Spain Seeks to Mend Ties with Algeria Amid Energy Concerns
6 February 2023
Spain is working, discreetly, to restore its relations with Algeria, strained since April after Pedro Sanchez’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara.
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Moroccan Seasonal Workers Arrive in Spain for Expanded Strawberry Harvest
6 February 2023
A first wave of Moroccan seasonal workers have arrived in Huelva, Spain to participate in the strawberry and berry picking season. An increase of 5,000 more people than (…)
Spanish Foreign Minister: King Mohammed VI’s Absence from Spain-Morocco Summit Not Unusual
6 February 2023
The absence of King Mohammed VI at the High-Level Meeting between Spain and Morocco held on February 1 and 2 in Rabat is not surprising for José Manuel Albares, Spanish (…)
Spain’s Navantia Nears Completion of Advanced Patrol Vessel for Moroccan Navy
6 February 2023
The Spanish company Navantia continues the construction of a state-of-the-art patrol vessel for Morocco. The Avante 1800, whose development began more than a year ago, could (…)
Moroccan Trucker Caught in Spain with $100,000 in Stolen Electronics Bound for Morocco
5 February 2023
The Civil Guard of Huétor Tájar (Granada) arrested a 38-year-old Moroccan truck driver in possession of a large number of tablets, laptops and other stolen devices worth more (…)
Morocco and Spain Agree to Avoid Unilateral Actions on Maritime Borders
5 February 2023
At the end of the high-level meeting held on February 1 and 2 in Rabat, Spain and Morocco agreed to avoid taking new unilateral actions on sovereignty issues such as the (…)
Barcelona Offers Hotel Stay to Homeless Cancer Patient, Seeks Permanent Housing
5 February 2023
Informed of the situation of Yassine El Yakoubi, suffering from colon cancer and homeless for months, the Barcelona City Council has decided to take care of his accommodation (…)
Moroccan Migrants Left Homeless as Almeria Shantytown Cleared After Fires
4 February 2023
The repeated fires that have occurred in recent years in the shantytowns in Almeria where many Moroccans reside have accelerated the process of clearing these areas, leading (…)
Former Spanish PM Aznar: Morocco ’Humiliated’ Spain During Sánchez Visit
4 February 2023
The former President of the Spanish Government, José María Aznar, deplored on Thursday in Seville the fact that Mohammed VI did not receive Pedro Sanchez upon his arrival in (…)
Homeless Cancer Patient Finds Refuge in Barcelona Church Amid Treatment
4 February 2023
Yassine El Yakoubi, a 37-year-old Moroccan with colon cancer, is a homeless person cared for at the Santa Anna church in Barcelona for months, waiting to get a place in a shelter.