Stranded Moroccans Protest in Melilla, Demand Repatriation Amid Border Crisis
12 June 2020
The halt of repatriation operations for Moroccans stranded in the enclave of Melilla has sparked anger and incomprehension.
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Morocco Repatriates 310 Citizens, Including Infants, from Spain Amid COVID-19 Precautions
12 June 2020
Three Royal Air Maroc flights repatriated on Wednesday 310 Moroccans, including 10 babies, stranded in southern Spain. Those who benefit from this humanitarian operation are (…)
High-Speed Drug Smuggling: Police Chase Cannabis Traffickers in Gibraltar Strait
9 June 2020
In the Strait of Gibraltar, the police are tracking drug traffickers trying to penetrate the southern border of Europe, between Morocco and Spain. In total, nearly 80% of the (…)
Morocco Halts Repatriation from Ceuta as COVID-19 Cases Rise
8 June 2020
Due to the increase in positive Covid-19 cases in the enclave of Ceuta, the Moroccan government has suspended the repatriation operations there. About 900 Moroccans are still (…)
Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Man Suspected of ISIS Ties and Online Radicalization
7 June 2020
The Spanish police arrested a "Moroccan national for his alleged participation in the crimes of belonging to a terrorist organization, indoctrination and self-training" on June (…)
Moroccan Migrants Swim from Spanish Enclave to Return Home amid Border Closure
7 June 2020
On Friday, four Moroccans returned to the kingdom after braving the sea from Ceuta. The Spanish police stopped two others in their tracks.
Supreme Court Denies Spanish Citizenship to Western Sahara-Born Applicants
6 June 2020
The Supreme Court refuses Spanish nationality to those born in Western Sahara during the colonial period.
Moroccan Community Leads in Spanish Citizenship Grants, New Data Shows
5 June 2020
Some 24,500 Moroccans obtained Spanish nationality in 2019, according to the latest figures published by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE).
Spanish Supreme Court Bans Polisario Flag in Public Spaces
4 June 2020
The Spanish Supreme Court has banned the use of the Polisario flag in the public sphere. A blow to the Front.
Moroccan Lamb Couscous Wows Judges on Spanish ’MasterChef’
3 June 2020
Moroccan culinary art is in the spotlight in Spain. It was celebrated during the "MasterChef Spain" show, broadcast on Monday evening on "TVE1", the Spanish public channel.