Canary Islands

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• Morocco Plans Dakhla Stadium for 2030 World Cup Bid
  15 March 2023, by Prince

  The Moroccan authorities have launched the project to build a football stadium in Dakhla with a view to hosting the 2025 CAF or the 2030 World Cup.
  Architect Abdou Lahlou, who designed the Marrakech airport plan, among other projects, is working on this project where sustainability is the priority. A triumvirate of the Canarian Association of Friends of Morocco commercial interest group carried out an institutional visit this month to establish cooperation modalities with the Canarian (…)

• Ancient Canary Islands DNA Reveals Moroccan Ancestry, Study Finds
  21 August 2023, by Prince

  A recent study conducted by researchers from the universities of La Laguna (Tenerife) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria reveals the existence of genetic links between the aborigines of the Canary Islands and the Moroccan populations of the colonial period.
  The study published in the journal Nature highlights the process of colonization of the Canary Islands by the peoples of Morocco during the first millennium and reveals significant genetic differences between the aborigines of the (…)

• Spain-Morocco Summit to Address Key Border and Territorial Disputes
  17 January 2023, by Prince

  The opening of the commercial customs of Ceuta and Melilla, the delimitation of territorial waters or the control of the airspace of the Sahara are among the major points of friction between Spain and Morocco that will certainly be the subject of discussions during the High-Level Meeting scheduled in Rabat on February 1 and 2.
  Relations between Spain and Morocco in 2023 will be marked by these persistent points of friction, despite Pedro Sanchez’s decision to support the Moroccan autonomy (…)

• Moroccan Migrant in Spain Loses Family Members in Deadly Canary Islands Boat Tragedy
  10 November 2021, by Prince

  Zakaria, a young Moroccan living in the Basque Country, has lost several members of his family at sea. His brother, sister, brother-in-law and young niece are among the 31 victims of the shipwrecked boat that was found in Cape Verde with three bodies on board.
  The Cape Verdean authorities reported on October 30 the discovery of a boat with three highly decomposed bodies on the beach of Djeu de Merca, in the municipality of Ribeira Brava. The bodies are said to be those of three Moroccans (…)

• Deadly Moroccan Scorpion Found in Child’s Backpack After Family Vacation
  12 September 2019, by Ginette

  Parents who had just returned from vacation in Morocco discovered with fright a scorpion in their daughter’s schoolbag. It was, according to experts, an Androctonus mauretanicus, a particularly dangerous species whose stings are responsible for 60% of deaths in the kingdom.
  The discovery was made in the south of the Canary Islands. Parents had the unpleasant surprise of finding one of the most dangerous scorpions in Morocco. Indeed, according to HuffPost, citing a local newspaper, the (…)

• Canary Islands Leader Softens Stance on Morocco’s Maritime Boundary Claims
  26 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  The President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Angel Victor Torres, after his previous thunderous statement, has revised his copy and changed his tone regarding the delimitation of Morocco’s maritime space.
  Angel Victor Torres no longer says he is against Morocco’s decision regarding the delimitation of its maritime space, because "aware that every country has the right to delimit its maritime space". He also described the statements of Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on (…)

• Spanish Police Bust Moroccan Ring for Fake Work Permit Scheme in Canary Islands
  30 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Seven Moroccans were arrested in the Canary Islands for their alleged involvement in a document forgery case.
  The men were offering fake employment contracts to foreign citizens on behalf of companies they were running or advising, according to a police statement cited by the Spanish press. The same source specifies that several of them already had a heavy criminal record.
  The cat was out of the bag in March 2018 when the Spanish police had arrested a Moroccan national in possession of (…)

• Canary Islands Urge Spain to Challenge Morocco’s Maritime Claims
  3 April 2020, by Ginette

  The regional government of the Canary Islands is demanding more "firmness" from the Spanish central government towards Morocco. This request follows the publication in the Official Gazette of two laws adopted by the Moroccan parliament on the delimitation of maritime space.
  The Canarian president, Angel Torres, spoke on the phone with Arancha Gonzalez Laya, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is calling on the Spanish government for a stronger reaction in defending the rights of the (…)

• Moroccan Man Attempts Suicide After Atlantic Crossing Scam in Dakhla
  20 December 2020, by Bladi.net

  A man tried to set himself on fire in Dakhla. He would have been scammed by smugglers who promised him the crossing of the Atlantic.
  Oussama Ahoudik, a 23-year-old Moroccan, tried to end his life after seeing his dream shattered, reports Courrier international. The sum of 2,000 euros he was able to raise to ensure his crossing to the Canary Islands was collected by smugglers who then disappeared. Like Ahoudik, several young people have also been scammed.
  After his act of despair, the (…)

• Canary Islands Farmers Demand EU-Morocco Trade Deal Reform Amid Brexit Fallout
  28 July 2021, by Prince

  The main farmers’ organizations in the Canary Islands are asking the European Union to modify the trade agreement with Morocco, which continues to export the same quantity of agricultural products to the European market, despite the UK’s departure from the EU. They denounce "unfair competition" from Rabat.
  After Brexit, Morocco, on the basis of the trade agreement with the European Union, has continued to export the same quantity of agricultural products to the European market. This (…)