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Authorities in Morocco and Spain expect the number of passengers crossing from Europe to the Kingdom to increase with 12,000 ferry trips made available, up 8.4% from last year, to facilitate the operation. The crossing, dubbed Marhaba (welcome), marks the start of the holiday season for Moroccans living in Europe coming back to spend holidays […]
Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares welcomed on Monday the “excellent” momentum witnessed in relations between Spain and Morocco. Speaking before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, the head of Spanish diplomacy expressed his gratitude to Morocco for its support during last week’s power blackout in Spain, a support […]
When Spain was struck by an overwhelming power outage, Morocco came to the rescue thanks to an undersea power link, in a show of solidarity that falls in line with the Kingdom’s approach to neighborliness and cross-border cooperation. Morocco mobilized 38% of its national grid production to help Spain after the blackout. Prime Minister Sanchez […]
The Moroccan-Spanish joint military commission held its 11th meeting at the General Staff headquarters of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in Rabat to deepen dialogue and strengthen military cooperation between the two countries’ armies. Members of the commission reviewed results of the 2024/2025 program and discussed activities planned for 2026. They lauded the progress achieved […]
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed Madrid’s firm support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara under its sovereignty, belying the recent misleading statement of Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune claiming that Spain has backtracked on its support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara. In his latest interview with local media outlets, Tebboune said “Spain […]
Moroccan-Spanish joint efforts to counter regional terrorist threats in the Sahel and Sahara region were at the center of talks held Wednesday in Rabat between Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director-General of national police & homeland intelligence agency, and Maj. General Luis Peláez Piñeiro, Intelligence Chief of Guardia Civil, one of Spain’s law enforcement agencies. General Luis Peláez […]
Morocco and Spain have hailed their future-oriented strategic partnership as excellent and reaffirmed their shared determination to further strengthen this privileged partnership, which constitutes a model of remarkable cooperation. This came during a meeting in Madrid Thursday between the Spanish and Moroccan Foreign Ministers José Manuel Albares and Nasser Bourita. Bourita visited Madrid, part of […]
Moroccan and Spanish experts have agreed to advance engineering studies related to the fixed link project across the Strait of Gibraltar at a meeting held Thursday in Madrid between officials from the Moroccan National Company for the Studies of the Strait of Gibraltar (SNED) and the Spanish Society for Fixed Communication Studies across the Strait […]
Morocco and Spain have created the best climate ever for the development of their bilateral ties, Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares said. The two countries are reaping the benefits of the momentum launched by the joint declaration of 2022, signed by King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Albares recalled at the Spanish […]
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has once again been recognized as the best airline connecting Spain to Africa at the 30th “Travelranking” awards by specialized magazine Agenttravel. The award was presented on Thursday in Madrid, acknowledging the airline’s consistent efforts to enhance the customer experience. Awarded by experts from the travel and tourism industry in Spain, […]