
Spain Boosts LNG Imports Following Maghreb-Europe Pipeline Closure
Spain is importing more liquefied natural gas than natural gas since the closure of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline at the end of October.

Spain is importing more liquefied natural gas than natural gas since the closure of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline at the end of October.

The port of Huelva plans to launch a regular maritime line with Morocco in the first quarter of 2022, announced Pilar Miranda, the president of the port authority.

The Spanish national coach, Luis Enrique Martinez, welcomed the choice of Abdessamad Ezzalzouli , the Moroccan prodigy of FC Barcelona, "to play for Spain" after declining the offer from Morocco.

Nearly 12,600 Moroccan seasonal workers will work in the berry plantations in southern Spain, in Huelva, during the next agricultural season. The first arrivals are scheduled for this Wednesday, January 12.

The Spanish justice system has just ordered the restitution to Salh El Karib, the owner of a telestore in Ripoll that the perpetrators of the Barcelona attacks are said to have frequented, of the 15,000 euros and computers seized by the police during his arrest. The young man was released, without trial or conviction, after spending more than four years in prison.

After six months at the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the EU and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares has failed to resolve the crisis with Morocco. This is the finding made by the leader of the Popular Party, Valentina Martínez, who does not hide her "enormous disappointment".

Moroccans constitute the largest community of foreigners in Malaga, far ahead of Ukrainians and Chinese.

The Moroccan player of FC Barcelona, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli , who tested positive for Covid-19 last week, is now cured and ready to resume training.

The Civil Guard has seized, on a boat sailing near the coast of Tenerife, 1,640 kilos of Moroccan hashish, as well as the arrest of three men of Moroccan origin.

In December, Spain imported 69% of liquefied natural gas compared to 47% in 2020, an increase due to the closure by Algeria of the Maghreb-Europe pipeline passing through Morocco.

The former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Transition, and former government delegate to the Basque Country, Marcelino Oreja, believes that Spain, faithful to its principles and the values of the European Union, should not change its position on the Sahara.

At least 90,000 descendants of Sephardic Jews have become citizens of Portugal or Spain since 2015, after these countries adopted laws granting them the right to citizenship.