Moroccan Driver Caught Smuggling $7,000 Worth of Hashish at Spanish Port
28 February 2021
The Spanish Civil Guard arrested on Friday a Moroccan at the port of Algeciras, in possession of four kilos of hashish hidden in the cabin of his vehicle.
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Spain Deports 20 Moroccan Migrants, Including Rif Activists, After Asylum Rejections
28 February 2021
After rejecting their asylum application, the Spanish authorities proceeded to deport two Rif Moroccans. They boarded a special flight to Laâyoune, with 18 other illegal (…)
Moroccan Man Arrested in Spain with 4.3 Kilos of Cocaine, Firearm
28 February 2021
A 38-year-old Moroccan was arrested by the Spanish National Police in Estepona for drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons. He was transporting a large quantity of (…)
Ceuta Birth Rate Plummets 31% as COVID Border Closure Halts Moroccan Mothers
28 February 2021
Many Moroccan women who were almost at term used to go to Ceuta to give birth, where the quality of health services is better. With the closure of the border due to Covid-19, (…)
Biden Unlikely to Reverse US Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty in Western Sahara, Spain Fears
27 February 2021
Spain fears that the new President of the United States, Joe Biden, will maintain the decree recognizing American sovereignty of Morocco over the Sahara. This is at least what (…)
Spain Extends Closure of Ceuta and Melilla Border Crossings with Morocco Until March 31
27 February 2021
The Spanish government has decided to keep the border posts between Morocco and Ceuta and Melilla closed until March 31, 2021. The postponement of the opening of the border (…)
Moroccan Mother Stranded in Ceuta Awaits Border Reopening to Reunite with Children
26 February 2021
Malika B., a Moroccan stranded in Ceuta since the closure of the border in March, had fled her husband in Morocco who was physically abusing her. She is eagerly awaiting the (…)
EU Urged to Enforce Morocco Trade Deal Amid Tomato Price Concerns
26 February 2021
The Spanish government has asked the European Commission to ensure compliance with the trade agreement with Morocco, said Fernando Miranda, Secretary General of Agriculture and (…)
NATO Allies Morocco and Spain Conduct Joint Naval Exercise in Strategic Strait of Gibraltar
25 February 2021
The ship of the Royal Moroccan Navy "Raïs Al Mounastiri" and the Spanish Navy ship "Meteor" carried out a joint naval patrol exercise in the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday, (…)
Spanish Court Reopens Investigation into Moroccan Teen’s Death at Juvenile Center
25 February 2021
Considering that the public prosecutor’s office had "hastily" examined at the end of October the case of Iliass Tahiri, the 18-year-old Moroccan who died on July 1, 2019 at the (…)