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• Morocco Invests $327 Million to Triple Tangier Airport Capacity for 2030 World Cup
  9 March, by Sylvanus

  The National Airports Office (ONDA) and the Ministries of the Interior, Habous and Islamic Affairs, Economy and Finance, Equipment and Water, and Transport and Logistics, are working on the Tanger Ibn Battouta airport extension project, in the perspective of the 2030 football World Cup that Morocco will co-host with Spain and Portugal.
  Morocco is mobilizing more than 3.27 billion dirhams for the Tanger Ibn Battouta Airport extension project. Its objectives can be summarized in two points: (…)

• Spanish-French Police Bust Morocco-to-France Drug Ring, Seize 247 Kilos of Marijuana
  7 March 2023, by Prince

  The Spanish police, in collaboration with the French national police, dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to drug trafficking from Morocco to France via Seville and Malaga in Spain. In total, seven people were arrested.
  The traffickers hid the drugs in legal goods transported in Moroccan trucks destined for France. But before that, the drugs are stored in "nurseries" set up in Seville and Malaga. In total, 247 kilos of marijuana buds, small quantities of hashish, nearly 40,000 (…)

• Families Protest Inaction on 2013 Melilla Deaths, Demand Justice for Slain Youths
  29 April 2023, by Prince

  The parents and close friends of Emin and Pisly, two young people from Melilla who were allegedly killed by agents of the Royal Moroccan Navy on October 27, 2013, demonstrated on April 27 to demand justice. They are desperate and lament that no action has been taken on this case since then.
  The families of Emin, 20, and Pisly, 24, gathered again to demand justice, 9 years and 6 months after the deaths of the two young people in 2013. The demonstration took place in front of the Municipal (…)

• Frontex Offers Spain Support for Moroccan Expat Border Crossings Amid Health Concerns
  8 July 2020, by Prince

  The executive director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, assured that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency is ready "to support the Spanish authorities in terms of health and security policy," at the request of the Spanish government.
  "Frontex maintains a close relationship with Morocco, which takes the covid-19 health crisis very seriously... We will make sure that we can operate in a safe environment," Leggeri said.
  He also indicated that bilateral agreements exist between Morocco (…)

• Child Marriage Survivor Fights to End Forced Unions in Spain
  26 May 2022, by Prince

  Hannan Serroukh, a Moroccan living in Barcelona, managed to escape a forced marriage in 1987 when she was only 14 years old. Since then, she has been fighting against this scourge that is plaguing Spanish society.
  Serroukh was the first woman to denounce an arranged marriage in Spain. Since her escape, she has dedicated herself to the fight against this scourge which is gaining ground due, according to her, to the "permissiveness" of the State with the Islamic communities. According to (…)

• Spanish Sheep Exporters Turn to Algeria After Morocco’s Eid Sacrifice Ban
  5 April, by Sylvanus

  King Mohammed VI’s call not to sacrifice sheep during Eid al-Adha has put Spanish breeders and exporters in difficulty. They are counting on selling their sheep in Algeria.
  Algeria, the alternative for Spanish exporters? In late February, King Mohammed VI had, in a message, invited Moroccans not to celebrate Eid al-Adha this year, due to the effects of the drought on the national herd. A royal call widely acclaimed on social media and welcomed by many Moroccans. Moroccan breeders, on the (…)

• Moroccan Resident Fined €1,800 for Disrespecting Border Guards in Ceuta
  24 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  A young Moroccan residing in Spain was fined 1,800 euros by the criminal court for having treated Civil Guard agents at the border with "a clear contempt".
  According to El Faro de Ceuta, which had access to the full

• Banned Pesticide Found in Moroccan Melons Imported to Spain, EU Alerted
  6 April 2024, by Prince

  After the batches of Moroccan strawberries contaminated with hepatitis A, the Spanish authorities have just issued a new health alert concerning a batch of melons from Morocco containing a high level of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide banned in the EU since 2019.
  The Spanish authorities informed the European Union on Friday of the entry into their market of a shipment of Moroccan melons containing residues of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide considered dangerous and banned in the EU.
  The alert was (…)

• Podemos Reaffirms Support for Western Sahara Independence at Party Assembly
  15 June 2021, by Prince

  Podemos has been publicly thanked by the Polisario Front and Sahrawi media for its support for the Sahrawi cause in the Ghali case. This was on the occasion of the party’s assembly held in Alcorcón (Madrid).
  "In the framework of the work of the 4th Extraordinary General Assembly of Podemos to turn the page after the sudden resignation of its leader, Pablo Iglesias, the representative of the Polisario Front in Spain, Abdulah Arabi, thanked the constant support of the purple party for (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested in Spain for Stabbing Roommates in La Rioja
  8 September 2022, by Prince

  The Civil Guard, in collaboration with the local police officers of Arnedo (La Rioja), arrested a 48-year-old Moroccan man accused of stabbing his two roommates.
  The Moroccan was arrested after the Civil Guard was alerted to a fight in a house located on Calle San Francisco de Asís in Arnedo. Upon arrival, the civil guards found a 51-year-old woman seriously injured on the balcony, with traces of blood on her body and clothes. Her 47-year-old brother, also injured, was taken care of, (…)