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Dakar 2027 starts in Portugal and finishes in Marrakech after Saudi Arabia drop-out
The 49th Dakar is set for 9 to 23 January 2027, starting in the Algarve and ending in Marrakech. The route covers 7,824 km, of which 4,341 km are timed, after the race was moved out of Saudi Arabia.
- Sep 29
King Mohammed VI appoints Fatima Ezzahra El-Mansouri as Morocco's first female prime minister
Following the Authenticity and Modernity Party's victory with 97 parliamentary seats in the 23 September vote, the former Marrakech mayor began coalition talks in Rabat under royal mandate to address youth unemployment and infrastructure projects.
- Sep 23
Morocco's PAM wins 97 parliamentary seats as turnout falls to 38%
Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 seats in Wednesday's parliamentary election, starting coalition talks under King Mohammed VI after voter turnout dropped to 38.08%.
- Aug 23
Extreme heat alters Spanish tourism and prompts warnings of 50-degree summers
Repeated summer heatwaves across Spain are changing domestic holiday habits, redistributing tourist spending to northern regions, and lowering worked hours.
- Aug 11
Rafa Jódar reaches first Masters 1000 semifinal in Montreal as 19-year-old's meteoric rise continues
Spanish 19-year-old Rafael Jódar defeated Arthur Fils 7-6(5), 6-3 to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal in Montreal, becoming the first man born in 2006 to do so and rising to a projected world No. 11.
- Aug 8
Jiri Lehecka faces Rafael Jodar in National Bank Open round of 16 on Sunday
Czech 12th seed Jiri Lehecka meets Spanish 24th seed Rafael Jodar in the National Bank Open round of 16 on Sunday, with no previous head-to-head meetings between the two.
- Aug 1
Alexandra Eala becomes first Filipina to win a WTA singles title, rallying past Pegula in Washington
The 21-year-old rallied from a set down in a rain-delayed final to beat world number three Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 at the WTA 500 event, capping a week in which she knocked out an Olympic champion, the defending champion, the second seed and a four-time major winner.
- Aug 1
Rafa Jódar rallies past Musetti to reach Washington semifinals and secures top-20 ATP debut
The 19-year-old Spaniard recovered from a lopsided first set to beat Lorenzo Musetti 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 Washington Open, guaranteeing a spot inside the world's top 20 for the first time.
- Jul 30
Ceuta court expels 12 migrants as tunnel fire reveals subterranean camp and Morocco arrests 10
A Spanish court ordered five-year expulsions for 12 Moroccan nationals following assaults on soldiers, hours after a blaze in sealed military tunnels near the university campus uncovered dozens living underground.
- Jul 3
Rafa Jódar exits Wimbledon after four-set defeat to Shintaro Mochizuki in third round
Spanish teenager Rafa Jódar saw his first Wimbledon campaign end in the third round on Friday, losing to Japan's Shintaro Mochizuki 6-1, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 after a match riddled with unforced errors.
- Jun 28
Duplantis rebounds with Paris Diamond League win; Werro breaks Swiss 800m record, Moser injured in fall
Sweden's Armand Duplantis won the Paris Diamond League pole vault with a meeting record of 6.13 meters, three weeks after his first loss in nearly three years. Swiss athletes Angelica Moser and Audrey Werro also starred, though Moser suffered a frightening fall attempting a Swiss record.
- Jun 2
Zverev ends teenager Jódar's Roland Garros run to reach fifth Paris semifinal
Alexander Zverev defeated 19-year-old Rafael Jódar 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach his fifth Roland Garros semifinal, ending the Spanish teenager's breakout run at the tournament.
