Morocco dams reach 66.3% fill rate, double last year's level
Morocco's dams are 66.3% full, up from 31.5% a year ago, with a stock of 11.2 billion m³, though the recovery remains uneven between basins.
WaFinkom • Monday, 26 October 2026
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Morocco's dams are 66.3% full, up from 31.5% a year ago, with a stock of 11.2 billion m³, though the recovery remains uneven between basins.
WaFinkom • Monday, 26 October 2026
The UN adopts Guterres's report on the Sahara, recommending MINURSO's extension until 2027 and a resumption of direct dialogue, while warning of the risk of escalating hostilities.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 25 October 2026
Morocco's Endowments Ministry requires new mosques to reserve 30% of prayer space for women, up from 20% currently, according to a report annexed to the 2027 Finance Bill.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 25 October 2026
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri's government won a confidence vote in Morocco's House of Representatives for its 2026-2031 program, 204 votes to 127.
WaFinkom • Friday, 23 October 2026
A new US draft resolution at the UN Security Council makes Morocco's autonomy plan the sole basis for resolving the Western Sahara conflict, with MINURSO set to become a political mission from May 2027.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 22 October 2026
Morocco's Government Council, led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, adopted the 2027 Finance Bill presented by minister Fouzi Lekjaa.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Head of Government Fatima Zahra El Mansouri presented her 2026-2031 program to Parliament, raising the minimum pension to 3,000 DH and adding a 100 DH electricity subsidy to fight high living costs.
WaFinkom • Monday, 19 October 2026
King Mohammed VI chaired the new El Mansouri government's first Council of Ministers, devoted to the 2027 Finance Bill: purchasing power, youth, and 25 billion dirhams for regional development.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 17 October 2026
King Mohammed VI presided over the appointment ceremony for Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri's 32-member government, as she becomes the first woman to lead a government in Morocco.
WaFinkom • Friday, 16 October 2026
Ahmed Touizi announces the heads of parliament's nine groups, a first with three women leading groups, as the RNI moves to the opposition.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 14 October 2026
The House of Representatives elected Ahmed Touizi (PAM) as speaker with 220 of 369 votes, ahead of Driss Azami El Idrissi, who won just 59, at the first sitting of the 12th legislative term.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 13 October 2026
The House of Representatives holds a plenary sitting today to elect its new speaker, in a race between Driss Azami El Idrissi (PJD) and Ahmed Touizi, the majority's candidate from the PAM.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Fatima al-Zahra al-Mansouri is embarking on the third round of her government consultations, amid the features of a coalition of 210 deputies that brings together 4 parties, before the election session of the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
WaFinkom • Monday, 12 October 2026
Algerian police announced the arrest of 61 Moroccans in Oran for allegedly planning acts of sabotage, in the absence of official details of the accusations, weeks before the Security Council voted on the Moroccan Sahara file.
WaFinkom • Monday, 12 October 2026
The Tanger Med Port Security Unit, in coordination with Customs, foiled an attempt to smuggle 3,565 kilograms of Shera hidden inside an international truck amid crates of agricultural products, and its 35-year-old driver was placed under judicial investigation.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 11 October 2026
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait renewed their support for the autonomy initiative in the Moroccan Sahara before the Fourth Committee of the United Nations in New York, affirming their commitment to Security Council Resolution 2797.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 10 October 2026
A royal address to Parliament on the occasion of the opening of the legislative session confirms that the migration partnership with Spain is a sovereign choice that is not subject to any blackmail, and calls for the activation of administrative decentralization without delay.
WaFinkom • Friday, 9 October 2026
About 19,000 lawyers in Morocco returned to the courts after a four-month hiatus in protest against Law 66.23, with all cases to resume amid an expected dialogue with the next government.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 8 October 2026
The first F-16 Block 72 fighter dedicated to the Royal Moroccan Air Force has successfully completed its first test flight, in a deal worth $3.8 billion to supply Morocco with 25 fighters of this advanced model.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Fatima al-Zahra al-Mansouri resumed her consultations to form the government with a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Progress and Socialism Party, amid a party veto on the participation of the National Rally of Liberals, and the weighting of an alliance with the National Bloc before the opening of Parliament on Friday.
WaFinkom • Monday, 5 October 2026
In his new report to the Security Council, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres affirmed that the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative represents the closest solution to the Moroccan Sahara conflict, in line with Resolution 2797.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 4 October 2026
The National Council of the Independence Party voted unanimously to authorize General Secretary Nizar Baraka to lead negotiations for the party's participation in the government of Fatima al-Zahra al-Mansouri, at a time when the Party of Authenticity and Modernity formed its own committee to negotiate amid a conflict over the position of the National Rally of Liberals.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 3 October 2026
The Liberal and Independence parties held two extraordinary sessions of their national councils in Rabat to decide their positions on participating in the government of Fatima al-Zahra al-Mansouri, the first female prime minister in the history of Morocco, without issuing a final decision yet.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 3 October 2026
A US delegate is demanding a genuine solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue ahead of the Security Council's vote on renewing MINURSO's mission on October 31, amid Moroccan emphasis on growing international support for the autonomy plan.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 1 October 2026
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Leticia visit Ceuta and Melilla on October 13-14, the first royal visit to the two cities since 2014, without the accompaniment of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 1 October 2026
After a previous meeting with the National Rally of Liberals, Fatima al-Zahra al-Mansouri received the delegation of the Independence Party led by Nizar Baraka, who confirmed that the National Council of the party will decide at the end of the week its position on participating in the new government.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 30 September 2026
King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Zahra Mansouri as head of government, becoming the first woman to hold this position in Morocco's history, tasked with forming the new government after the September 23 elections.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Authorities arrested Munir al-Limouri, the mayor of Tangier and leader of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity, upon his return from Spain, in connection with the investigation of an electoral fraud case in Tangier.
WaFinkom • Monday, 28 September 2026
The Public Prosecution in Tangier placed the mayor of the city, Munir al-Limouri, under a national and international search warrant against the backdrop of a case of forgery of voting papers during the September 23 elections, after five people were arrested on file.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 27 September 2026
The National Council for Justice and Development unanimously approves the alignment in the opposition after the party won 54 seats in the September 23 legislation, in an extraordinary session in Bouznika.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 27 September 2026
King Mohammed VI sent two telegrams to the Saudi monarch and his crown prince in solidarity with Saudi Arabia following the repeated Houthi attacks, stressing that the security of the Gulf is an integral part of Morocco's security.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 27 September 2026
New videos confirm the attacks of members of the Spanish army on Moroccan migrants in Ceuta, while blaming Spain's bureaucracy for not returning the remaining migrants to Morocco.
WaFinkom • Friday, 25 September 2026
Peru announced its readiness to open a consulate in the city of Dakhla, in support of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, following a meeting between Bourita and his Peruvian counterpart in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
WaFinkom • Friday, 25 September 2026
The Secretary-General of the Justice and Development Party, Abdelilah Benkirane, announces the refusal to participate in any government led by the Party of Authenticity and Modernity, protesting suspicions of fraud in Tangier, despite his party winning 54 seats in the September 23, 2026 elections.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 24 September 2026
The Ministry of Interior announced the preliminary results of the legislative elections, where the Authenticity and Modernity Party topped with 97 seats, while the Liberals and Independence Party competed for second place amid a decline in the participation rate to 38.02 percent.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 24 September 2026
The Association of Bar Associations in Morocco decided to suspend the suspension of professional services starting from October 7, after more than four months of protesting against the Lawyers Law 66.23, without retracting its demands.
WaFinkom • Monday, 21 September 2026
The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Settat Court of Appeal has opened a judicial investigation into an audio recording circulating on social media that threatens the integrity of the electoral process, just three days before the legislative elections scheduled for September 23, 2026.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 20 September 2026
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the revision of Schengen visa rules that may include additional fees and facilities for holders of a good record, at a time when Morocco ranks fifth in the world with about 620,000 applications in 2025.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 20 September 2026
The General Secretariat of the Justice and Development Party renewed its categorical rejection of normalization with Israel following an emergency meeting chaired by Benkirane, following news of raising the level of diplomatic representation to embassies, and a call to focus on the electoral campaign.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 19 September 2026
Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita confirmed before the UN Security Council that Morocco bears direct responsibility for the management of the Strait of Gibraltar, calling for an international code of conduct for freedom of navigation, and revealing that about 100,000 ships cross the strait annually.
WaFinkom • Friday, 18 September 2026
Morocco and Israel agreed in the presence of the United States to raise their diplomatic representation to two full embassies and exchange ambassadors, during a tripartite meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 16, 2026.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 17 September 2026
Economists Abdellatif Maâzouz and Ryad Mezzour presented 99 economic measures from Istiqlal's electoral program 'Our Country, Our Future': investment reform, strategic fuel reserves and marriage aid, ahead of Morocco's September 23, 2026 legislative election.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Decree 2.16.669 sets strict rules for campaign poster displays ahead of Morocco's September 23, 2026 elections, including banned locations, size limits and penalties.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Casablanca prosecutors open an investigation into phone-tapping allegations made by Popular Movement leader Mohamed Ouzzine against his party, days before Morocco's September 23 legislative elections.
WaFinkom • Monday, 14 September 2026
Fouzi Lekjaa unveiled the PAM party's economic and social platform for the September 23 elections in Agadir and before Morocco's employers' federation CGEM, backed by a 350-billion-dirham, five-year budget.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 13 September 2026
Morocco's PJD launched its election campaign at a national rally at the Mohammed V Theatre in Rabat, where Benkirane criticized the Akhannouch government ahead of the September 23, 2026 vote.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 12 September 2026
Gonzalo Sanz, chief of staff of Spain's government delegate in Ceuta, resigned amid a dispute over a CNI intelligence warning about July's mass migrant crossing, which the delegate denies ever receiving.
WaFinkom • Friday, 11 September 2026
Morocco's Interior Ministry has released final candidacy numbers for the 2026 legislative elections: 7,288 candidates and 1,850 lists competing for 395 seats, with women's representation up sharply.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 10 September 2026
Algeria's Foreign Ministry announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, giving the Emirati ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, in an unprecedented escalation between the two states.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 10 September 2026
The European Commission has granted Spain €114.7 million in emergency funding to strengthen border management in Ceuta, after more than 70,000 migrants entered the city in two days in July.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 9 September 2026
The Special Commission for Accrediting Election Observers at Morocco's National Council for Human Rights has accredited 3,006 observers to monitor the September 23, 2026 legislative elections, drawn from 26 Moroccan associations and 30 international and regional bodies.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 9 September 2026
A group of 40 countries, in a statement read by Ambassador Omar Zniber before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, reaffirmed their support for Morocco's autonomy plan as the most realistic solution to the Sahara dispute.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Security officer Hamza Zaâm, of Al Hoceima's anti-gang brigade, was killed during an operation to arrest an armed suspect in Imzouren. He was granted an exceptional posthumous promotion.
WaFinkom • Monday, 7 September 2026
Morocco's Interior Ministry says online registration for candidacies in the September 23 legislative elections closes Tuesday, September 8 at noon, ahead of the September 9 physical filing deadline.
WaFinkom • Monday, 7 September 2026
Morocco's government will switch back to GMT (Greenwich) time from September 20, 2026, ending eight years of a permanent one-hour time addition (GMT+1).
WaFinkom • Saturday, 5 September 2026
Denmark called Morocco's Sahara autonomy plan a 'good base' for a solution, as Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita visited Copenhagen.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 5 September 2026
The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Kenitra Court of Appeal has opened a judicial inquiry after a legislative election candidate suggested drug money could fund his campaign, less than three weeks before the September 23, 2026 vote.
WaFinkom • Friday, 4 September 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told parliament King Felipe VI will visit Ceuta and Melilla in the coming weeks, his first trip to the cities since becoming king.
WaFinkom • Thursday, 3 September 2026
Morocco's Interior Ministry says 1,003 candidacy declarations for the House of Representatives election were filed online by Tuesday evening, three weeks ahead of the September 23, 2026 vote.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Vox's national executive committee demanded, on August 31, 2026, the suspension of the 1991 Spain-Morocco friendship treaty and the recall of ambassadors, amid a migration crisis in Ceuta.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Morocco's National Union of Higher Education Staff, affiliated with the CDT labor federation, has announced a boycott of university enrollment from September 1-14 and two 72-hour national strikes, protesting the ministry's frozen dialogue.
WaFinkom • Monday, 31 August 2026
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch represents King Mohammed VI at the African Union Extraordinary Summit in Luanda, dedicated to strengthening conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms in Africa.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 30 August 2026
Morocco's data protection authority CNDP has set strict rules for parties and candidates to protect voter data and disclose AI-generated campaign content ahead of the September 23, 2026 legislative elections.
WaFinkom • Sunday, 30 August 2026
Candidacy filing for Morocco's 2026 legislative elections opens August 31 and runs until September 9, ahead of the September 23 vote.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 29 August 2026
Morocco's Education Ministry has ordered regional academies and provincial directorates to monitor student absences daily starting from the September 7, 2026 school year opening.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 29 August 2026
The Council of the Association of Bar Associations of Morocco, after a meeting that lasted nearly ten hours in Rabat, decided to continue the suspension of professional activities in protest against Law 66.23 and after the Constitutional Court was unable to decide on its constitutionality.
WaFinkom • Friday, 28 August 2026
Morocco is entering the final stage before the legislation of September 23, 2026 with a renewed legal arsenal that includes three new regulatory laws that concern electoral regulations, audiovisual media, party organization, and the conditions for candidacy for the House of Representatives.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
A new UN briefing before the Security Council next October opens a new chapter in the Moroccan Sahara issue, after Resolution 2797, which placed the autonomy initiative at the heart of the settlement.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
The Spanish government officially informs Rabat of its categorical rejection of the Moroccan demands on Ceuta and Melilla, in response to the statements of Justice Minister Abdellatif Wahbi, which renewed the historical claim to the two cities.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 25 August 2026
The Ministry of Interior today launches the distribution of voter summonses and opens an electronic platform for voting by proxy for Moroccans residing abroad, in preparation for the legislative elections scheduled for September 23, 2026.
WaFinkom • Monday, 24 August 2026
Morocco's orders of French arms amount to 532.1 million euros in 2025, the highest level since 2016, thanks to the deal of ten H225M Caracal helicopters, in a sign of a strong return to military cooperation between Rabat and Paris.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 22 August 2026
The Ministry of Transport imposes a unified model of car number plates in Morocco that combines Arabic and Latin letters, provided that the owners of old international-style plates complete the transformation before the end of December 2026.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 22 August 2026
Fawzi Lagga calls on Taounat to make reducing regional disparities and unifying the pace of development a priority for the next government, warning that more than 300,000 students leave school annually.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 22 August 2026
The United Nations appoints Pakistani Major General Jawad Ahmed as the new military commander of MINURSO, while the Moroccan autonomy plan continues to gain international recognition.
WaFinkom • Friday, 21 August 2026
King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Zahra Mansouri as head of government, becoming the first woman to hold this position in Morocco's history, tasked with forming the new government after the September 23 elections.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 29 September 2026
The National Council of the Independence Party voted unanimously to authorize General Secretary Nizar Baraka to lead negotiations for the party's participation in the government of Fatima al-Zahra al-Mansouri, at a time when the Party of Authenticity and Modernity formed its own committee to negotiate amid a conflict over the position of the National Rally of Liberals.
WaFinkom • Saturday, 3 October 2026
King Mohammed VI presided over the appointment ceremony for Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri's 32-member government, as she becomes the first woman to lead a government in Morocco.
WaFinkom • Friday, 16 October 2026
The United Nations appoints Pakistani Major General Jawad Ahmed as the new military commander of MINURSO, while the Moroccan autonomy plan continues to gain international recognition.
WaFinkom • Friday, 21 August 2026
Morocco's Government Council, led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, adopted the 2027 Finance Bill presented by minister Fouzi Lekjaa.
WaFinkom • Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Ahmed Touizi announces the heads of parliament's nine groups, a first with three women leading groups, as the RNI moves to the opposition.
WaFinkom • Wednesday, 14 October 2026