Morocco olive oil exports to Spain triple as market share surges

Moroccan olive oil continues to strengthen its position in European markets after exports to Spain recorded a notable rise this season. According to data from Spain’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business, Morocco’s olive oil exports to the Spanish market rose at an unprecedented pace during the first two months of the current year, climbing from just 55.21 tonnes in the same period last year to 2,963.83 tonnes. The figures also showed that the start of the agricultural season,

Morocco to receive Spanish Navantia patrol vessel before August

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia is expected to deliver an «Avante 1800» offshore patrol vessel to Morocco before August, marking the first deal of its kind between the two sides in nearly 40 years. The vessel is currently undergoing sea trials in Cádiz and is scheduled to be handed over in July. According to Spanish media reports, the patrol vessel will be delivered without armaments, with Morocco set to equip it based on its military requirements. The ship measures 87 meters

Italie : un Marocain arrêté après avoir foncé sur des piétons à Modène

Un ressortissant marocain a été arrêté samedi à Modène, en Italie, après avoir foncé en voiture sur des piétons dans le centre-ville, avant de poignarder un passant qui tentait de l’interpeller. Huit personnes ont été blessées, dont quatre grièvement. Selon des médias italiens, le suspect a été identifié comme Salim El Koudri, 31 ans, un Marocain résidant à

Italia: detienen a un marroquí tras embestir a peatones en Módena

Un ciudadano marroquí fue detenido el sábado en Módena, Italia, tras arrollar con su vehículo a varios peatones en pleno centro de la ciudad y apuñalar después a un transeúnte que intentó impedir su huida. Ocho personas resultaron heridas, cuatro de ellas de gravedad. Según medios italianos, el sospechoso fue identificado como Salim El Koudri, de 31 años, un marroquí residente en Ravarino. La Fiscalía considera

Moroccan man plows into pedestrians in Italy, injures eight

A Moroccan man was arrested in the Italian city of Modena on Saturday after driving his car into pedestrians in the city center before stabbing a passerby who tried to stop him, leaving eight people injured, four of them seriously. Italian media identified the suspect as 31-year-old Salim El Koudri, a Moroccan national living in Ravarino. Prosecutors described the incident as a deliberate act and opened an investigation on suspicion of attempted massacre and aggravated assault with a weapon,

How Morocco is positioning itself as a strategic regional power

The U.S.-based Stimson Center said Morocco has entered a new phase of strategic repositioning, leveraging its industrial and diplomatic rise to strengthen its role as a bridge between Europe and Africa and establish itself as an emerging regional power.

Pegasus: Madrid rules out any Moroccan involvement in the spying on Pedro Sánchez

The Spanish government has been forced to revisit the case of the alleged spying on Pedro Sánchez’s mobile phone, first revealed in May 2022. In response to a written question submitted by the parliamentary group of the People's Party (PP), the executive stated that the matter «does not fall within the scope of bilateral relations with Morocco, [with which it maintains] a good-neighbourly relationship within a framework of cooperation», an Iberian media outlet

Polisario involves the Red Cross in its militias’ «code of conduct» project

The proposed «code of conduct» for the Polisario’s armed militias, announced on May 13, is beginning to take shape. Experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) traveled to the Tindouf camps to lead training sessions for members of the Front on «international humanitarian law», Sahrawi media report. The presence of an organization of this stature, founded in the 19th century, could allow the Polisario to try to repair its image, particularly

Mauritania evacuates Sahrawi gold prospectors from buffer zone as Polisario stays silent

After ordering gold prospectors to leave areas east of the Sand Wall, built by the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), Mauritania has taken action. On Saturday, Mauritanian soldiers forced Sahrawi gold miners affiliated with the Polisario to evacuate the buffer zone. The prospectors protested, saying they were «on Western Sahara territory». That argument was rejected by Mauritanian troops, the Sahrawi gold miners said in audio messages circulated on social media. In the same recordings, the

Moroccan diplomats #23 : Mohammed Temim, the Kingdom's ambassador to Louis XIV

«Mohammed Temim, Ambassadeur du Maroc, a la Comédie Italienne» is the title given to a painting of Antoine Coypel in 1682. The painting is expected to be exhibited from Sunday 22nd of October to 25th of February 2018 at the Palace of Versailles allowing visitors to know more about the story of Mohammed Temim, the ambassador of Moulay Ismail sent to meet Louis XIV.