Canary Islands

Morocco to Reopen Maritime Link Between Canary Islands and Western Sahara

23 May 2023

The Moroccan Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohammed Abdeljalil, confirmed in a letter to the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, the kingdom’s interest (…)

Spanish Police Officer and Two Moroccan Men on Trial for Massive Hashish Smuggling Operation

4 May 2023

Jamal HM and Rachid N. are two Moroccans accused of having transported 1,270 kilos of hashish from Morocco to the coast of Castillo de Romeral (Gran Canaria). The prosecution (…)

Moroccan Entrepreneur Defies Odds, Builds Thriving Bridal Business in Tenerife

3 May 2023

Meryem Assemlal, affectionately called Meri, is a divorced woman and mother of two children living in Santa Úrsula, a town in the north of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where (…)

Spanish Journalist Compares Morocco’s Regime to Franco’s Dictatorship, Cites Press Freedom Concerns

30 April 2023

Ignacio Cembrero considers Morocco to be "a dictatorship" comparable to that of the "Franco regime". The Spanish journalist discusses his legal disputes with the Moroccan (…)

Moroccan Migrant Recounts Harrowing Rescue at Sea Near Canary Islands

27 April 2023

Abdel Haouri, 31, is one of the many Moroccan migrants who were rescued at sea by the maritime rescue service (Salvamento Maritimo) on December 15, 2020, about 150 km south of (…)

Illegal Migration to Spain Plummets 51% as Morocco Cooperation Improves

4 April 2023

The flow of migrants has dropped considerably since the normalization of relations between Spain and Morocco. In the first quarter of 2023, 4,287 migrants illegally arrived in (…)

Moroccan Runner Flees Doping Test After Winning Spanish Half-Marathon

4 April 2023

Moroccan athlete Redouan Nouini, who won the Las Galletas de Arona (Tenerife) half-marathon on Sunday, is accused of doping for having missed a control.

Spain and Morocco Negotiate Improved Sahara Airspace Management, No Transfer Planned

3 April 2023

The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, assured that the Spanish government does not intend to cede the airspace of the Sahara, hitherto controlled from the (…)

Moroccan Journalist Claims Future Annexation of Spanish Territories, Including Canary Islands

29 March 2023

Morocco will eventually recover Ceuta, Melilla, the Chafarinas Islands and the Canary Islands, said a Moroccan journalist, even going so far as to claim that the transfer of (…)

Spanish Navy Increases Presence Near Morocco Amid Airspace Control Talks

27 March 2023

The Spanish Navy ship Rayo P-42 made a stopover this weekend at the port of Melilla for an open house day. The Spanish Navy had already deployed three frigates (Reina Sofía (…)