Spain Wildfires Morocco False Refusal Debunked
28 July 2026
Messages circulating on social media accused Morocco of refusing to send its planes to fight wildfires in Spain. This version is false: the Spanish government confirms it never (…)
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Algeciras Port MRE Tickets Required Marhaba 2026
26 July 2026
The Port of Algeciras is expecting very high traffic as part of Marhaba 2026. MREs are urged to prepare their passage and especially not to enter the terminal without a (…)
Spanish warship patrols Morocco waters strategic deployment
26 July 2026
The Spanish Navy has deployed the Centinela in the Alboran Sea to monitor communication cables and underwater energy pipelines. The vessel patrols in a strategic zone between (…)
Morocco tanks vs Spain Leopards military comparison
25 July 2026
Morocco has on paper a much larger tank fleet than Spain. Faced with this numerical advantage, Madrid highlights the modernity of its Leopards, their homogeneity and what is (…)
Spain Morocco Alboran Island Military Investment Sovereignty
25 July 2026
Spain is investing 6.5 million euros to modernize its military capabilities on Alboran Island, territory that Spanish media presents as claimed by Morocco. Radar, (…)
Spain man sentenced racism Moroccan waiter justice
24 July 2026
A man has been sentenced in Spain to fifteen months in prison for repeatedly hurling racist and homophobic insults at a Moroccan waiter in a cafeteria in Santander.
Marhaba 2026 MRE traffic Motril port decline
21 July 2026
Operation Marhaba 2026 confirms a sharp decline in crossings linking Motril to Moroccan ports. While certain routes to Tangier and Nador are holding steady or advancing, (…)
Spain Algeria diplomatic crisis Morocco Sahara 2024
21 July 2026
Spain and Algeria want to close four years of diplomatic crisis. But the rapprochement initiated in Algiers does not call into question Spain’s shift on the Sahara, which was (…)
Moroccan lawyer shot in Spain after winning case
20 July 2026
A man of Moroccan origin suspected of shooting a lawyer in El Ejido was arrested on a train in Murcia. The assault appears to be linked to a lawsuit won by the party (…)
800kg Moroccan Hashish Bust: Dramatic Sea Escape Gone Wrong
18 July 2026
Caught off guard by a patrol in the Bay of Cadiz, the pilot of a boat carrying 800 kilos of Moroccan hashish threw himself into the water. The vessel, left running, nearly ran (…)