Tui Fly Cuts Three Morocco Routes Citing Low Profitability
8 December 2019
The low-cost airline Tui Fly has just announced the cancellation of no less than three routes from Morocco and to the kingdom.
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Morocco-Spain Border Crossing Reopening Faces Uncertainty Despite Official Claims
8 December 2019
After more than two months of closure, the border crossing in Sebta will be reopened in the coming days. This is at least what Hassan Abyaba, government spokesman, claims.
Morocco Cracks Down on Unregulated Mosques Amid Terrorism Concerns
8 December 2019
Faced with the resurgence of terrorist cells choosing mosques as meeting places, Abdelhak Khiame, director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ, the central (…)
Queen Letizia Opens Alhambra Exhibition Showcasing Berber Culture and Influence
7 December 2019
’’La Granada Zirí del siglo XI y el universo Bereber’’, this is the name of the exhibition inaugurated by the Queen of Spain Letizia, on Thursday, at the Palacio de Carlos V in (…)
Muslim Players’ Goal Celebration Sparks Controversy in Spanish Soccer
6 December 2019
For having prostrated themselves on the pitch to celebrate with his teammate the Algerian Aissa Mandi the goal of Nabil Fékir, the central defender of Beltis FC is the subject (…)
Morocco Pledges to Ease Investment Barriers for Diaspora at COP 25 Meeting
5 December 2019
The Minister in charge of Moroccans living abroad made her first official trip to Europe, as part of COP 25. In Spain in particular, where there is a large Moroccan community, (…)
Cocaine Cartels Exploit Moroccan Agriculture for Money Laundering Scheme
5 December 2019
Drug money laundering networks are full of ingenuity. Their latest find: recruiting Moroccan brokers whose main mission is to reinvest illicit money in agriculture, livestock (…)
Smuggling Concerns May Keep Spain-Morocco Border Crossing Closed Indefinitely
5 December 2019
The Tarajal II (Sebta) border post has already been closed for three months on the decision of the Spanish and Moroccan authorities. The scale of the smuggling traffic and the (…)
Smuggling from Spanish Enclaves Costs Morocco Billions Annually, Study Finds
4 December 2019
According to unofficial estimates, the turnover generated by smuggling between Morocco and the two cities of Ceuta and Melilla would amount to several billion dirhams per year.
Morocco Reportedly Shuts Down Smuggling Routes to Spanish Enclaves Ceuta and Melilla
3 December 2019
The border crossings of Ceuta and Melilla would have been permanently closed by the Moroccan authorities, according to information relayed by Spanish media.