Spain is changing its military instructions for dealing with Moroccan ships around Sebta and Melilla. Its patrol boats can now head directly to meet them without waiting for approval from their superiors. The new procedure follows naval incidents last summer.
Six Moroccans each paid up to €11,000 to reach Melilla clandestinely aboard a pleasure boat. Spanish police announced on Monday, October 19, that they had dismantled a smuggling network and arrested four suspects after several months of investigation.
In Morocco, avocado growers harvest an average of five tonnes per hectare, compared with thirty tonnes for some Latin American competitors. The considerable gap is explained by farming practices, high temperatures and irrigation challenges. Yet some Moroccan farms show that yields can be much higher.
MoroccoMoroccan cuisine, with its flavors and traditions, is in the spotlight in the program "Voyage en cuisine". The program explores two facets of this gastronomy, between a royal festive dish and everyday family cooking.
SpainThe Swedish rapper of Moroccan origin Hamza Karimi, known as Hamko, was shot dead on Friday in broad daylight in Puerto Banús, Marbella, during a shootout between rival gangs. An investigation has been opened.
SpainIn accordance with the new contract published on Tuesday in the Official Journal (BOE) by the Public Procurement Commission of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, school canteens in Ceuta (Sebta) will now only serve halal meat and no pork in their menus.
SportThe Moroccan national football team is starting its October international window this Thursday evening with a friendly match in Rabat against Bahrain. What time and on which channels can you watch this match live?
BelgiumAn international cooperation operation has allowed the handover to Belgium of two individuals considered as major figures of organized crime in Antwerp. Arrested in Dubai where they had taken refuge, these men who were the subject of Interpol red notices, are accused of large-scale drug trafficking, the constitution of a criminal organization and money laundering. One of them is of Moroccan origin.
SportWhile Hakim Ziyech’s arrival seemed imminent in the Romanian championship, the negotiations were abruptly interrupted. The owner of the club leading the discussions announced this Wednesday that he had decided to withdraw, citing a last-minute problem.
MoroccoAlready the undisputed leader in Africa, Morocco aims to join the exclusive circle of the ten most visited tourist destinations in the world by 2030.
FranceThe police and a bailiff discovered the body of Mohand Alouache, an elderly man of nearly 85 years old, whom they had come to evict from his housing in Montrouge due to unpaid rent. The octogenarian had been deceased for more than two years.
MoroccoProsecuted while in custody for the premeditated murder of a 104-year-old man, her employer, a domestic worker is sentenced to a heavy prison term by the Court of Appeal of Rabat.
MoroccoMorocco has just suspended the import of live cattle from Spain due to the appearance of a contagious skin virus in cattle in Catalonia. A decision that could lead to a surge in prices.