She came to Rabat to learn how to surf and fell in love with her Moroccan instructor. Eleven years later, the couple restored a riad that had been abandoned for more than twenty years and opened a small family-run hotel there.
A committee of the Spanish Congress will vote Tuesday on the sovereignty of Ceuta, Melilla and the islets controlled by Spain off the coast of Morocco. Vox is also calling for the suspension of the treaty of friendship if Rabat refuses to recognize their “Spanishness.”
Pedro Sánchez will defend his handling of the Sebta crisis in New York and his refusal to accuse Morocco. Heavily criticized in Spain, the head of government hopes to find greater understanding among international leaders.
Spanish intelligence sources suspect that Morocco may have gained access to Graphite, an Israeli spyware capable of infecting a phone without any action by its owner. However, no public evidence confirms its acquisition or use by Rabat.
Israel has proposed that the European Union launch joint projects with Morocco. The initiative comes just days after the announcement of an agreement aimed at transforming the liaison offices between Rabat and Tel Aviv into embassies.
Carles Puigdemont puts the status of Sebta and Melilla back at the centre of the Spanish debate. The former Catalan president calls the two cities “colonies” located in Morocco and proposes submitting their belonging to Spain to a referendum.
The return of Sebta and Melilla to Morocco has abruptly resurfaced in the Spanish debate. An opinion piece published by El País presents this solution as a “historic and realistic” gesture, provoking strong reactions in Spain.
Former Algerian diplomat Amar Belani seems to have found his main subject: Morocco. Five of his last thirteen columns are devoted directly to it. A remarkable editorial loyalty, even if the ungrateful kingdom does not seem to share this attachment.
Moroccan officials will be welcomed in South Korea for training in environmentally friendly public transport. This new step prepares for the deployment in Rabat of an electric mobility system funded by the Korean cooperation agency KOICA.
Nearly 100,000 ships cross the Strait of Gibraltar each year. Given the strategic importance of this passage between Morocco and Spain, Rabat is proposing an international code of conduct for states bordering major straits.
Rabat’s Océan neighborhood has taken second place in Time Out’s 2026 global ranking. It comes ahead of renowned neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Rome, Paris and New York.
Morocco and Israel have agreed to transform their liaison offices into embassies and appoint ambassadors in both countries, according to an announcement by the Israeli government. Rabat has not yet publicly confirmed this new diplomatic step.