
Morocco Nears $280 Million Deal for Spanish Warships, Boosting Naval Capabilities
Negotiations are continuing between Morocco and Spain for the acquisition of two military ships, of the Avante type, with the Spanish shipbuilding company, Navantia.

Negotiations are continuing between Morocco and Spain for the acquisition of two military ships, of the Avante type, with the Spanish shipbuilding company, Navantia.

The Spanish police arrested two Moroccan women last Tuesday for trying to smuggle a 3-year-old Syrian child into Melilla, via the border post.

Producers and exporters of strawberries and berries in the province of Huelva in Spain have taken the floor to denounce the "illogical and abnormal" competition they are suffering from Morocco. Gathered within an association called Freshuelva, they are calling for stricter control over fruit coming from the Kingdom.

Seven Moroccans were arrested in the Canary Islands for their alleged involvement in a document forgery case.

Moroccan seasonal workers have already arrived in Huelva, southern Spain, thanks to the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANAPEC) to pick berries.

A Moroccan national, accused of participating in "crimes of indoctrination and apology for terrorism", was arrested in Reus by the Spanish police. According to the Spanish authorities, the defendant is a great orator of the "jihadist doctrine and the ideas of Daesh".

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Wednesday the opening of an investigation after the racist insults directed at Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams last weekend during a Spanish championship match.

The delimitation of Morocco’s territorial waters with Spain and Mauritania continues to provoke reactions. The Spanish party, Podemos, rejects "Morocco’s expansionist policy".

For having threatened to burn all the workers of a migrant aid center in Valencia, Spain , a young Moroccan was arrested by the national police last Friday.

At the age of 15, Yassine, a young Moroccan, who left his home in 2015, now recounts his journey, from Morocco to Spain where he is studying electricity, hoping to ensure a professional future.

Activity at the port of Algeciras, in Spain, continues to grow. It handled 110 million tons of goods in 2019, awaiting the train that connects it to the rest of Europe. Moreover, it sees the competition from the large port of Tanger Med 2 developing on the Moroccan coast.

The head of Spanish diplomacy, Arancha Gonzàlez Laya, stated that Morocco has the right to delimit its maritime space.