Spain

Spanish Royal Relative Hosts Lavish 3-Day Wedding in Marrakech

9 October 2021

Alfonso Galobart, a distant relative of the Spanish royal family, and his fiancée, Patricia Fabré, have chosen the city of Marrakech to tie the knot. Nearly 300 guests from all (…)

Outgoing Moroccan PM’s Airport Expansion Decree Expropriates Land from Rif Resistance Hero’s Family

9 October 2021

Before the transfer of power between Saâdeddine El Othmani and his successor Aziz Akhannouch, the outgoing Prime Minister had signed a decree of expropriation for public (…)

Morocco Delays Reopening of Sebta Border Despite Spanish Preparations

9 October 2021

While Spain is preparing to reopen the Sebta border on October 10, the Moroccan authorities have not set a date for the moment. The population is impatient, while the local (…)

Spain’s Ex-Foreign Minister: Polisario Leader’s Entry Kept ’Discreet’ to Avoid Moroccan Backlash

9 October 2021

The former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, declared during her appearance before the judge that the entry into Spain last April of the leader of the (…)

Spanish Opposition Slams Government Poll on Ceuta and Melilla’s National Status

8 October 2021

In Spain, the Popular Party (PP) has lambasted a poll on the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, carried out by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS). It is demanding (…)

Spain’s Popular Party Criticizes Sánchez Over Polisario Leader’s Entry, Backing Morocco Amid Diplomatic Crisis

7 October 2021

The Popular Party (PP) has chosen to constantly attack Sánchez’s government and support Morocco in the crisis that has opened between the two countries after the entry onto (…)

Spanish Police Bust Major Moroccan Hashish Smuggling Ring in Multi-Province Raid

7 October 2021

The Civil Guard has launched a large-scale operation to dismantle a Moroccan hashish trafficking network called "operation Limoneros". In this context, 400 agents were deployed (…)

Melilla Business Group Seeks to Limit Moroccan Citizenship in Spanish Enclave

6 October 2021

The Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Melilla (CEME-CEOE) has requested on Tuesday a legislative reform to prevent Moroccans born in the autonomous city or who have already (…)

Major Money Laundering Network Linked to Cannabis Trade Dismantled in France

6 October 2021

The police of the Central Office for the Repression of Major Financial Delinquency (OCRGDF) dismantled a vast money laundering network between France and Morocco, via Spain. At (…)

Algeria Halts Gas Pipeline to Spain, Morocco Prepared for Impact

5 October 2021

Spain is in difficulty following the Algerian decision not to renew the contract on the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline crossing Morocco. The latter has already anticipated all (…)