Navigating legal pathways for Moroccan families moving to Spain in 2026
Morocco and Spain share a deep connection, with nearly 900,000 Moroccan nationals now legally registered in Spanish municipalities. When accounting for second-generation residents who hold Spanish nationality, the total population of Moroccan origin exceeds 1.2 million, positioning it as the largest foreign community in the country. Despite......
Morocco signs deals with 44 associations to support vulnerable women
Morocco’s Ministry of Solidarity, Social Integration and Family has signed partnership agreements with 44 civil‑society associations to expand social protection programs for women in vulnerable situations across the country. The move is intended to strengthen on‑the‑ground social services, particularly in poorer and underserved......
Moroccans form Spain's largest foreign-born group but lag in higher education
Spain's National Statistics Institute reported that 1,165,955 Morocco-born residents lived in the country as of January 1, 2025. This group remains the largest foreign-born community, outnumbering Colombians at 978,041 and Venezuelans at 692,316. Foreign-born individuals totaled 9,464,210, or one in five of Spain's 49,128,297 residents.......
Morocco's tourism revenue reaches MAD 31 billion in Q1 2026, up 24%
Morocco recorded MAD 31 billion ($3.1 billion) in foreign currency travel receipts during the first quarter of 2026. This figure marks a 24 percent increase from the same period in 2025, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The country welcomed 4.3 million tourists from January to March, a 7 percent year-on-year rise. Higher spending per......
Attijari Payment and Africa-Exchange partner to modernize Morocco's currency exchange offices
Attijari Payment and Africa-Exchange signed a partnership agreement on April 28 in Casablanca to accelerate electronic payment adoption in Morocco's currency exchange sector. The deal targets manual foreign exchange operations and currency transactions handled by Africa-Exchange, an economic interest group active across the country. Both......
Tunisian researcher Maha Jouini wins She Shapes AI Global Award 2025/2026
Maha Jouini, a Tunisian researcher based in Johannesburg, has won the She Shapes AI Global Award for 2025/2026. The award recognizes women leaders in responsible artificial intelligence. Jouini specializes in AI governance. She focuses on algorithmic biases that harm women, minorities, and rural populations. Her work exposes how incomplete......
UnionPay International secures Casablanca Finance City status to anchor Africa operations in Morocco
UnionPay International has officially obtained Casablanca Finance City status for its Morocco branch, formally establishing the country as the Chinese payment network's regional headquarters for financial services across Africa. The company confirmed the designation in a press release issued Tuesday, describing it as a strategic milestone......
ABA Technology launches AI health training program with University of Évora as first partner
ABA Technology has announced the international launch of "Fusion AI for the Future of Health," a structured program designed to embed artificial intelligence into medical education, hospital systems, and biomedical research. The company completed its first deployment in partnership with the University of Évora in Portugal,......
Moroccan literary journal launches issue on language, identity, and cognitive diversity
The eighth edition of the academic journal Littérature, Art et Langue has been released, centered on the tensions between linguistic dominance and cognitive diversity in an increasingly digitized world. The volume, published under the title Langues et savoirs : entre hégémonie linguistique et diversité cognitive,......
Israel deploys Iron Beam laser system to UAE amid Iran attacks
Israel has deployed its laser-based air defense system to the United Arab Emirates to help counter sustained missile and drone attacks launched by Iran, marking a significant escalation in regional military cooperation. The move underscores deepening security ties between Israel and Gulf partners following the Abraham Accords. The system,......
Morocco prepares fundraising push for $25 billion Nigeria gas pipeline
Morocco is preparing to launch a fundraising effort to support the construction of a $25 billion gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco, a project designed to strengthen regional energy integration and expand supply routes to Europe. The initiative will be led by National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines, which recently gained new financial......
Huawei expects AI chip revenue surge to $12 billion in 2026
Huawei is projecting a sharp rise in revenue from artificial intelligence chips, expecting at least a 60 percent increase to reach around $12 billion in 2026, up from $7.5 billion the previous year. The forecast is based on confirmed orders and reflects the company’s growing dominance in China’s domestic AI chip market as US export......
AI deepfakes of celebrities flood TikTok ads promoting scams
Fraudsters are using artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Rihanna and other public figures to promote fake reward schemes on TikTok, exposing growing weaknesses in how social media platforms handle synthetic media. The activity highlights the rapid spread of low-cost AI tools that enable large-scale impersonation. The......
Apple smart glasses focus on gestures and dual cameras without display
Apple is moving closer to launching its first smart glasses, with new details pointing to a lightweight device designed for everyday use rather than advanced augmented reality. The product, currently known by the codename N50, will include two integrated cameras and rely on gesture controls and voice interaction instead of a built-in display. The......
China’s EAST tokamak sustains stable fusion plasma for one minute
Chinese researchers have achieved a stable, high-performance fusion plasma maintained for a full minute inside a metal-walled tokamak, marking a significant step toward practical nuclear fusion energy. The breakthrough addresses several persistent engineering challenges that have long limited the transition from experimental setups to continuous......