
Spanish Hotel Chain Soho Boutique Expands to Morocco, Eyes World Cup 2030 Opportunities
The Spanish hotel group Soho Boutique Hotels has decided to establish itself in Morocco, announced Javier Tor Nuevo, the North Africa director of the chain.

The Spanish hotel group Soho Boutique Hotels has decided to establish itself in Morocco, announced Javier Tor Nuevo, the North Africa director of the chain.

Returning to the arrival in Spain in April 2021 of Brahim Ghali , the leader of the Polisario, which had triggered a serious diplomatic crisis with Morocco, the former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya, stated that Spain had only welcomed a "Spanish citizen" who needed treatment against Covid-19.

More than two years after the normalization of relations between Morocco and Spain and the adoption of a new roadmap defining common objectives including the delimitation of territorial waters, the two countries are preparing to conclude an agreement.

Morocco would have started importing olive oil from Spain to make up for its deficit and cope with the rise in prices of this highly prized product by Moroccans.

Morocco continues to snatch talented young footballers of Moroccan origin from European countries, particularly Norway, France and Spain.

Spanish actress Hiba Abouk spoke about her relationship with Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi, in connection with her acting career, during the premiere of the show "MasterChef Celebrity 9".

In Spain, the foreign nationality with the largest number of inmates is Moroccan. This is according to the latest figures published by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.

Morocco fears overtourism during the 2030 World Cup, which it will co-host with Spain and Portugal, and is seeking to avoid it at all costs.

Morocco’s use of cloud seeding technology to provoke rain in order to cope with the adverse effects of drought continues to raise concerns in Spain, where meteorology experts express fears about the consequences of this practice on rainfall in the region.

Five asylum seekers holding Moroccan passports escaped during the night of Tuesday from one of the waiting rooms at Madrid-Barajas airport through a hole in the ceiling. One of them was arrested. The other four, reported missing, are actively being sought by the police.

The Moroccan authorities have selected the Spanish public engineering company Ineco to carry out the feasibility studies and the preliminary design of the railway line to Tangier and Tetouan. A mega-contract for which French companies also competed.

Spain has deployed the maritime action ship Tornado in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea, near Moroccan waters, to carry out a surveillance and deterrence mission.