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Spain’s prime minister on Monday called a snap election for November 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government amid nationwide protests.

Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology issued an orange-level weather alert Monday for locally heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by hail and strong wind gusts, in several southern provinces.

Morocco’s National Union for Administrative Reform, affiliated with the Moroccan Workers’ Union (UMT), has urged Head of Government-designate Fatima Zahra El Mansouri to make administrative reform and the digital transition priorities of the next governme…

Spanish authorities moved about 1,100 migrants from a beach in Ceuta on Sunday as nearly 600 Moroccans voluntarily returned to Morocco rather than enter a temporary migrant identification center, authorities said.

A new economic study has found that labor-market conditions in Morocco’s municipalities are influenced not only by local factors but also by developments in neighboring areas, highlighting strong links between unemployment, employment opportunities and ec…

Morocco’s real estate market showed signs of recovery in the second quarter of 2026, with transactions rising 11% and property prices increasing 0.7% from the previous quarter, although activity remained below levels that would indicate a sustained recove…

The Saudi-led military coalition announced on Monday its participation in the new Yemen government offensive targeting the Iran-backed Houthis, with 100 warplanes used in dawn strikes to provide air cover for ground forces. “100 fighter jets participated…

Nearly 600 Moroccan migrants returned voluntarily to Morocco on Sunday as Spanish authorities began clearing the large El Trampolín beach camp in Ceuta, according to EFE.

Moroccans are becoming less likely to support traditional views about men’s and women’s roles, but that shift has not translated into stronger backing for political quotas for women, according to a new Arab Barometer report.

Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday because of a wave of student protests that has shaken the country, the education minister said.

Public prosecutors received 403 complaints linked to the Sept. 23 legislative elections, a sharp drop from the 1,071 complaints recorded during the 2021 elections, a senior official at the Presidency of the Public Prosecution said.

Morocco were held to a 1-1 draw by Mali on Sunday evening at the Grand Stade de Tanger, ending their international window without a third consecutive victory.

The Moroccan dirham weakened against both currencies in its reference basket in the week to Sept. 30, extending its decline against the euro to a fifth consecutive week, according to Bank Al-Maghrib data.

Morocco’s medicines regulator is stepping up checks on pharmaceutical advertising after finding cases in which companies failed to declare promotional campaigns and materials before putting them into use.

Profits at Morocco’s seven listed banks rose 6.7% to MAD 13.35 billion in the first half of 2026, even as combined banking income increased just 1.34%, with a sharp drop in provisions for credit risk doing much of the work.

Courts in Ceuta opened 37 preliminary proceedings over alleged sexual assaults between July 30 and Sept. 14, involving 39 victims, according to data compiled by Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary.

Nearly three-quarters of Moroccans worry about being unable to obtain or afford medical care, but fewer than half support higher taxes to guarantee healthcare for everyone, according to a new Afrobarometer study.

Morocco’s General Directorate of Meteorology issued a new weather warning Friday forecasting a heat wave and strong thunderstorms in several provinces across the country.

French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure or disrupted education at more than 560 establishments showed no sign of abating.

Morocco’s customs authorities have expanded their use of artificial intelligence and digital risk-analysis tools to identify potentially undervalued imports, auditing commercial documents and files involving goods worth nearly 650 million dirhams ($65 mil…

Tangier Mayor Monir Limouri has been charged with alleged electoral violations and placed in pretrial detention as part of a judicial investigation into the handling of ballot papers during Morocco’s Sept. 23 legislative elections.

Abdellatif Ouahbi, a member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party’s political bureau, sharply criticized Abdelilah Benkirane’s election rhetoric while defending Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s appointment as head of government and dismissing suggestions th…

Spain’s Senate Justice Committee has sharply narrowed a bill intended to facilitate Spanish nationality for Sahrawis born under Spanish administration, removing an exceptional route that would have allowed some applicants to seek citizenship without first…

Moroccan prosecutors have arrested two additional suspects in thecase involving the alleged removal and marking of ballot papers during the country’s legislative elections, bringing the number of suspects detained in connection with the case to seven, aut…

The collapse of investment company Infravest in the Tindouf camps has moved beyond a dispute over lost savings, with rights advocates in Geneva using the case to argue that financial insecurity and weak oversight can leave already vulnerable communities m…

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Pau Pérez-Sales called for a “prompt, effective and independent” investigation into allegations that Spanish military personnel abused migrants in Ceuta, in remarks to El País published Thursday, Oct. 1.

A police officer stationed in Sidi Bennour ended his life using his service weapon on Thursday evening, October 1, according to the Provincial Security Department in El Jadida.The deceased officer, who held the rank of Police Officer (Officier de Police),…

The UN Security Council will return to Sahara this month as it prepares to decide whether to renew the mandate of MINURSO, the UN mission whose current authorization expires on Oct. 31.

A condemned female murderer in the US state of Tennessee who survived a botched execution attempt is in critical condition, her lawyer said Thursday.

The King’s Prosecutor General at the Tangier Court of Appeal has announced the arrest of two additional suspects in the ongoing election ballot tampering investigation, detailing recovered surveillance footage and phone records that expose a coordinated f…

Construction of Morocco’s Grand Hassan II Stadium in Benslimane has moved into a new phase after a 2.7 billion dirham contract was awarded to the CMS-GTR consortium for external infrastructure and site works around the venue.

Morocco’s U23 national football team drew 1-1 with their Malian counterparts on Thursday at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in a friendly match.

Morocco’s outgoing government promised 1 million net jobs, a female labor-force participation rate above 30% and a monthly income of 1,000 dirhams ($106) for people over 65 by 2026.

Morocco is expected to see relatively hot weather and thunderstorms across several regions Friday and into the weekend, according to the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology.

Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech has spoken about his first days at Botafogo, describing the reception from the Brazilian club’s supporters as overwhelming and praising Brazil’s deep football culture.

A committee of Spain’s Senate on Thursday approved a nonbinding motion calling on the government to reactivate a working group tasked with determining maritime boundaries between Spain and Morocco and to seek international recognition of the Canary Islands

Morocco’s political contest between the Authenticity and Modernity Party, or PAM, and the Justice and Development Party, or PJD, is entering a new phase as the two parties move from the campaign trail into a new parliamentary confrontation.

The Moroccan Human Rights Center has called for an urgent judicial investigation after three mine workers were killed in an underground accident at the Jbel Aouam mine in M’rirt, in Morocco’s Khenifra province.

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Algerian lawmakers on Thursday adopted a law imposing the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists, after deadly wildfires ripped through swathes of the country in recent weeks.

A total of 287 Moroccan migrants reached the Spanish island of Lanzarote in six irregular migration crossings between Sept. 23 and Sept. 30.

Morocco’s Interior Ministry has begun reviewing cases involving current and former local elected officials who have been sentenced to prison, after reports from several provinces raised questions about delays in enforcing some final court rulings, accordi…

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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit the Spanish autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla on Oct. 13 and 14, respectively, the Spanish royal household and government said Thursday.

Morocco’s National Financial Intelligence Authority is investigating high-value purchases of luxury and limited-edition vehicles in Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier after transactions raised suspicions over the sources of funds and the identities of the vehi…

Moroccan students remained the largest group of international students arriving in France in 2024, accounting for 12% of the country’s inbound international student population, according to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and D…

A French police officer suspected of involvement in the death of a Moroccan man in the southern city of Carcassonne has been temporarily suspended from duty and placed under judicial supervision after authorities reopened an investigation into the case, a…

A man in his 50s was killed Wednesday after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs near the village of Ait Ben Haddou in Morocco’s Ouarzazate province, according to local sources cited by Hespress.