The trial of the three individuals accused of killing a Moroccan in 2018, then tying him up and wrapping his body in plastic before abandoning it on a slope, will open next week at the provincial court of Almeria. The prosecution will seek 21 years in prison against the main defendant and three years against the other two.
The Balearia company has just launched a new maritime line between Almeria and Nador. The ferry "Moby Zaza" operates this route which started on Friday.
The Italian shipping company GNV has just put the ferry "Cristal" on the route between Almeria and the Moroccan port of Nador, thus increasing its ro-ro freight capacity to around 1,300 linear meters.
In Almeria, Spaniards refused to be roommates with Saad, a Moroccan man of about 20 years old, because of his nationality. A racist behavior denounced by one of the Moroccan’s co-workers.
The port of Almeria has fully regained normality of passenger transport this summer with the passage of more than 514,000 Moroccans from Europe as part of the Marhaba Operation which took place from June 15 to September 15.
The shipping company GNV, which operates the connection between the port of Sète (France) and the Moroccan port of Nador, will now make a stopover in Almeria. The first one will take place on Monday.
More than 130,000 Moroccans living abroad and 57,300 vehicles have already transited through the port of Almeria, as of August 22nd, as part of the return phase of the Marhaba Operation 2022, an increase of 38.2% and 37.3% respectively compared to 2019.
A 37-year-old Moroccan man died on Monday and another, whose identity is unknown for now, was seriously injured following a collision between two trucks on the A7 motorway, near Almeria.
Announced as "historic" due to the massive influx of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) expected, the 2022 Operation Marhaba, the first organized after the health and diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain, did not meet expectations.
Migrants have resumed their usual means of transport to reach Spain in the summer: jet skis. Since May, about twenty migrants have been arrested, the latest in Almeria on Sunday.
The Italian shipping company GNV launched on Friday the regular connection between the port of Almeria and the port of Nador. The first ferry departed at 7:30 pm from the Spanish port.
More than 411,000 Moroccans residing abroad and 102,000 vehicles have already transited through the Andalusian ports as part of the Marhaba Operation 2022, launched on June 15 after two years of cancellation due to the health and diplomatic crisis between Spain and Morocco.