Bon week-end (quand même)

A new bipartisan bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressmen Ronny Jackson and Josh Gottheimer, already backed by six key lawmakers, calls for the Polisario Front to be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) because of its ties to Iran. Supported by both Republicans and Democrats, the initiative reinforces the legislative efforts already spearheaded by Joe Wilson in the House and Ted Cruz in the Senate. This growing political and legal pressure in Washington comes at a critical moment, as the Tindouf militia continues to reject any form of negotiation.

The Spanish Supreme Court ruling prohibiting the immediate return of migrants arriving by sea triggered an unprecedented surge in Fnideq, where thousands of would-be migrants swam to Sebta. Between human tragedy, violent clashes, and false hopes of regularization, this mass assault immediately prompted a firm and coordinated response from Rabat and Madrid, with systematic repatriations. The episode has brutally brought back into focus the geopolitical anomaly of Sebta and Melilla, two occupied cities on Moroccan soil whose current status is plainly untenable.

On the occasion of the 27th anniversary of his accession to the Throne, King Mohammed VI addressed the Nation on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in a speech marked by unshakable serenity and methodical optimism. Balancing humility in the exercise of power with pride in the Kingdom’s achievements, and drawing on strong economic indicators, cutting-edge industrial emergence, and rare political stability in an increasingly turbulent world, the Sovereign charted the course of a confident, sovereign Morocco resolutely focused on the future—with the promise of a new cycle of development.

Hailing the landmark Donald J. Trump Highway project and highlighting Morocco’s pivotal role for NATO, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken has reaffirmed the Kingdom’s strategic importance. With a major trade mission led by Queen Mathilde scheduled for 2027 and Brussels’ unequivocal diplomatic alignment behind Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, Belgium is cementing a partnership with Rabat at the highest level.

After yielding to mounting pressure and rejoining the negotiation process based on United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797, the Polisario Front is now attempting a last-ditch obstruction. Gripped by fears of its own dissolution, acting under the directives of an increasingly cornered Algerian patron and facing the prospect of being designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. Congress, the Tindouf-based militia is sinking ever deeper into a political deadlock with no apparent exit.

To mark the 40th anniversary of New York’s iconic SummerStage Festival, Morocco became the first Arab and African country to be invited to the event. More than a symbolic milestone, the “Morocco: From Dakhla to Casablanca” showcase marked a strategic breakthrough for the country’s music scene in the U.S. market.

By securing the collective endorsement of ECOWAS member states in Freetown on July 19, 2026, the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline has transcended its status as a mere infrastructure project to become a cornerstone of contemporary African geopolitics. Driven by the Morocco-Nigeria partnership, this $25 billion megaproject, spanning 6,800 kilometers across 13 countries, is transforming the region’s gas potential into an instrument of energy sovereignty for 400 million people, while establishing an irreversible model of South-South integration. Here is how.

Previously unreleased audio recordings unveiled by Atlas Hacks blow apart the carefully crafted narrative surrounding Mehdi Hijaouy—the self-proclaimed former deputy head of Morocco’s foreign intelligence service, portrayed as a persecuted dissident—and his YouTube mouthpiece, Hicham Jerando. Far removed from the image of a master strategist at the General Directorate for Studies and Documentation (DGED), Hijaouy instead cheerfully casts himself as the man entrusted with every dirty job: a contract killer one moment, a safecracker the next. The recordings lay bare the anatomy of a toxic collusion nourished by fabricated revelations and sensationalism.

In a categorical denial, the former wife of the self-proclaimed former senior Moroccan foreign intelligence official flatly rejects claims that she ever filed a surveillance complaint in Paris and publicly disavows both her former husband and his lawyers, William Bourdon and Vincent Brengarth, long associated with media-driven campaigns and the political instrumentalization of cases involving Morocco. A crushing setback for the defense.