Spain
Spectacular Fireball Streaks Across Moroccan Sky at 83,000 km/h, Captured on Video
An "impressive fireball" flew over the Moroccan sky on Saturday, the Calar Alto observatory in Gérgal (Almería) announced on Sunday.
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Spain
Spain Lawmakers Probe Gas Supply Contingency Plans Amid Algeria Concerns
Will Spain be able to cope with a disruption in gas supply from Algeria? This is what the deputies of the Congress want to know, and they have addressed a series of questions to the government on this subject.
Spain
Spain Bolsters Military Presence on Disputed Islands Near Moroccan Coast
The Spanish military authorities have visited the enclaves of Vélez de la Gomera (Badis), Al Hoceima and the Chafarinas Islands (Zaffarines), announcing a series of reforms aimed at improving the presence of the military in these areas as well as their living and working conditions.
Spain
Morocco to Repatriate Citizens Stranded Abroad After Omicron Border Closure
Moroccans stranded in France, Spain, Turkey and Mauritania, after the government’s decision to close its airspace, will be repatriated on December 7.
Spain
Moroccan Woman Reunites with Spanish Medical Team 17 Years After Life-Saving Heart Surgery
Imane, a young Moroccan who suffered from Tetralogy of Fallot, had been operated on in 2006 in a hospital in Valencia thanks to the NGO ADRA. She was only two and a half years old. Today, seventeen years later, she meets those who saved her life.
Spain
Spain Alarmed as Morocco-Israel Defense Pact Threatens Regional Power Balance
The Spanish intelligence service warns against the rapprochement between Morocco and Israel. They have recently signed an agreement for the construction of a military base near the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
Spain
Spain Pledges Support for New UN Envoy on Western Sahara Mission
The new UN envoy for the Sahara, Staffan De Mistura, can count on Spain for the success of his mission. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, reiterated this on Friday in Rome, during a meeting.
Spain
Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Suspect Linked to ISIS Recruitment Network
The Spanish police announced the arrest of a Moroccan suspected of having links with the terrorist group Daesh and living in northeastern Spain.
Spain
Stranded Tourist Slams Ryanair's Response to Morocco-Spain Flight Suspension
Following the Moroccan decision to suspend all air links for 15 days starting Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m., many passengers found themselves stranded in Morocco. Among them, a Spanish tourist who accuses Ryanair of having treated the passengers like dogs.
Belgium
Defense Seeks Acquittal in Morocco-Belgium Drug Trafficking Case
M.J., suspected of belonging to a criminal organization active in drug trafficking between Morocco, Spain and Belgium, faces 10 years in prison. His lawyers pleaded for his acquittal on Friday before the Brussels Criminal Court.
Spain
Spain Urged to Mend Ties with Morocco to Avert Economic and Diplomatic Fallout
Former Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Garcia Margallo said that "relations with Morocco must be repaired quickly to avoid damage".
Spain
Spanish Pilot Arrested After Drug-Smuggling Plane Crashes Near Tangier
The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie arrested a Spanish national who attempted an emergency landing southeast of Tangier on November 30. The plane was transporting drugs and collided with a truck.