In partnership with the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) and the airline Turkish Airlines, the Moroccan embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan has organized a meeting followed by a dinner in honor of ten of the country’s largest travel agencies. Objective, to promote the Moroccan destination to these travel agents.
The 43-year-old detainee from the central prison of Poissy (Yvelines), who escaped during an outing to the Moroccan consulate in Pontoise (Val-d’Oise) on December 20, was arrested this week in Spain.
Trade relations between Morocco and Spain have exploded in 2024, said Friday Karima Benyaich, the Moroccan ambassador to Spain, stating that more than 260 weekly flights and 60 daily maritime links serve the two countries.
The Consulate of Morocco in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) finds itself at the heart of a controversy following two judgments handed down by the city’s courts. These decisions follow complaints filed by two employees, contesting the modification of their working conditions imposed by the current consul, Fatiha El Kamouri, since she took office in September 2022.
China is sharpening its interest in the Moroccan Sahara. The Asian giant would like to make significant investments in the southern provinces and could even open a consulate in Laayoune.
While some countries fear the return of Donald Trump to the White House, others, like Morocco, welcome the election of the new President of the United States who had recognized the Moroccanness of the Sahara in December 2020, at the end of his first term, and announced the opening of an American consulate in Dakhla.
The Moroccan consulate in Murcia has decided to dispense with the services of the security guard who assaulted on Tuesday a Moroccan who had come to retrieve his passport .
The Moroccan embassy in Spain initiated on Saturday a "mobile consulate" in Valladolid in order to facilitate the obtaining of administrative documents for Moroccans residing in this city. The operation aroused the curiosity and indignation of the inhabitants.
The Spanish consulate in Tangier has filed a complaint with the competent prosecutor’s office against ten individuals accused of falsifying official documents for the purpose of obtaining Schengen visas.
Maria Agustí, a teacher in Llria in Valencia, is eight months pregnant. Her Moroccan partner, Rachid Dahdahi, unfortunately will not be able to attend the birth in Spain because he has failed to get a visa appointment at the Spanish consulate in Casablanca where he resides.
The US Embassy in Morocco has warned against employment fraud in the United States, noting that the US government does not require fees for job or grant applications.
Moroccans continue to suffer from the law of visa appointment intermediaries who demand exorbitant amounts that can reach 11,000 dirhams for a single appointment.