One of the 23 Moroccans who arrived in Majorca on a patera plane in 2021 tried to take refuge last Friday at the Moroccan Consulate in Palma. After the officials told him that he could not receive any assistance, he chose to block the access and exits.
The project to build a tunnel connecting Spain to Morocco via the Strait of Gibraltar has entered its active phase with the launch on Monday of the studies. The infrastructure should be used for telecommunications and for the transport of passengers and goods between Europe and Africa.
The parents of Imane Saadaoui , the young Moroccan woman killed by her husband on November 1 in Valencia, are still waiting to obtain custody of their 14-month-old grandson, placed in a children’s center by the Extremadura Council after the death of his mother. Yet they have provided all the necessary documents.
The Cornellà (Barcelona) investigating court has opened an investigation since November against five local police officers, accused of racist assault by Imad, a 20-year-old Moroccan.
Morocco has appealed the decision of the Madrid court that rejected its complaint against Ignacio Cembrero, whom it accuses of defamation. The Spanish journalist had stated that he had been spied on by Morocco using Pegasus.
In Spain, the statements of the President of the House of Advisors, the Sahrawi Ennam Mayara, on the Moroccanness of Ceuta and Melilla, are provoking strong reactions. Right and left-wing political parties are calling for a "stronger and stricter" diplomacy.
The Civil Guard arrested on Wednesday in the port of Algeciras the alleged perpetrator of the murder of "Tayena", a Moroccan considered by the police as the head of a drug trafficking network active in Ceuta. He would have been killed by the rival gang of "Tweety" as part of a settling of scores.
The Civil Guard has arrested three individuals suspected of having stolen at least 16 cars in the Alicante and Murcia regions. According to information gathered during the investigation, the thefts were committed in order to carry out other crimes, while some of the stolen vehicles were sold in Morocco.
The Observatory of Ceuta and Melilla has just published a brief informative video on the history of Sebta, following the recent statements by the President of the House of Advisors (Moroccan Senate) describing the two autonomous cities as "occupied" territories.
The President of the House of Councillors (Moroccan Senate) and member of the executive committee of the Istiqlal party, Enaam Mayara, stated on Sunday that Ceuta and Melilla are "occupied territories" and that Morocco "will eventually recover" these two autonomous cities. Remarks that have caused some embarrassment both in Morocco and in Spain.
The President of the House of Councillors (Moroccan Senate), Enaam Mayara, backtracked on Monday on his remarks targeting Ceuta and Melilla, specifying that the two "occupied cities" must be "liberated", and not "recovered" as he had suggested.
Violent clashes broke out on Sunday between Moroccan and Algerian prisoners at the El Acebuche prison in Almeria. The prison authorities are asking to use the Taser gun to preserve their integrity.