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One year after their unlawful relocation—and despite a subsequent ruling by Nairobi’s Children’s Court recognizing that the move was illegal—two Moroccan-British-Kenyan children, aged 6 and 3, remain separated from their father. As the Nairobi High Court on appeal prepares to rule on Sept. 16 on whether to lift the stay that has prevented their return to Morocco, the case continues to be marked by unexplained developments, particularly at Nairobi’s airport.

After nearly two months of strike action that brought courts across Morocco to a standstill, Casablanca’s Bar Association is facing growing criticism over its decision to grant lawyers a one-off payment of MAD 4,000—an amount many say falls well below the support provided in other cities.

The Rabat Bar Association has begun paying monthly assistance of MAD11,000 to eligible lawyers through a solidarity fund financed by members’ contributions, as the nationwide strike continues to weigh on legal professionals.

Nearly 10,000 complaints were filed with Morocco’s Ombudsman Institution in 2025, marking a record high and a 25% increase from the previous year. Presenting the institution’s annual report, Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Morocco, Hassan Tariq identified the ministries of the Interior, Justice, and Economy and Finance as the public administrations receiving the highest number of complaints, while calling for stronger local mediation services.

Morocco’s new Code of Civil Procedure will enter into force on Aug. 24, six months after its publication in the Official Gazette, according to a directive sent by Mohamed Abdennabaoui, First President of the Court of Cassation, to courts across the Kingdom, an informed source told Le360 on Thursday.

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.

The public prosecutor’s Office ordered the release of Ali Lmrabet following his questioning and after examining the case file, according to a statement issued by the King’s prosecutor at the Casablanca Correctional Court.

The arrest of YouTuber Ali Lmrabet at Tangier Airport was carried out on the basis of several outstanding wanted notices issued in connection with the alleged publication of a series of digital content containing defamatory and insulting statements targeting individuals and institutions, as well as statements deemed insulting toward bodies established by law, the King’s Prosecutor at the Casablanca Court of First Instance’s Criminal Division said.

Court hearings across Morocco are being postponed, with many cases rescheduled until September, as lawyers continue a nationwide strike over a proposed overhaul of the legal profession.