In Madrid, Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, and his Spanish counterpart discussed, this Friday, November 11, 2022, the follow-up to the implementation of the roadmap and the upcoming holding of the High-Level Meeting between the two countries.
The date of Tuesday, November 8 will be etched in the memory of Chadi Riad who played his first minutes with the first team of FC Barcelona during the match against Osasuna. Coach Xavi Hernandez called on the defender of Moroccan origin to make up for the absences of the injured starting defenders.
Ciudadanos MEP Jordi Cañas has again filed a complaint with the European Commission against Morocco, which continues, he says, to suffocate Ceuta and Melilla by prohibiting the entry of goods from the two cities into its territory.
Traditionally used for the transport of passengers, cars and vans, the maritime line between the ports of Motril and Al Hoceima will also serve for the transport of goods by roll-on/roll-off trucks.
Around 2,000 sub-Saharan migrants tried to enter Melilla from Morocco on June 24. At least 23 of them lost their lives in this assault, according to official sources. More than four months later, the light has still not been shed on this drama.
The Spanish National Court examined on Tuesday the case of Imam Yahyia Benaouda , head of the Islamic community of Talayuela (Extremadura), who appealed the expulsion decision taken against him on October 26 for Salafism.
The Barcelona court is trying on Tuesday a Twitter user accused of posting a false video attributing the paternity of an assault that had actually occurred in China to a Moroccan minor. The prosecution is seeking a two-year prison sentence and a fine of 6,480 euros against him.
In Spain, 25% of young people aged 15-29 have racist behaviors towards Moroccans, Sub-Saharans and Roma. This is revealed by a study by the Fad Foundation for Youth.
The closure of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco due to the health crisis has reignited the debate on the opportunity to integrate the two cities into the EU customs union.
Spanish deputies were in Melilla on Monday to investigate the tragedy of June 24 in which at least 23 sub-Saharan migrants died. Based on the information gathered, they confirm that several of the migrants died on the Spanish side of the border.
The Mossos d’Esquadra are looking for three men of Moroccan origin who violently assaulted a police officer on vacation on Sunday in Castelldefels (Barcelona) as he tried to intervene in a dispute between a taxi driver and a young woman.
Moroccan athlete Mohamed Lansi achieved a double feat last weekend in Jaén (Spain) by successively winning a half marathon and a cross-country race on the same day. For these two victories, he only wins 500 euros and a few liters of olive oil.