Morocco
Latest week · November 2
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LATEST WEEK
- Moroccan Senate speaker says 11 Security Council votes back Rabat's Sahara approach despite Russian vetoMohamed Ould Errachid, speaker of Morocco's Chamber of Councillors, said the support of 11 Security Council members for the US draft resolution on Western Sahara is an important political signal of growing backing for Morocco's approach. He spoke at a joint parliamentary session on Monday 2 November. The draft was not adopted after Russia used its veto.
- Morocco's parliament speaker calls for MINURSO's departure after UN mandate lapsesAhmed Touizi, speaker of Morocco's House of Representatives, said the UN Security Council developments of 30 October 2026 have opened a new phase in the Western Sahara dispute. He said the lapse of MINURSO's mandate means the grounds on which the mission was built no longer exist, and that a new stage is defined by consolidating national sovereignty and safeguarding gains while fully respecting international law.
- UN spokesman Dujarric says MINURSO wind-down pulls out 340 staff and closes 13 sitesKing Mohammed VI chaired a working session at the royal palace in Rabat on Wednesday 4 November to follow the period after the end of MINURSO's duties. The royal cabinet said the session fell within the attention the king gives to the territorial integrity and national sovereignty file. The king instructed that the "office for coordination with MINURSO", attached to the interior ministry, oversee the liquidation and withdrawal of the UN mission.
- Morocco's cash in circulation reaches 549.6 billion dirhams, up 17.5 percent year on yearCash in circulation in Morocco reached 549.6 billion dirhams at the end of September, according to Bank Al-Maghrib's latest monetary statistics. That is a rise of 17.5 percent over the year. Since the start of the year, fiduciary circulation has grown 11.9 percent.
- Morocco's strict unemployment rate rises to 10.5 percent in third quarter as labour force shrinks by 70,000Morocco's strict unemployment rate rose from 9.5 percent in the second quarter to 10.5 percent in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 0.9 points, according to the High Commission for Planning. In urban areas the rate climbed 0.6 points to 12.5 percent. Young people aged 15 to 24 and women remain the most exposed categories.
SOURCES CITED IN NOVEMBER 2026
Outlets referenced by the published weekly picks for this month — not the full monitored registry.
- 2MState
- Achtari 24Wire
- Akhbar AlyaoumOppositional
- Al3omkCentrist
- ANFASPRESSWire
- AssabahCentrist
- AttasiaaWire
- Aujourd'hui le MarocPro-government
- HespressCentrist
- https://inews.ma/Wire
- La Vie ÉcoBusinesscentre
- TelQuelOppositionalcentre-left
- المساء 24Wire
- اليوم 24Wire
- مدار21Wire
- نيشان الآنWire
Next update November 9, 2026

