Academic & Health Cooperation: Ibn Zohr University signed two new partnership deals in Laayoune with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of La Laguna, expanding Morocco-Spain research links in applied/clinical research and medical humanities, plus student and researcher mobility. Investment Promotion: Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra pitched its opportunities in Paris at the Morocco-France Economic Day, spotlighting renewable energy, fisheries, the blue economy, manufacturing, logistics and tourism, and stressing faster approvals and support for investors. Diplomatic Support for Morocco’s Sahara Framework: Chile’s parliamentary delegation backed Morocco’s Autonomy Plan and endorsed UN Security Council Resolution 2797 during talks in Rabat, framing Morocco as a gateway to Africa and Chile as a hub for Latin America and the Pacific. Human Rights Pressure: The International League for Human Rights urged Germany to intervene for Sahrawi activist Naâma Asfari, detained in Kenitra prison since 2010 and on hunger strike, citing alleged arbitrary detention and medical neglect. Justice System Costs: A Moroccan parliamentary report says the country has only 25 full-time forensic doctors, with low fees and shortages leaving some judicial districts without specialists. Civil Society Solidarity Abroad: A Barbados committee “Barbados with Western Sahara” was launched to raise awareness and back Sahrawi self-determination, while France’s Communist Party reaffirmed support for Polisario and called for action against resource exploitation. Trade & Agriculture: A US move temporarily suspending anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer was framed as food-security support for American farmers, with wider strategic implications.