Morocco Challenges Spanish Control of Ceuta and Melilla in UN Letter
13 October 2022
In a letter addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Morocco reiterates its claims on Ceuta and Melilla.
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Spanish Police Arrest Four in Melilla for Exploiting Undocumented Moroccan Teen
13 October 2022
The Spanish police have arrested four people in Melilla for labor exploitation of an irregular Moroccan girl in Spain. The young girl was forced to do domestic chores for (…)
Spain Urges Algeria to Maintain Gas Pipeline Amid Diplomatic Tensions
12 October 2022
Spain hopes for the reactivation of the Maghreb Europe gas pipeline (GME) suspended by Algeria for a year, due to diplomatic tensions with Morocco.
Spanish Cancer Patient in Moroccan Prison Awaits Urgent Transfer Home
12 October 2022
The Spanish Ministry of Justice has initiated procedures for the "urgent" repatriation to Spain of a truck driver from Seville, suffering from cancer and serving a one-year (…)
RTVE Declines to Send Journalists to Fisahara Film Festival in Tindouf Camps
12 October 2022
Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) will not send reporters to the Fisahara film festival being held this week in the Tindouf camps (Algeria), the channel’s management has announced.
Drug Traffickers Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Spanish Military Officer in Ceuta
12 October 2022
The military Driss Amar Mohamed, 39, was coldly shot dead on Monday in the El Principe neighborhood of Ceuta. Three hooded men, drug traffickers, shot him while he was in his (…)
Morocco Secures €95 Million Loan from Spain for Naval Patrol Vessel Construction
11 October 2022
The Moroccan government has just signed a loan agreement for an amount of 95 million euros with the Spanish bank Santander to finance the construction of a patrol vessel by the (…)
Foreign Real Estate Purchases in Spain Surge, Moroccans Lead Buyers
11 October 2022
The purchase and sale of housing in Spain by foreigners, including Moroccans, increased by 52.7% in one year, reaching 72,987 transactions. During the first half of this year, (…)
Spanish Police Bust Major Moroccan Hashish Ring, Seize 376 Kilos of Drugs
10 October 2022
The Spanish police have dismantled a major hashish trafficking network from Morocco, based on the coasts of Cadiz and Malaga, with ramifications in other Spanish communities. (…)
Health Alert: Histamine Found in Moroccan Sardines Sold Across Spain
10 October 2022
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has issued an alert regarding the presence of histamine in a batch of smoked sardines in sunflower oil of Moroccan (…)