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• Spanish and Turkish Police Arrest Moroccan ISIS Fighter Near Syrian Border
  17 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  A Moroccan jihadist who had stayed in Spain and fought in Syria was arrested on January 16 in Turkey, during a joint operation with the Spanish police.
  The operation, carried out by the Spanish authorities, in collaboration with the Turkish police, reports the EFE agency, made it possible to arrest the jihadist in a Syrian locality near the border with Turkey.
  The defendant was preparing to enter a European country, after having fought under the banner of the terrorist organization (…)

• Former Soccer Prodigy Hachim Mastour Vanishes, Greek Club Files Legal Action
  20 February 2019, by Amine

  The young Moroccan international Hachim Mastour has been missing for several days and has not returned to his club at the end of the winter break. This prolonged absence is seriously worrying and the Greek club where he plays has just taken legal action.
  Under contract until 2021 with PAS Lamia, the player has played little since the start of the season, only four matches played for a player whose future was thought to be promising. This more than doubtful disappearance is now worrying (…)

• Body of Moroccan Woman Found in Spanish Industrial Area, Autopsy Pending
  8 April 2019, by Said

  The body of a woman of Moroccan origin was found yesterday morning in Torrevieja, in the southeast of Spain. An autopsy is to be carried out this morning to determine the exact circumstances of the death.
  Quoted by the EFE agency, sources within the Guardia Civil indicate that the body of this 39-year-old woman was found in an industrial area known to house several nightclubs and even if the initial investigations were pointing towards a homicide or a murder, it would apparently only be (…)

• Madrid Train Bombing Convict Extradited to Morocco After 14 Years in Spanish Prison
  15 June 2019, by Said

  One of the last convicted persons in the attacks that hit the city of Madrid in 2004, namely Hassan el Haski, has just been extradited to Morocco by the Spanish authorities. He will not be at peace either, as he will have to serve a 10-year sentence for another case.
  The information was whispered to the EFE by the Spokesperson of the Defense Coordination of Islamist detainees, Abderrahim Ghazali, who claims that the man was transferred to Morocco on June 4, after a 14-year incarceration (…)

• Spanish Police Bust International Fraud Ring: Over 1,000 Victims, €1 Million Stolen
  26 June 2019, by Kamal

  The Spanish police managed to dismantle a criminal network specialized in money laundering, fraud and scams. This was last Saturday, June 22. More than 1,000 fraud operations were carried out by the 35 members of the network.
  According to the daily Assabah, the members of this mafia were originally from Morocco, Spain, Nigeria, Guinea and Cameroon. The network managed to scam more than 200 Spanish citizens, as well as companies making gains exceeding one million euros.
  Several methods (…)

• Moroccan Man Hailed as Hero for Rescuing Woman from Assault in Spanish Street
  16 October 2022, by Prince

  A young Moroccan saved a woman of Colombian origin, assaulted by her partner on a public street, in a street in Cadiz, Spain.
  The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 12, near Avenida de Portugal and Avenida de San Severiano, reports Portal de Cadiz, stating that the victim, a Colombian national, was saved from the hands of her partner and aggressor by the young Moroccan, assisted by another passer-by and his dog.
  Arriving on the scene a few moments later, the national police (…)

• FRS Shipping Group Unveils New Brand Identity and Ship Designs
  17 January 2021, by Bladi.net

  The FRS group has initiated the renewal of its identity across all its subsidiaries while keeping its institutional colors (red and white), as well as the dolphin as a characteristic element. Its new ships will also be dressed in this new image during this year.
  The new ships, particularly those operating in northern Europe, already display the group’s new image. As for those operating the shuttle between Spain and Morocco, they should undergo this change this year.
  Ronny M. Moriana, (…)

• Spanish Sisters Stranded in Morocco for a Year Due to COVID Border Closures
  13 April 2021, by Prince

  Eva, 12, and her sister Farah, 6, are two Spanish girls blocked in Morocco with their mother, Randa Taabani, for a year since the borders were closed due to the Covid-19 health crisis. They cannot go to school.
  Eva, Farah and their mother are among the many Spaniards and/or Spanish residents blocked in Morocco. For a year, they have been waiting to be repatriated to Ceuta. Their father, Pedro González, has tried in vain to bring his family back to the country. He has not been able to get (…)

• Tragic Fall at Ibiza Hotel: Two Young Tourists Dead in Suspected Domestic Violence Incident
  4 June 2021, by Armel

  The occupants of the Platja d’Ibiza hotel witnessed a horrific scene on Thursday around 4:30 a.m. Two tourists fell from the balcony of the fourth floor. The victims would be a 26-year-old Moroccan and his 22-year-old Italian-Spanish girlfriend.
  The image of the hotel where the incident took place was broadcast in a loop on local television. The two young vacationers fell from the fourth floor of a hotel that has known such a tragedy in the past. The police who arrived at the scene (…)

• Families to Protest in Melilla, Demanding Justice for Spanish Youths Killed by Moroccan Navy
  28 July 2021, by Prince

  The families and relatives of Emin and Pilsy, the two young Spaniards killed on October 27, 2013 by the Moroccan Navy, plan to demonstrate on October 27 in front of the Melilla town hall to demand justice.
  For almost eight years now, the parents of the two victims have been demonstrating every October 27 to demand justice. "Morocco kills, Spain remains silent." This is the slogan that the parents and friends of Emin and Pilsy have never ceased to chant every year in the streets of (…)