coast. The operation, carried out in the province of Huelva, resulted in the arrest of four people. The operation began after a «drug boat» was spotted off the coast of Punta Umbría. Investigations led officers to a warehouse used to supply the boats with fuel and
Twenty-six migrants from sub-Saharan African countries died in Morocco’s eastern region between January and April 2026, including a woman and a child no older than three, according to the Oujda branch of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights. The association said only four of the victims have been identified so far. In a statement, the NGO said the bodies were discovered in several locations, including 15 in the Ras Asfour area near the town of Touissit in Jerada province. Another 11
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, met on Thursday in Rabat with his Lebanese counterpart, Youssef Raggi. «I met in Rabat with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, Nasser Bourita, who expressed his country’s full support for Lebanon and for the decisions taken by the government to extend the state’s sovereignty over all Lebanese territory», Raggi wrote on social media. «He also
Based in Quebec for the past decade, animation producer and director André Kadi is returning to Morocco through the films he is presenting at the Meknes International Animated Film Festival. At FICAM 2026, he tells Yabiladi that, beyond his creative work, his ties to the country were forged through his grandparents.
Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi will appear before the Versailles Court of Appeal on Friday in a bid to have the rape case against him dismissed, according to AFP citing a source close to the case. If the appeal is rejected and the charges are not downgraded, Hakimi will stand trial at a later date yet to be determined. The 27-year-old Paris Saint-Germain defender is facing trial over allegations made by a 24-year-old woman in February 2023. The latter told police in the
Morocco continues to strengthen its position as a key player in the global tomato market, consolidating its place among the world’s leading exporters thanks to sustained growth in export volumes and steadily rising revenues in recent years. According to a report by the platform HortoInfo, based on United Nations data on trade in fresh and chilled tomatoes, this performance reflects the Kingdom’s growing competitiveness in the export-oriented agricultural sector. In 2025, Morocco
Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Énergie Systèmes, has announced the launch of four photovoltaic solar power plants in Morocco for the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy as part of the «Noor Atlas» project, aimed at strengthening the kingdom’s energy sovereignty and expanding its renewable electricity generation capacity. The «Noor Atlas» project seeks to reduce Morocco’s energy dependence, capitalize on the country’s high
Morocco’s annual inflation rate reached 1.7% in April 2026, while consumer prices rose by 0.4% compared with the previous month, according to a note by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) on Friday. The monthly increase was driven by a 1.2% rise in non-food prices despite a 0.6% decline in food prices. Fuel prices recorded the sharpest increase among non-food products at 21.8%. Food prices fell mainly due to lower costs for fish and seafood (-11.1%), milk, cheese and eggs