Sport
Moroccan Runner Flees Doping Test After Winning Spanish Half-Marathon
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.
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Canary Islands
Spain
Spain and Morocco Negotiate Improved Sahara Airspace Management, No Transfer Planned
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 Canary Islands, to Morocco, specifying that the ongoing negotiations between the authorities of the two countries aim to improve the control of this airspace.
Spain
Moroccan Journalist Claims Future Annexation of Spanish Territories, Including Canary Islands
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 the two autonomous cities has already been agreed between the two countries.
Spain
Spanish Navy Increases Presence Near Morocco Amid Airspace Control Talks
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 (F-84), Navarra (F-85) and Canarias (F-86)) and the patrol boat Atalaya in these waters near Morocco.
Spain
Spain Affirms Sahara Airspace Control Will Not Be Ceded to Morocco
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, reassured the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, that the control of the airspace of the Sahara will not be transferred to Morocco, stressing that the ongoing negotiations aim rather to "improve the management" of this space.
Spain
Spain to Transfer Sahara Airspace Control to Morocco in Landmark Aviation Deal
The Spanish government has acknowledged that it has engaged in negotiations with Morocco with a view to transferring the management of the airspace of the Sahara, which for decades has been managed from the Canary Islands, as established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Sport
Morocco Plans Dakhla Stadium for 2030 World Cup Bid
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.
Spain
Spain Monitors Potential Moroccan Oil Exploration Near Canary Islands
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has assured that he is "closely following" information regarding possible Moroccan prospecting in the waters near the Canary Islands.
Spain
Air Traffic Controllers Unite Across Borders to Enable Life-Saving Organ Transport
The coordination between the Spanish, Moroccan and Portuguese air traffic controllers and the crew of an Iberia plane made it possible to obtain an organ in time for a transplant during a flight between the Canary Islands and Madrid.
Morocco
Canary Islands Leader to Push for Reopening of Key Morocco-Spain Maritime Route
The reopening of the maritime route connecting Fuerteventura to Tarfaya will be at the heart of the official visit to Morocco on March 15 and 16, by the president of the autonomous government of the Canary Islands, Angel Victor Torres.
Spain
Morocco Set to Take Control of Western Sahara Airspace from Spain
Spain has agreed to cede control of the airspace of the Sahara to Morocco. President Pedro Sanchez is expected to give his agreement for this change during the High-Level Meeting that opened this Wednesday in Rabat.
Spain
Spain-Morocco Summit to Address Key Border and Territorial Disputes
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 .