Melilla Leader Optimistic for Border Reopening, Renewed Morocco Relations in 2022
26 December 2021
The President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, hopes for the reopening of the border and a resumption of relations with Morocco as early as next year.
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Four Moroccan Suspects Arrested in Barcelona Murder Investigation
26 December 2021
The Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested four Moroccans, suspected of being the perpetrators of a murder that occurred in Navarcles (Barcelona) on October 3.
Morocco Launches Industrial Zone in Fnideq to Boost Economy After Ceuta Border Closure
25 December 2021
The local authorities of the city of Fnideq, in northern Morocco, have just announced the start of the construction work of the Haidara industrial zone, and this after the (…)
Car Rental CEO Surprises Employees with €1 Million Bonus Payout in Majorca
25 December 2021
A very nice gift from a Moroccan business owner based in Majorca, Spain. Othman Ktiri, the head of a car rental agency, has just offered all his employees an average bonus of (…)
Spanish Federation Pressures Dual-Nationality Player Abde to Reject Morocco Call-Up
25 December 2021
The Spanish football federation is putting pressure on the Moroccan-Spanish player Abdessamad Ezzalzouli to prevent him from joining the Moroccan team. The Barcelona player has (…)
Moroccan Court Sentences Pro-Polisario Activist to 2 Years for State Security Threats
25 December 2021
Expelled from Spain last November, Fayçal al-Bahloul, better known as "Boukhnouna", has just been sentenced by the Ain Sbaâ correctional court to a two-year prison sentence and (…)
Moroccan Authorities Thwart Mass Migration Attempt into Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
25 December 2021
The Moroccan authorities prevented, very early this Saturday morning, a massive influx of migrants into Ceuta, following a rumor of border opening circulated by a video posted (…)
Morocco’s Fruit and Vegetable Exports to Spain Surge, Dominating Non-EU Imports
24 December 2021
Moroccan exports of fruits and vegetables to Spain reached 608 million euros in the first nine months of 2021, or a quarter of Spanish imports.
Spain Bolsters Military with €310 Million Airbus Helicopter Deal Amid Morocco Tensions
24 December 2021
Spain has ordered 36 new helicopters from the European manufacturer Airbus. Enough to strengthen its armament in a context marked by tensions between Rabat and Madrid.
Moroccan Youth Flee to Spanish Enclave, Citing Mandatory Military Service
23 December 2021
14 young Moroccans, aged 17 to 20, managed to enter Melilla on Wednesday to avoid, they claim, performing the military service now compulsory in Morocco.