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• Moroccan Fisherman Survives 8-Day Swim to Canary Islands with Truck Tire
  29 January, by Said

  Ayoub, a young Moroccan, tried to reach the Canary Islands by swimming from Tarfaya, in southern Morocco, with only a truck tire, flippers and some provisions as equipment. Leaving with his friend Mohcine, he spent eight days at sea in extreme conditions.
  On January 7, 2024, Ayoub was rescued alone, exhausted, 16 kilometers southeast of Fuerteventura. His story, as incredible as it may seem, is confirmed by the videos found on his mobile phone.
  Ayoub, a fisherman in Dakhla, had seen his (…)

• Moroccan Mother of Three Killed in Domestic Violence Case Shocks Spanish Town
  3 May 2022, by Prince

  Ouardia, a 43-year-old Moroccan woman, was killed on Monday by her 38-year-old husband, who then turned himself in to the Civil Guard to confess his crime. The news of her death has caused emotion in Spain, as the victim left behind three minor children aged 5, 4 and 2 years old.
  "The lives of three children have changed in a second, they find themselves without a mother’s love... We will always carry you in our hearts. We cry with sadness, helplessness and injustice," the Gloria Fuertes (…)

• Spanish Intelligence Reports Moroccan Hackers Targeted Government Websites Amid Diplomatic Tensions
  28 May 2022, by Prince

  The National Intelligence Center (CNI - Spain) revealed in a report that a group of Moroccan hackers infected Spanish websites, just days after the Ghali affair broke out in April 2021.
  These cyber attacks took place on May 22, 2021, according to the CNI report accessed by El Español. That day, two websites were hacked and displayed the English message "Free Morocco", accompanied by a map of the Strait of Gibraltar with the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla marked in red.
  According (…)

• Moroccan Drug Traffickers Employ Migrant ’Sherpas’ to Smuggle Hashish into Spain
  21 August 2022, by Prince

  Drug trafficking networks are showing ingenuity to continue to transport hashish from Morocco to Spain without risking getting caught. Their new find, having the drug unloaded by Moroccan migrants who make the journey on foot across fields and mountains.
  The Sherpas or "black feet" mingle with migrants arriving from Morocco on the coast of Cadiz in makeshift boats in search of a better future. But their real goal is to cross the strait to introduce hashish into the area between Algeciras (…)

• Historic Treaty of Tetouan: Spain and Morocco’s 163-Year-Old Peace Agreement
  26 April 2023, by Prince

  On April 26, 1860, Spain and Morocco signed the Treaty of Tetouan or Wad-Ras, marking the end of the conflict between the two countries.
  In response to the many and frequent attacks on the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, the Spanish government demanded in 1859 that the Sultan of Morocco, Muhammad ibn’Abd al Rahman, punish the perpetrators. Faced with Morocco’s inaction, O’Donnell, then President of the Spanish government, proposed to the Congress of Deputies to declare war on Morocco with (…)

• Drug Cartels Deploy Drones in High-Tech Smuggling Battle Across Gibraltar Strait
  26 April 2023, by Prince

  Criminals and the Spanish security forces use drones, but with diametrically opposed objectives. Drug traffickers use these devices to smuggle Moroccan hashish across the Strait of Gibraltar, while the Spanish authorities are trying to put an end to this illegal traffic by also using this technology.
  The criminal organizations dedicated to the Moroccan hashish traffic in the Strait of Gibraltar have managed to introduce thousands of tons of drugs into Spain from Morocco using speedboats, (…)

• Morocco Seeks Spanish Aid to Train Health and Tourism Workers, Offers Migration Control
  3 January 2019, by Said

  Morocco has just asked Spain to help train Moroccan students and workers in the fields of health and tourism.
  The kingdom promises in return to better fight against illegal immigration from its territory, reports the newspaper El Pais, which recalls that last year 58,000 migrants arrived on the Spanish coasts, the majority of whom were Moroccan nationals.
  According to the newspaper, the Moroccan authorities want to train workers in key sectors such as tourism and health and are also (…)

• Far-Right Vox Party Demands Mass Deportation in Spanish Regional Deal
  9 January 2019, by Said

  52,000 expulsions. This is the number of illegal migrants that the far-right party Vox demands to be expelled in order to accept a political alliance in Andalusia.
  In total, 18 conditions have just been transmitted to the Popular Party (PP - right) with a view to initiating negotiations for an investiture at the head of the Spanish region. Among them, the expulsion of 52,000 illegal immigrants, including many Moroccans.
  Vox also intends to put an end to "health tourism" by eliminating (…)

• Moroccan Kickboxing Champion’s Body Repatriated After Fatal Sea Crossing to Spain
  10 January 2019, by Said

  His body was finally buried in his hometown of Salé. This is Ayoub Mabrouk, a young Moroccan with a promising future who had taken the risk of illegally reaching Spain.
  His remains had been found by Guardia Civil agents last November on one of the beaches in Cadiz, in southern Spain. His photo had been recognized by his relatives and DNA tests had finally confirmed his identity.
  Triple Moroccan kick-boxing champion and a big fan of Badr Hari, Ayoub Mabrouk was buried yesterday, (…)

• Kayak Migrants Rescued in Strait of Gibraltar by Spanish Maritime Services
  19 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Spanish maritime rescue teams have rescued two migrants from the Maghreb. They were trying to reach the Spanish coast by kayak in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar.
  The call received at 6:20 a.m., reporting the presence of a boat in the Strait, was the trigger for the rescue operation, the EFE agency indicates.
  Subsequently, an emergency system was put in place. The Spanish rescue ship Salvamar Atria and an Italian border police patrol vessel participated in the operation.
  It (…)