14 Moroccans Held Hostage in Myanmar After Job Scam, Diplomats Seek Release
9 May 2024
The Moroccan diplomacy is mobilizing to free the Moroccans kidnapped and tortured by armed groups on the border between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma).
Embassies and consulates
Moroccan Consulate in Spain Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Employee’s Sexual Harassment Case
8 May 2024
The social chamber of the Murcia court has condemned the Moroccan consulate in the city to pay more than 50,000 euros in damages to an employee, victim of sexual harassment and (…)
Thailand Pledges Cooperation to Free Moroccan Victims of Human Trafficking
5 May 2024
The Thai embassy in Morocco has expressed its willingness to "cooperate" with the Moroccan authorities for the release of dozens of young Moroccans detained and tortured by (…)
Moroccans in Spain Pay Hundreds for Visa Appointments Amid Consulate Backlog
8 April 2024
Several Moroccans from Spain are stranded in Morocco due to the difficulty of getting an appointment in the Spanish consulates to obtain a visa. They denounce the existence of (…)
Moroccan Diplomat in Barcelona Targeted in Spanish Espionage Operation
3 April 2024
In Catalonia, senior Moroccan officials were suspected of links with the separatist movement. As part of the investigation opened to confirm or refute these suspicions, the (…)
Algeria Appoints Consuls in Morocco Despite Diplomatic Rift, Signaling Potential Thaw
28 March 2024
Algeria has just appointed two new consuls in Morocco. A first since 2021, the year during which the country of Abdelmadjid Tebboune unilaterally decided to break off its (…)
Algeria threatens Morocco again
18 March 2024
Algeria has strongly condemned the project to confiscate the premises of its embassy in Morocco, threatening that it "will respond to these provocations by all means it deems (…)
Moroccan School Controversy: Student Expelled After Altercation with Ambassador’s Son
7 February 2024
A private educational institution in Rabat would have expelled a 15-year-old Moroccan student for fighting with a classmate who happens to be the son of the Portuguese (…)
Former Moroccan Consulate Official Sentenced to 4 Years for Million-Dirham Embezzlement
29 January 2024
Accused of embezzlement of public funds, a former senior official of the Moroccan consulate in Italy, in detention, was recently sentenced by the chamber in charge of financial (…)
Morocco to Buy Consulate Buildings Abroad, Cutting Rental Costs
17 November 2023
In order to rationalize expenses and mitigate the high costs of rentals abroad, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad has (…)