Morocco-Spain

Moroccan Navy takes Part in Phoenix Express Exercise off Spanish Coasts

Moroccan navy is currently taking part off Spanish coasts in the 13th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express 2017 along with maritime forces from Europe and the United States. The Moroccan frigate, Tarik Ibn Ziad, took part in the naval exercise, which was sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval […]

Mauritania’s growth to slow in 2025 amid extractive sector slowdown- IMF

Mauritania’s economic growth is projected to decelerate to 4.0% in 2025, down from 5.2% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2023, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest Article IV consultation. The slowdown is attributed primarily to a contraction in the extractive sector, which has been a key driver of recent growth. While the economy […]

Spanish Interior Minister: Relations with Morocco are of ‘absolute importance’

Relations between Spain and Morocco are “absolutely important and strategic,” said Tuesday, the Spanish Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska. “Relations with Morocco are absolutely important, relevant and strategic,” said Grande-Marlaska, who was guest to a program of Spain’s Antena 3 channel. “We are unfailingly fraternal neighbors. We have preserved, we preserve and we will continue […]