All news on the topic: Morocco

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Ceuta residents torch migrant camp as fury erupts after mass border crossing
Furious residents in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta have torched a makeshift migrant camp as tensions continue to erupt after more than 70,000 people stormed the border from Morocco.
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Mystery stowaway found frozen to death in plane landing gear at Gatwick
A mystery stowaway was found frozen to death in the landing gear of a plane at Gatwick, an inquest heard.
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British athletics coach Leon Baptiste jailed in Morocco for sexually assaulting a child
A british athletics coach has been jailed in Morocco for sexually assaulting a child – after media reports said he had gone “missing”.
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15 sexual assault cases investigated in Ceuta as migrant border crisis intensifies
Spanish cops are investigating 15 alleged sexual assaults in Ceuta, including one against a girl aged 10, as border tensions spiral out of control.
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Spain’s security ally Morocco accused of spying on Guardia Civil officers it trained
Leaked documents and insider testimonies reveal that Morocco used Pegasus to spy on a senior Guardia Civil intelligence officer while secretly monitoring Spanish officers training its intelligence service.
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France weighed an €80m Pegasus deal while its own ministers were being targeted by Morocco
Even “warrior monks” have secrets. Sébastien Lecornu opted for this term himself, pledging his loyalty to Emmanuel Macron when he was appointed prime minister. The expression carries an ascetic, even dull connotation.
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Morocco’s secret surveillance machine exposed: How Pegasus was used to target journalists and dissidents
Trailing targets, monitoring internet cafes, deploying spyware: Morocco has mobilized a massive arsenal of surveillance tools against journalists and dissidents in recent years. At the forefront is Pegasus, a spyware that has been used to target foreign heads of state and government, among others.
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How Morocco built a secret Pegasus network through the UAE and NSO Group
From product demonstrations at a secret villa in Rabat to training sessions at NSO’s Herzliya headquarters, Forbidden Stories and its partners retrace the early stages of Morocco’s use of Pegasus.
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Moroccan intelligence targeted Gabon’s political elite with Pegasus spyware during succession crisis
In March 2019, nagging questions lingered in the corridors of Libreville, the capital of Gabon, a small, oil-rich country. What did the future hold for President Ali Bongo Ondimba, in power for 10 years? Would a new head of state need to be appointed, and if so, who?
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Europe’s next migration crisis is already here: Thousands remain in Ceuta despite claims the border invasion is over
On the promenade overlooking the main tourist beach in the tiny Spanish enclave of Ceuta in Africa, a Sudanese teenager in a tattered T-shirt prays on his knees to Allah at three in the afternoon.
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African migrants plan second mass attempt to storm Spain’s Ceuta enclave
African migrants are plotting a second invasion of Ceuta, with an imminent date set for a second wave of mass border crossings.
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Migrants refuse to leave Ceuta despite hunger and police pressure
Only the most determined or those with nothing to lose remain in Ceuta. They number a few thousand now – Sudanese, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Somalians, Algerians, even a few Palestinians – and refuse to budge from their little outpost, an encampment on a hill on the edge of the city.
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Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets
Four days ago, Youssef El Abbas saw an opportunity to reclaim the life he had lost seven years earlier. News was circulating that about 400 people had swum from Morocco to the neighbouring Spanish enclave of Ceuta on the north African coast, approximately 12 miles (19km) across the strait of Gibraltar from mainland Spain.
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Spain-Morocco border crisis death toll rises to 67 as Ceuta tightens security
The death toll in Spain’s border crisis with Morocco has risen to 67 with after tens of thousands of migrants entered the tiny enclave of Ceuta in north Africa.
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Migrants hide in pipes and underground tunnels to avoid deportation from Spain’s Ceuta to Morocco
Thousands of migrants who flooded into Spain’s North African territory are being frogmarched back to Morocco, after the sudden arrival of so many people sparked a humanitarian crisis.
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Trump calls Spain’s migrant surge a “catastrophe” as Ceuta crossings top 60,000
Trump has slammed Spain after nearly 60,000 migrants crossed into Europe through the enclave of Ceuta in the space of just one day.
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Thousands of migrants overwhelm Ceuta after mass crossing from Morocco
The human tide crossing the border transformed the Spanish exclave city in a matter of hours, turning it into a scene of confusion that authorities struggled to control
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Hundreds storm Spanish border as migrant crisis deepens in Ceuta
Thousands of migrants have stormed across the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta after jumping over fences separating the city from Morocco.
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Former Moroccan intelligence officer details Pegasus surveillance operation
Morocco’s government has long denied using the Israeli spyware Pegasus to surveil its citizens. Now, a former Moroccan intelligence officer provides new evidence that the government did employ the software, and explains how it was used.
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Pegasus founder travelled on Israeli diplomatic passport, investigation finds
Spyware company NSO Group’s co-founder Shalev Hulio used an Israeli diplomatic passport to enter Panama in 2013, raising questions over the firm’s claims of independence from the Israeli state.
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Violence erupts in London after Morocco crash out of World Cup as police injured
Football fans have descended on parts of Paris and London following Morocco’s loss to France at the World Cup.
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Crypto 888 Ponzi suspect Petter Forsberg arrested in Morocco over $80m laundering case
Crypto 888 Ponzi scammer Petter Forsberg has been arrested in Morocco.
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Man’s body found in plane landing gear after flight from Morocco to Gatwick
A man’s body was found in the landing gear of a plane on arrival to Gatwick Airport in London.
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How Swiss traders kept Russian fuel flowing into North Africa despite sanctions
İn early 2026, Geneva-based trader Alvari SA emerged as one of the most controversial intermediaries in the movement of Russian oil products into North Africa.
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Missing British influencer Rachel Kerr found safe after five-day disappearance in Morocco
Missing Brit model and travel influencer Rachel Kerr has been found and is back with family, her loved ones have confirmed.