Spain

Mother’s 8-Year Vigil Ends as Coma Patient Transferred for Specialized Care

7 June 2023

Samir Nesmy, in a vegetative state for eight years since he was hit by a vehicle on the Cuesta Parisiana on April 22, 2015, is finally leaving the Ceuta hospital with his (…)

Cheap Moroccan Drug ’Karkoubi’ Sparks Concern as Youth Use Rises in Spain

7 June 2023

Karkoubi, called the "drug of the poor" due to its low cost of preparation and sale, is increasingly consumed in Spain, especially by young people in whom it causes (…)

Spanish Farmer Gives Away 100 Tons of Watermelons Amid Price Collapse and Import Surge

7 June 2023

A farmer from Motril has decided to give away nearly 100 tons of watermelons due to the collapse of prices and the invasion of Moroccan products.

Morocco Stalls Customs Deal, Reigniting Tensions with Spain over Ceuta and Melilla

7 June 2023

Morocco and Spain normalized their diplomatic relations in April 2022 after Spain’s change of position on the Sahara. The two countries signed a joint declaration in Rabat (…)

Google Maps Sparks Controversy by Marking Ceuta and Melilla as Disputed Territories

7 June 2023

Google Maps doubts the Spanish nature of Ceuta and Melilla. On the satellite images of the global giant, the border between Spain and Morocco is drawn in dotted lines, as if (…)

Moroccan Man Rescued After 25-Meter Fall in La Coruña, Spain

5 June 2023

A man of Moroccan origin, who fell into a rocky area of La Coruña, in northern Spain, was rescued on Sunday by firefighters, the local police and the city’s health services.

Spanish Judge Seeks to Question Imprisoned Moroccan Jihadist in France Over ISIS Roles

4 June 2023

Judge of the Audiencia Nacional, Santiago Pedraz, is asking France for authorization to question Loubna Fares, a Spanish woman of Moroccan origin married to a jihadist and (…)

Passengers Block Plane Takeoff to Prevent Migrant Deportation in Canary Islands

4 June 2023

Passengers on a Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plane bound for Casablanca blocked the takeoff of the aircraft from the tarmac of Gran Canaria airport on Saturday to prevent the (…)

Morocco Expels Spanish Human Rights Lawyers from Western Sahara

4 June 2023

The Moroccan authorities have expelled from the Sahara Lola Travieso and Inés Miranda, two Spanish lawyers who went to Laâyoune from the Canary Islands on a mission to observe (…)

Morocco and Spain Negotiate Legal Framework for Repatriation of Unaccompanied Minors from Ceuta

3 June 2023

Morocco and Spain are studying the ways and means to ensure the repatriation, with "all legal guarantees", of the some 137 unaccompanied Moroccan minors still staying in the (…)