Pedro Sánchez told Parliament that he had summoned Morocco’s ambassador to protest statements about Ceuta and Melilla. Spain’s Foreign Ministry later acknowledged that Karima Benyaich was absent and that another diplomat had attended the meeting.
At the height of the Ceuta crisis, José Manuel Albares and Nasser Bourita exchanged messages and spoke as many as 27 times in a single day. Morocco denied any responsibility for the mass arrivals, while Madrid now rules out the possibility that Rabat was issuing a warning.
Luis Rubiales claims that Spain and Portugal could not have secured the organization of the 2030 World Cup on their own. According to the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Morocco’s entry was essential to gather the necessary support.
Morocco’s entry into the 2030 World Cup bid would have been worked on as early as 2018, well before the official announcement in 2023. Messages between Luis Rubiales, Karima Benyaich and Pedro Sánchez are reigniting tensions in Spain.
An important development and widening project of Mohammed VI Avenue in Rabat is underway. To this end, the city hall has announced the expropriation of several plots of land located in the Youssoufia and Souissi districts. This project concerns private properties and land belonging to foreign states.
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 tunnel that is to connect Morocco to Spain via the Strait of Gibraltar was at the center of discussions between the Moroccan Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, who met in Madrid with his Spanish counterpart for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sanchez Jimenez.
Since the resumption of relations with Spain, Morocco has reiterated its wish to resume negotiations on the delimitation of maritime borders with the Canary Islands.
Morocco’s ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich , recalled to Rabat for consultations since last May, has finally joined her post this Sunday, a day after Spain’s change of position on the Sahara.
The Moroccan authorities have decided to clean up the embassy in Madrid. Ambassador Karima Benyaich’s team has been affected by this major housecleaning.
Karima Benyaich , Morocco’s ambassador to Spain, will regain her post in Madrid in the coming days, where several files, including the restoration of maritime lines between Morocco and Spain, await her.
Things seem to be accelerating on the diplomatic front after King Mohammed VI announced that Morocco wishes to inaugurate a "new stage" in relations with Spain, based on "trust, transparency, mutual consideration and respect for commitments". Moroccan diplomat Karima Benyaich is reportedly about to return to her post in Madrid.