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The Spanish Customs and Civil Guard announced that they dismantled an organization that had sent more than 5,000 tons of hazardous electronic waste from the Canary Islands to several African countries including Ghana and Mauritania, Africa News reports. The “criminal organization had, during the last two years, managed to send from the island of Gran […]
The Egyptian Minister of Transport, Kamel El-Wazir, announced the arrival of the third and fourth luxury Talgo trains made in Spain. The newly-arrived high-speed trains are part of seven trains contracted with Spanish train manufacturer Talgo. The contract valued at €157 million includes maintenance and supply of spare parts. Each of Talgo trains consists of […]
Morocco have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Qatar-2022 World Cup, beating Spain in a penalty shootout 3-0 on Tuesday at the Education City stadium in Doha. The two teams were unable to separate after regulation time and extra time (0-0). Morocco, on a scoring streak, progressed to the round of 16 after an amazing […]
President of the Federation of Moroccan Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Services (FCMCIS), Lhoucine Alioua, and Spain’s Ambassador to Morocco, Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez, discussed means to strengthen trade and economic exchanges between the two countries. During these talks, held in Rabat, the two sides welcomed the development of bilateral cooperation relations, including in matters of […]
Prospects for bolstering industrial and trade cooperation between Morocco and Spain were reviewed at a meeting in Madrid Friday that brought together the two countries’ Industry and Trade Ministers Ryad Mezzour and Reyes Maroto. The meeting was an opportunity to draw up a positive assessment of bilateral cooperation in industrial and business realms, in light […]
The “mutually beneficial” partnership existing between Spain and Morocco is “an example to be followed by other countries in the region,” said Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares. The Spanish official said, on the sidelines of a Forum he was attending in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, that ties between the two countries are based on […]
The low-cost Spanish airline Vueling announced on Friday the launch next March of a new connection between the cities of Bilbao and Marrakech. The new air connection, which will be inaugurated on March 26, will be operated by Vueling at the rate of two weekly flights on Thursdays and Sundays, the carrier said in a […]
The Moroccan-Spanish high-level meeting is scheduled to be held early next year, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, announced on Tuesday in Rabat. Speaking at a press briefing following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a Green Partnership with the European Union (EU), Bourita said the high-level meeting will be an “important […]
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has highlighted in his latest report to the Security Council on the Sahara issue, Spain’s position that “considers the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007 to be the most serious, credible and realistic basis for resolving” the dispute. In his report, Guterres mentions the letter addressed on March […]
Morocco is a “loyal” and “fraternal” partner with which Spain maintains “excellent” relations, the Spanish Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, said on Friday. “Morocco is a state that cooperates with Spain. It is a loyal partner and, of course, I would even say fraternal,” Grande-Marlaska said in statements to the press. The relations between Spain […]