While Moroccans have mixed feelings about the 2030 World Cup being organized by Morocco along with Spain and Portugal, Ali Ghanbouri, President of the Center for Economic and Social Foresight, highlights the advantages of hosting this major football event.
Some 500 laptops stolen from the Santa Coloma de Gramenet high school in Catalonia would have been located in Morocco where they were sold at half price.
The project to build a tunnel connecting Morocco and Spain under the Strait of Gibraltar is starting to take shape. It should ultimately facilitate the movement of people and goods between Africa and Europe.
The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid has sentenced an unemployed person to pay a fine of 8,500 euros to the Public Employment Service (SEPE) for having unduly received his unemployment benefit in 2019, the year in which he had made four trips to Morocco, without informing the institution in advance.
A political leader believes that Spain must strengthen its defense against threats such as Morocco, which claims the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, as well as Spanish islands and rocks.
55% of Spaniards consider Morocco to be one of the main threats to their country. This is the result of a survey conducted by the Elcano Royal Institute.
On April 16, 2024, the Spanish authorities revoked the nationality of "Pablo Jesús", a Moroccan born in Bni Hadifa (Morocco) and residing in Sabadell (Barcelona), nearly a year and a half after it had been granted to him.
The Spanish police arrested a woman wanted by Belgium, as she was about to cross the border between Ceuta and Morocco, accompanied by her two minor children who were the subject of a protection measure.
The Spanish anti-drug police (UDYCO) seized 15.36 tons of Moroccan hashish, hidden in watermelons and plastic potatoes, in the port of Almeria. In total, eight people were arrested, including five in Almeria and three in Torremolinos.
Drug traffickers like the "Messi of hashish", Jesús Pantoja or "El Yeyo" continue to carry out their trafficking in Spain from Morocco or Dubai. Their new discovery to make their business more profitable, the creation of narco-cooperatives.
Fouzi Lekjaa, comments on Lamine Yamal’s choice to play for Spain instead of Morocco. The President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) expresses his "regret" at not seeing the Barça prodigy defend the colors of the kingdom.
The General Council of Dentists of Spain warns against offers of dental care in Morocco. Behind the safety arguments are also economic concerns in the face of increased competition.