Morocco
EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement Set to Expire, Renewal Uncertain
The fisheries agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, which concerns European vessels including 92 Spanish ones, expires on July 17. Will it be renewed?
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Spain
Spain
Google Maps Sparks Controversy by Marking Ceuta and Melilla as Disputed Territories
Google Maps doubts the Spanish nature of Ceuta and Melilla . On the satellite images of the global giant, the border between Spain and Morocco is drawn in dotted lines, as if the two countries were disputing the sovereignty of the two autonomous cities.
Spain
Moroccan Man Rescued After 25-Meter Fall in La Coruña, Spain
A man of Moroccan origin, who fell into a rocky area of La Coruña, in northern Spain, was rescued on Sunday by firefighters, the local police and the city’s health services.
Morocco
Spanish Auto Parts Giant Antolin Expands Operations in Morocco, Citing Economic Growth
The Spanish automotive components manufacturer, Antolin, wants to strengthen its presence in Morocco where it has already opened a factory in Tangier that employs 360 people.
Morocco
France Tops List of Countries Sending Judicial Requests to Morocco in 2022
According to sources from the public prosecutor’s office, the Moroccan judicial authorities received 288 international letters rogatory in 2022, of which just over 80 came from France.
Morocco
Ryanair Faces Backlash for Charging Extra Fees on Traditional Pastries as 'Baggage'
Very fond of Moroccan pastries when they leave the kingdom, Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) could be charged for these delicacies as "additional baggage" by the Ryanair airline.
Spain
Spanish Judge Seeks to Question Imprisoned Moroccan Jihadist in France Over ISIS Roles
Judge of the Audiencia Nacional, Santiago Pedraz, is asking France for authorization to question Loubna Fares, a Spanish woman of Moroccan origin married to a jihadist and arrested in 2019, as part of the investigation against the two Spanish women repatriated from a Syrian camp in January.
Spain
Morocco Expels Spanish Human Rights Lawyers from Western Sahara
The Moroccan authorities have expelled from the Sahara Lola Travieso and Inés Miranda, two Spanish lawyers who went to Laâyoune from the Canary Islands on a mission to observe and verify the respect of human rights of the Sahrawi population.
Spain
Morocco and Spain Negotiate Legal Framework for Repatriation of Unaccompanied Minors from Ceuta
Morocco and Spain are studying the ways and means to ensure the repatriation, with "all legal guarantees", of the some 137 unaccompanied Moroccan minors still staying in the reception centers of Ceuta.
Spain
Elderly Moroccan Man Stranded in Ceuta, Desperate to Return Home
A Moroccan man about 90 years old has been wandering the streets of Ceuta since May 25, in the hope of crossing the border to return to Morocco. Probably mentally ill, his situation does not seem to concern the authorities of the city or even on the Moroccan side.
Spain
Moroccan Grandparents Fight for Custody of Grandson After Daughter's Murder in Spain
It has already been seven months since the parents of Imane Saadaoui , the young Moroccan woman killed by her husband in Valencia, have been waiting to obtain custody of their grandson, placed in a minor center after the death of his mother in November.
Spain
Spain Rebukes Morocco's Claim on Ceuta and Melilla in Diplomatic Spat
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic note to the Rabat embassy in Madrid to reproach Morocco for stating in a letter to the European Commission that Sebta and Melilla are "Moroccan" cities.