Morocco to Repatriate Citizens Stranded Abroad After Omicron Border Closure
5 December 2021
Moroccans stranded in France, Spain, Turkey and Mauritania, after the government’s decision to close its airspace, will be repatriated on December 7.
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Moroccan Woman Reunites with Spanish Medical Team 17 Years After Life-Saving Heart Surgery
5 December 2021
Imane, a young Moroccan who suffered from Tetralogy of Fallot, had been operated on in 2006 in a hospital in Valencia thanks to the NGO ADRA. She was only two and a half years (…)
Reuters Names Photo of Weeping Moroccan Teen Migrant Among Best of 2021
5 December 2021
The Reuters agency has selected Achraf’s photo among the best photos of this year 2021. The Moroccan minor who arrived in May in Ceuta on a makeshift raft made with plastic (…)
Ceuta Hires Darija Interpreters to Aid Repatriation of Moroccan Minors
5 December 2021
The government of Ceuta will recruit nine interpreters to assist it during individual interviews with the more than 400 minors who remain in the city with a view to their (…)
Spain Alarmed as Morocco-Israel Defense Pact Threatens Regional Power Balance
5 December 2021
The Spanish intelligence service warns against the rapprochement between Morocco and Israel. They have recently signed an agreement for the construction of a military base near (…)
Spain Pledges Support for New UN Envoy on Western Sahara Mission
5 December 2021
The new UN envoy for the Sahara, Staffan De Mistura, can count on Spain for the success of his mission. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, reiterated (…)
Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Suspect Linked to ISIS Recruitment Network
5 December 2021
The Spanish police announced the arrest of a Moroccan suspected of having links with the terrorist group Daesh and living in northeastern Spain.
Stranded Tourist Slams Ryanair’s Response to Morocco-Spain Flight Suspension
4 December 2021
Following the Moroccan decision to suspend all air links for 15 days starting Monday, November 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m., many passengers found themselves stranded in Morocco. (…)
Spain Urged to Mend Ties with Morocco to Avert Economic and Diplomatic Fallout
4 December 2021
Former Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Garcia Margallo said that "relations with Morocco must be repaired quickly to avoid damage".
Spanish Pilot Arrested After Drug-Smuggling Plane Crashes Near Tangier
3 December 2021
The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie arrested a Spanish national who attempted an emergency landing southeast of Tangier on November 30. The plane was transporting drugs and (…)