The attempted entry of some 2,500 migrants, mostly of sub-Saharan origin, into Melilla on Wednesday, March 2, is viewed unfavorably by the Spanish authorities. Some political leaders see the passivity of Morocco and the pressure exerted by the Moroccan government.
Spanish imports of tomatoes from Morocco have increased from around 18 million kilos in 2014 to 80 million kilos in 2021, an increase of 348%.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is facing criticism from some Spanish politicians and media after his meeting with Polisario leader Brahim Ghali during the EU-AU summit. They accuse him of bogging down Rabat and Madrid in the diplomatic crisis.
The Vox party has tabled a bill in Congress asking the government to take the necessary measures to proceed with the delineation of the borders in Ceuta and Melilla in order to properly delimit the Spanish territorial waters in these areas near Morocco.
Moroccan actress Mina El Hammani became famous in Spain at the age of 24, after years of effort and sacrifice, two values instilled in her by her parents. She denounces hate speech towards immigrants, of which she continues to be a victim.
Italian agent Mino Raiola exchanged on Friday with the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, to study the possibility of the transfer, in the next transfer window, of Noussair Mazraoui who has already announced his departure from Ajax.
Khaoula Elhaiba, the 14-year-old Moroccan girl killed in Alcala La Real (Jaen) on February 15, was buried on Saturday in Beni Ayat, Morocco. Hundreds of people attended the funeral.
The Municipal Transport Company (EMT) of Malaga has offered three vouchers of thirty trips each to Bouchra Harrachi, the mother of little Ayoub, the Moroccan boy of two and a half years old suffering from a rare disease since birth and who is receiving treatment in Malaga, pending a kidney transplant operation.
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya , reaffirmed on Thursday that the entry into Spain of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, was a "political" decision justified by Spain’s legendary "humanitarian tradition".
The Saragossa court has sentenced the Moroccan Mohammed AD and his wife, Hedangeline AL, of Venezuelan origin, to 34 years in prison for the murder of a businessman from Getxo (Basque Country), buried alive in Pedrola (Saragossa) in 2019.
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has just extended for one month, until March 30, 2022, the closure of the border with Morocco due to the health crisis.
Over the past nine months, more than 2,500 Moroccans have applied for asylum in Spain. 360 have been deported while nearly 10,000 others have "voluntarily" returned to their country, according to Spanish authorities.