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Morocco-Spain: Actions, Not Words Will Help Restore Broken Trust

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has described Morocco as a “strategic partner with which we must walk together”, without announcing tangible actions to help repair the trust his socialist government broke with Rabat. The Moroccan-Spanish relations are still reeling from the fallout of the diplomatic spat sparked last May by Madrid’s decision to host secretly, […]

No Resignation after Deadly Train Derailment in Morocco

Pressure is mounting on social media on the government to identify the causes of the train derailment that took place last Tuesday causing 7 deaths and 125 injuries. So far, no one resigned on the backdrop of the accident. Some MPs criticized Morocco’s rail operator (ONCF) and held it responsible for the accident that took […]

Morocco Wants a New Trade Deal with Turkey before January 30

Morocco’s trade minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy said that the Kingdom and Turkey have started negotiations to review some provisions to make their Free Trade Agreement more balanced. He said Morocco loses 2 billion dollars annually in trade with Turkey, adding that the two parties have agreed to reconsider the agreement in order to make it […]