Moroccans Face Steep Fees and Long Waits for Schengen Visa Appointments
29 June 2024
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.
Embassies and consulates
Morocco Slams Spain’s Visa Policy as ’Discriminatory,’ Straining Diplomatic Ties
13 May 2024
Morocco accuses Spain of humiliating and discriminating against its nationals in the issuance of visas. Relations between the two countries are tense again.
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).
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 (…)