Russia

Ukraine Ships Final Grain Cargo as Black Sea Deal Nears Expiration

17 May 2023

Morocco is one of the beneficiaries of the latest shipments of Ukrainian cereals currently being delivered. Russia intends to end the agreement for the transport of Ukrainian (…)

Morocco Considers Russian Fuel Imports Amid Rising Energy Costs

11 May 2023

While the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine are maintained, Morocco is considering importing Russian fuel, the (…)

Morocco Explores Russian Agricultural Drones and Livestock Tracking Technology

7 May 2023

Morocco is showing interest in the new technologies developed by Russia in the field of agriculture, including "drones". This is at least what Alexei Andreev, the Russian (…)

Morocco Falls Out of Top 15 Fruit and Vegetable Exporters to Russia

5 May 2023

Moroccan exports of fruits and vegetables to the Russian Federation have declined to the point that Morocco is completely out of the top 15 exporters to Vladimir Putin’s country.

Royal Air Maroc Restores Direct Flights Between Casablanca and Moscow

3 May 2023

Good news for Moroccans residing in Russia. The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has resumed the Casablanca - Moscow route, which had been suspended due to the Covid-19 (…)

Spain Probes Suspected Russian Diesel Imports via Morocco, Violating EU Sanctions

29 April 2023

The Spanish government has just opened an investigation into the alleged illegal entry of Russian diesel into Spain via Morocco, revealed by the newspaper El Mundo.

Morocco Denies Authorizing Transfer of Soviet-Era Tanks to Ukraine, Russian Expert Claims

21 April 2023

Konstantin Sivkov, first-class captain and vice-president of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences (ARSMA), assures that Morocco has never authorized the (…)

Morocco’s Soviet-Era Tanks Sent to Ukraine Without Kingdom’s Knowledge

18 April 2023

While the alleged delivery by Morocco of 20 Soviet-designed tanks to Ukraine, which has been at war with Russia for nearly a year, has surprised more than one, revelations have (…)

Spain Grants Citizenship to Descendants of Exiles Under New Memory Law

18 April 2023

Several Moroccans have obtained Spanish nationality under the new law on democratic memory that eases the conditions for obtaining nationality for descendants of Spaniards.

Moroccan Opposition Seeks Probe into Russian Diesel Imports

9 April 2023

Morocco’s import of Russian gas is a concern for opposition deputies gathered within the parliamentary groups of the Popular Movement (MP) and the Party of Progress and (…)