Academic & Health Cooperation: Ibn Zohr University in Laayoune signed two new partnership agreements with Canary Islands universities—Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (applied and clinical research, tech innovation) and the University of La Laguna (medical humanities, ethics, mobility and joint projects)—building on earlier ties spanning the blue economy, climate, water management, tourism, AI and sports sciences. Renewable Energy Megaprojects: Coverage highlights how Morocco’s large-scale wind and solar buildout is reshaping the Atlantic coast and desert economy, spotlighting the Tarfaya Wind Farm and the Ouarzazazate Solar Power Station as major investment engines. Film, Tourism & Occupation Backlash: International reactions continue to grow over Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” being filmed in occupied Dakhla, with FiSahara and French solidarity groups accusing the production of normalizing Morocco’s control and whitewashing Sahrawi realities—while critics and festival organizers call for a boycott. Trade & Agriculture Inputs: A U.S. move temporarily suspending certain anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer is framed as food-security support for American farmers, with wider strategic knock-on effects for the region’s agriculture supply chain. Regional Politics & Western Sahara Stance: Former South African President Jacob Zuma publicly backed Morocco’s Autonomy Plan over Polisario, pointing to existing trade and cooperation links across sectors including agriculture and ICT.