
Morocco's King Mohammed VI Considers New Ambassador to Spain Amid Diplomatic Tensions
King Mohammed VI is considering replacing the Moroccan ambassador to Spain. This position is currently held by Karima Benyaich.

King Mohammed VI is considering replacing the Moroccan ambassador to Spain. This position is currently held by Karima Benyaich.

The dream of the Moroccan community in Spain to see the darija and tamazight languages taught in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla has evaporated. An amendment to the reform of the national education law aimed at their integration into educational programs was rejected by the Spanish Senate.

Air Arabia Maroc is strengthening its route network and launching a new flight to Malaga from Nador-Al Aroui airport with two frequencies per week starting January 24, 2021.

For several years, Morocco and Spain have maintained good cooperation and collaboration relations in all areas, said the Spanish Minister of the Interior.

The Spanish Ministry of Labor, Migration and Social Security has indicated that 259,773 Moroccans, at the end of November, were affiliated with the social security system.

Spain has announced that it has recently organized a new repatriation operation for the benefit of 545 Spanish nationals and Moroccan residents on board a ferry from the port of Tanger Med to Algeciras. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, this is the 44th time that Spain has organized this type of operation.

The Moroccan services helped Interpol find a 72-year-old Spanish tourist who disappeared in Marrakech .

250,000 euros in damages, this is the amount that the American studio Warner Bros must pay to a Moroccan businessman, for having used his photo without his consent in a film. The verdict was handed down by the court in Valencia, Spain.

The many development projects launched by King Mohammed VI in northern Morocco could eventually economically stifle the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

The Spanish authorities have started the deportation of hundreds of illegal Moroccan immigrants, following negotiations with Morocco. This is happening at a time when the two countries are still in advanced talks, awaiting the conclusion of the Moroccan-Spanish summit, initially scheduled for December 17, but postponed to February 2021.

The agricultural season starting this December will see the return of Moroccan seasonal workers to the Spanish fields.

Spain is not in favor of the unilateral decision of the United States to recognize the Moroccanness of the Sahara. The Iberian neighbor proposes that the newly elected US president reconsider this decision for a return to "multilateralism".