Storm Disrupts Canary Islands Flights, Strands Thousands of British Tourists
1 February 2022
Britons find themselves stranded in Marrakech due to a storm that hit the Canary Islands and blocked all air traffic.
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Morocco and Spain Collaborate to Expedite Organ Transplant Flight to Canary Islands
5 January 2022
Spanish air traffic controllers coordinated with their Moroccan counterparts on Tuesday to give priority to a flight transporting an organ for a transplant to the Canary Islands.
Moroccan Survivors Warn: Illegal Migration to Spain ’Like Paying to Die’
19 December 2021
Saad Kataloni, 19, and Bouaza Ben Anaya are two Moroccans who have tried to immigrate to Spain at the risk of their lives. Today, they are convinced that this is not the best (…)
Morocco Expands Offshore Fish Farming Near Spanish Waters, Sparking Tensions
6 December 2021
Morocco will build in the coming months a dozen fish farms off the Canary Islands, which will be added to the three others already installed in the Chafarinas Islands, near (…)
Moroccan Migrant in Spain Loses Family Members in Deadly Canary Islands Boat Tragedy
10 November 2021
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 (…)
Canary Islands-Morocco Air Link Restored as Binter Resumes Marrakech Flights
19 October 2021
Binter is resuming flights connecting the Canary Islands to Marrakech airport from December 5, after several months of suspension due to the health crisis.
Morocco Expels Spanish Human Rights Delegation at Laâyoune Airport
2 October 2021
Moroccan police expelled a forensic medical delegation that arrived in the city of Boujdour from Gran Canaria on Saturday from Laâyoune airport.
Experts Downplay Tsunami Risk for Morocco Following Canary Islands Volcano Eruption
21 September 2021
While information indicates a risk of a mega-tsunami in Morocco, after the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, on Sunday, (…)
Surge in Moroccan Migrants Reaching Canary Islands, Spanish Officials Report
20 September 2021
After a brief lull, illegal immigration to the Canary Islands would have resumed with a vengeance. More and more young Moroccans are once again taking this route to reach Spain.
Canary Islands Opposition Calls for Enforcement of Morocco-Spain Migrant Agreement
16 September 2021
The president of the Canary Islands Popular Party (PP), Australia Navarro, has asked President Ángel Víctor Torres to demand the application of the agreement signed in 2007 by (…)