Spain Sees 41% Surge in Extradition Requests, Morocco Among Top Applicants
8 September 2022
The number of arrest warrants and extradition requests has increased in Spain by 41% in 2021 compared to 2020. Morocco is one of the main applicants.
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Former Migrant Minor Stars in Spanish Film Highlighting Struggles of Young Immigrants
8 September 2022
Hassan El Boujaddaini, a former migrant minor, plays the lead role in the short film "Todo va bien", a film that tells the reality of migrant minors in Spain and the (…)
Cybercrime in Spain Rises 6.1%: Moroccan Nationals Among Top Foreign Suspects
7 September 2022
The rate of cybercrime in Spain increased by 6.1% in 2021 compared to 2020. Several people, including Moroccans, have been arrested and are under investigation for this offense.
Fact Check: Spain Not Paying Morocco 100 Million Euros for Rif War Compensation
7 September 2022
Messages circulating on social media in recent times claim that Spain will pay 100 million euros to Morocco as compensation for the Rif War. This would be a hoax.
Morocco Bolsters Military with French Caesar Guns, Raising Concerns in Spain
6 September 2022
Morocco has recently received its first French Caesar self-propelled guns, after the drones and other defense systems acquired from China, Turkey and Israel. This continued (…)
Polisario Front: Spain’s Support for Morocco’s Sahara Plan Hinders Conflict Resolution
5 September 2022
The Polisario Front believes that Spain’s decision to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara "complicates everything," in the sense that it does not contribute to a (…)
Radicalized Moroccan Arrested in Spain for Plotting Terrorist Attack in Catalonia
5 September 2022
The Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested in Empuriabrava (Girona) a young Moroccan awaiting deportation, accused of jihadist indoctrination and attempted terrorist attack in Catalonia.
Spain Keeps Sanchez’s Sahara Autonomy Letter to Morocco Confidential
5 September 2022
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs still keeps secret the letter from Pedro Sanchez addressed on March 14 to King Mohammed VI in which he expressed his support for (…)
Moroccan Striker En-Nesyri Faces Fan Backlash as Sevilla Struggles in La Liga
5 September 2022
No luck for Moroccan international Youssef En-Nesyri who, for his first home start of the season, was booed and whistled by the supporters, during the match that pitted FC (…)
Migrant Arrivals to Canary Islands Slow as Morocco Tightens Controls
5 September 2022
Fewer Moroccan migrants have arrived in the Canary Islands since the end of the diplomatic crisis between Spain and Morocco. The flow increased by only 15% by the end of August (…)