After signing the free trade agreement with the United States in 2004-2005, Morocco attracted foreign investors to exploit part of its agricultural land. A windfall seized by many Spanish companies, thus contributing to the development of the primary sector of the kingdom.
The Almería city council announced on Friday that it would erect a monument in memory of Zouhr, the 27-year-old Moroccan woman stabbed to death on August 7 by her husband. An initiative that did not receive unanimous support within the municipal council.
The gusts experienced in a large part of Spain have led the authorities to suspend maritime links, particularly between Almeria and Morocco.
Mohamed Amzahou, a young seasonal worker, was the victim of a fatal traffic accident last August in Almeria. His body was repatriated to Morocco. A Red Cross volunteer denounces the silence around his death.
The Unified Association of the Civil Guard (AUGC) fears a massive influx of migrants to Andalusia, after the deadly earthquake that hit part of Morocco in the night of September 8.
The Court of First Instance of Purchena has decided, at the request of the public prosecutor’s office, to hold a trial for minor offenses concerning the death of Iliass Tahiri , the 18-year-old Moroccan who died on July 1, 2019 at the Tierras de Oria juvenile detention center in Almeria.
The Marhaba 2023 Operation ended on September 15 with a record traffic of 775,366 vehicles, an 11.5% increase compared to 2022. A figure never reached in 30 years of the Transit Operation.
Some 270,521 Moroccans from Europe joined Morocco from the port of Almeria this summer as part of the Marhaba Operation.
A tragic accident occurred in Almería, in southern Spain. A 22-year-old Moroccan man lost his life in Níjar after being hit by a car while cycling.
A Moroccan man slit his wife’s throat, also of Moroccan origin, on Monday in the Pescadería neighborhood of Almería, in front of their children aged 9 and 8. The minors called on neighbors for help to alert the police.
The Civil Guard has dismantled the "El Rifain" drug trafficking network, considered extremely violent and whose leader is of Moroccan origin. In total, more than 3,000 kilos of hashish were seized and 31 people, mostly of Moroccan origin, were arrested.
Almeria hopes to welcome 700,000 Moroccans from Europe as part of the Marhaba Operation 2023 which started on June 15.