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• Moroccan Crossdresser Seeks Asylum in Spain After Public Persecution
  13 February 2019, by Amine

  Interviewed by the newspaper El Confidencial, Chafiq Lafrid, whose case had made headlines a few weeks ago, said he wanted to settle in Spain to be able to enjoy freedom there.
  For El Confidencial, Chafiq Lafrid would be the most hated transvestite in Morocco. Since some police elements revealed his identity when he was arrested following a traffic accident, wearing women’s clothes, the latter says he is persecuted and can no longer even go out to eat. "My life has become a disaster, a (…)

• Ex-Ceuta Star Nayim: "Morocco Offered More International Opportunities"
  5 November 2022, by Prince

  Mohamed Alí Amar, a former footballer from Ceuta better known as Nayim, said he would have liked to play for Morocco if the rules had allowed it.
  The question of whether a footballer from Ceuta can play for Morocco has been debated during the last legislature in Ceuta. The case of Anouar Tuhami, a footballer born and raised in the autonomous city, but who chose to defend the colors of Morocco, has rekindled the debate on this issue.
  For Nayim, author of a mythical goal with Real (…)

• Strait of Gibraltar Tunnel Project Advances: Spain and Morocco Opt for Underwater Link
  13 April, by Prince

  Why a tunnel rather than a bridge under the strait to connect Spain and Morocco? The tunnel option was chosen due to its lower cost and minimal environmental impact.
  Spain and Morocco are working on the construction of the tunnel under the strait before the 2030 World Cup, which they are jointly organizing with Portugal. For now, the project is still in the study phase. When it was first mentioned forty years ago, several options were proposed for the project to build a fixed link between (…)

• Moroccan Worker Alleges Assault, Labor Exploitation by Spanish Employer
  24 August 2022, by Prince

  A Moroccan has filed a complaint against his employer who allegedly assaulted him in La Carlota, in the Cordoba region. He also accuses him of a crime against workers’ rights for not having respected his commitment to sign him an employment contract to allow him to regularize his situation in Spain.
  In his complaint, the Moroccan denounced his employer who allegedly assaulted him after he asked him to keep his promise to sign him an employment contract in order to regularize his situation (…)

• Spanish Police Seize 140 Kilos of Hashish at Tarifa Port, Arrest 3 Moroccan Suspects
  26 August 2022, by Prince

  Spanish National Police and Frontex agents arrested three Moroccans at the port of Tarifa in possession of nearly 140 kilos of hashish hidden in the trunk of a car. They were trying to smuggle the drugs into Spain from Tangier.
  The suspects, coming from Morocco, were apprehended at one of the border controls at the port of Tarifa. They were transporting 186 bales of hashish weighing nearly 140 kilos, hidden in the trunk of their vehicle. The agents discovered the drugs after a thorough (…)

• Moroccan Driver Mehdi Bennani Clinches 2020 TCR Europe Championship
  10 November 2020, by Ginette

  The 2020 TCR final took place on the permanent Jarama circuit in Spain. It is the Moroccan Mehdi Bennani who comes out on top with a total of 285 points.
  This victory of the Moroccan driver is the result of hard work and intense preparation. Mehdi Bennani was at the wheel of an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, and was able to overcome the obstacles up to the first place. Everything was played out in the second race where he took advantage of the retirement of the German Mike Halder to win.
  Mehdi (…)

• Spanish Shipbuilder Navantia Seeks Moroccan Contracts Amid Industry Challenges
  4 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Under the pressure of strong competition, particularly Russian, which is gradually sounding its decline, the Spanish shipbuilder, Navantia, is setting its sights on Morocco in order to obtain orders.
  Nothing is going well for Navantia. The Spanish shipbuilder has seen its order book decline in recent years. As a direct consequence of this situation, hundreds of Navantia jobs are threatened in the factories of San Fernando in Cadiz (Andalusia) and Ferrol in La Coruña (Galicia), two sites (…)

• Far-Right Spanish Party Vox Proposes Visa Ban for North African Immigrants
  29 November 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Spanish far-right political party Vox proposes the suspension of entry visas to Europe for Algerians, Mauritanians and Moroccans. This proposal will be the subject of debate in the Congress of Deputies.
  This proposal was registered in the Congress of Deputies on November 27, 2020. Vox proposes the suspension of the issuance or granting of entry visas to Europe for all nationals of countries of origin of irregular and clandestine immigration such as Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania (…)

• PSG Star Achraf Hakimi’s Marriage in Crisis Amid Rape Allegations
  5 March 2023, by Prince

  Hiba Abouk could end her relationship with Achraf Hakimi, accused of rape and indicted on Friday. Rumors of a separation of the couple have become persistent since the outbreak of this case last Monday.
  The couple officially announced their relationship in 2018 and got married in 2020 after having their first son, Amin. The second child, Naim, was born in February of last year. The rumor of a crisis in the couple had circulated at the beginning of the year, but Hiba Abouk had denied the (…)

• Princess Leonor’s Arabic ’Love’ Necklace Sparks Intrigue at Graduation Ceremony
  24 May 2023, by Prince

  Princess Leonor of Spain wore her necklace with an Arabic pendant again, sparking the curiosity of Internet users. It was last weekend on the occasion of the ceremony to receive her diploma at the UWC Atlantic College.
  This is not the first time the young heir to the Spanish throne has worn this necklace with the Arabic word "alhob" (love in French) as a pendant. Princess Leonor, 17, had already worn it last summer during the royal family’s trip to the Carthusian monastery of Valldemossa (…)