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Jamal Assri, secretary-general of Morocco’s Unified Socialist Party, challenges Fatima Zahra Mansouri’s appointment as head of the Moroccan government. He says the appointment reflects the political context in which the Authenticity and Modernity Party was created, according to remarks he made at a press conference.
Source: Alyaoum24
A new shared workspace for young people has been inaugurated in Jemna, Tunisia. The facility is presented as a model for promoting young people's professional activities and initiatives in this locality in southern Tunisia.
Source: Mosaïque FM
Idriss Lachgar, first secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, said the content of discussions with Fatima-Zahra Mansouri, tasked with forming the new government, would be disclosed only after her meetings with all the parties. He made the announcement in Rabat after their meeting, according to Alyaoum24.
Source: Alyaoum24
The Authenticity and Modernity Party is leading the provisional results of Morocco’s parliamentary elections in local and regional constituencies. Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit announced the initial results after the ballots were counted, according to Moroccan daily Al Alam.
Source: Alalam
Polling stations for Morocco’s elections to the House of Representatives closed at 7pm on Wednesday 23 September, with turnout reported at 38.02%. Counting immediately began after the legislative vote closed, according to figures given in the article.
Source: Le Matin
Counting in Morocco’s legislative election began after voting to elect the 395 members of the House of Representatives, with 7,288 candidates from 28 parties and two independent lists. Turnout was 28.05% at 5 pm, compared with 21% at 3 pm, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry, cited by Alakhbar.
Source: Alakhbar
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has judged Morocco’s border controls to have failed after more than 70,000 migrants arrived in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. Madrid asked Rabat for answers on Tuesday about the late-July arrivals, according to Le Monde.
Source: Le Monde
Moroccan authorities have strengthened security measures between Fnideq and Ceuta amid the risk of further attempts at a mass crossing. The deployment comes ahead of the 23 September legislative elections and after warnings from Spain, according to the Spanish daily El País.
Source: Alyaoum24
Morocco’s Istiqlal Party held a meeting in Larache on managing local affairs and reforming essential sectors in the province. The meeting, presented as part of the election campaign, is expected to produce a new roadmap, according to Al Alam’s online report.
Source: Alalam
Young Moroccans involved in the 2025 Generation Z protests are now taking part in parliamentary elections, some as candidates. The mobilisation reflects their demands for health, education and employment, according to Portuguese daily O País.
Source: Opais
Saïd Baaziz, the Socialist Union of Popular Forces candidate in Guercif, was invited onto Al Aoula during the election campaign. The text mainly reports his statements on the party’s political offer, without any new measure or distinct verifiable fact.
Source: Libe
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) has launched “Diwan Al Mowatin”, a digital platform designed to strengthen dialogue between citizens and elected representatives in Mohammedia province, Morocco. The system allows residents to authenticate themselves and be assigned to their commune in order to take part in political discussions, according to Libe.
Source: Libe
Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont described Ceuta and Melilla as “colonies” or cities inside Morocco. In an interview with British newspaper The Times, he reignited the Spanish political debate over the status of the two cities, according to Spanish media on 20 September 2026.
Source: Alyaoum24
Spain warns of a possible attempt by a group to cross into Ceuta, Spanish territory. The alert comes during Morocco’s elections, with no further details on the organisers or timing, according to the information provided in the article summary.
Source: El Khabar
The Association of Bar Associations of Morocco has decided to extend the lawyers’ strike until 8 October. The strike has been under way for more than three months, in protest against the draft law governing their profession. The decision was taken in Rabat after a meeting to assess the movement, according to the website Aujourd’hui 24.
Source: Alyaoum24
The provincial office of the National Union of Traders and Professionals of Tangier-Assilah announced its support for the candidates of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces in the Assilah constituency. The support comes ahead of the upcoming elections, according to the union’s announcement, which notably names candidate Abdelkader Bentahar.
Source: Libe
On 19 September 2026, the dollar was trading at 51.14 Egyptian pounds to buy and 51.28 to sell at the Central Bank of Egypt, compared with 52 and 52.18 at several commercial banks. Rates reached 52.19 pounds for sale at Banque du Caire, according to the latest official transactions reported by Youm7.
Source: Youm7
Egypt’s Gold and Precious Metals Division welcomed the Financial Regulatory Authority’s decision to ban financing for the purchase of gold bars. The measure is part of the organisation of consumer finance in Egypt, according to Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm al-Sabaa.
Source: Youm7
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