The Barcelona court has sentenced a man to seven years in prison for a violent altercation that occurred on February 13, 2021. The defendant had torn off the finger of another man after calling him a "dirty Moor" in the street.
In Ceuta and Melilla, the authorities are already mobilizing for the Marhaba operation marking the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to Morocco, in order to improve the crossing process to the kingdom. The operation is expected to start on June 15 and end in mid-September 2023.
The High Court of Spain is investigating an international network of cannabis traffickers operating between Morocco and the Netherlands. It is particularly interested in a former employee of Madrid’s Barajas airport.
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has requested the National Court to authorize the expulsion to Morocco of Said Ben Iazza , one of the three convicted for the attacks that occurred on August 17, 2017 in Barcelona and Cambrils , killing 16 people. This request is motivated by the "alleged participation" of the individual in activities contrary to national security.
Morocco will take all "legal measures" against any Moroccan fisherman who practices illegal fishing methods in Spanish waters, said Mustafa Baitas, the government spokesman, on Thursday.
Abdel Haouri, 31, is one of the many Moroccan migrants who were rescued at sea by the maritime rescue service (Salvamento Maritimo) on December 15, 2020, about 150 km south of Gran Canaria. Testimony.
The Spanish justice system has refused to grant nationality to Abdelhamid Abdouni, the Moroccan Taekwondo champion in the under 74 kg category, blaming the Spanish Federation of the discipline for not having taken the necessary steps to this end.
Compromís senator Carles Mulet (again!) has addressed a series of questions to the government about the alleged sale of the submarine Tramontana (S-74) to Morocco "for 1 euro". The response from the Spanish Executive has led to further questions from the senator on this controversy sparked by a joke.
About a dozen Moroccan boats are said to be engaged in illegal fishing activities in the waters near Motril. Their presence is denounced by a Spanish fishermen’s organization that calls on the authorities to take action.
A terrible incident took place on the night of Saturday to Sunday in Badalona, in the Barcelona region. According to information provided by the authorities, a fight between two individuals of Moroccan origin degenerated into a violent brawl in the public thoroughfare, which cost one of them his life.
Criminals and the Spanish security forces use drones, but with diametrically opposed objectives. Drug traffickers use these devices to smuggle Moroccan hashish across the Strait of Gibraltar, while the Spanish authorities are trying to put an end to this illegal traffic by also using this technology.
On April 26, 1860, Spain and Morocco signed the Treaty of Tetouan or Wad-Ras, marking the end of the conflict between the two countries.