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Civil Guard Arrests Moroccan Minor Found Hidden in Truck Entering Spain
The Civil Guard of Córdoba arrested a Moroccan minor who had traveled under a truck from Morocco to try to illegally enter Spain.
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Madrid Muslims Face Burial Crisis as Cemetery Space Runs Out
The Muslim community in Madrid is facing a lack of plots to bury their dead with dignity.
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Heroic Moroccan Man Rescues Woman from Apartment Fire in Murcia, Spain
While returning from work, a Moroccan man saved Friday a fifty-year-old woman from a fire that broke out in her apartment located in Murcia, in southern Spain.
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EU-Morocco Fishing Deal in Jeopardy as Spain Braces for Economic Impact
The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has expressed his concerns about the future of the European Union (EU) fishing agreement with Morocco. As Spain is the main beneficiary of this agreement, its termination could have negative economic consequences for Spanish shipowners.
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Police in Spain Rescue Young Man from Suicide Attempt on Building Rooftop
Three police officers averted a tragedy in Lugo, in northwestern Spain. Thanks to their quick intervention, they saved a 23-year-old man of Moroccan origin who was threatening to jump from a building under construction. Several residents had called the emergency services to report the presence of a person on the roof of the building.
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Vitoria Moves to Seize Crumbling Palace Owned by Tangier Amid Safety Concerns
The Elkarrekin party will request the expropriation of the Álava-Esquivel palace, property of the municipality of Tangier, after detecting new risks of collapse of the building which is in an advanced state of deterioration.
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Spanish Man Faces Prison for Alleged Racist Act Against Moroccan Child in Valencia
A man had racist behavior towards a 10-year-old girl of Moroccan origin when the events took place in 2020 in Siete Aguas (Valencia). The Valencia prosecutor’s office has requested eight months in prison against him for a presumed hate crime.
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Moroccan Journalist Claims Future Annexation of Spanish Territories, Including Canary Islands
Morocco will eventually recover Ceuta, Melilla, the Chafarinas Islands and the Canary Islands, said a Moroccan journalist, even going so far as to claim that the transfer of the two autonomous cities has already been agreed between the two countries.
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Spanish Left Challenges Government Over Sahara Airspace Talks with Morocco
The United Left (Izquierda unida - IU) has asked the Spanish government for explanations on the negotiations with Morocco on the airspace of the Sahara, suspecting a transfer of the control of this airspace by Spain to Morocco.
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Kuwaiti Businessman Sentenced to 36 Years for Raping Moroccan Babysitter in Spain
A Kuwaiti businessman, accused of raping a Moroccan woman he had hired as a babysitter for his two children three times in 2019, was sentenced on Tuesday by the Alicante court to 36 years in prison.
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Undocumented Moroccan Lands Job in Spain After Friend's Viral Tweet
Desperate to be able to regularize his situation in Spain, Abdel, a 27-year-old Moroccan, was willing to work for free for six months, before being hired as a waiter in a bar in Torremolinos, in southern Spain. A job he obtained less than 12 hours after a friend’s tweet.
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Spain's Denied History: Chemical Weapons Use in Morocco's Rif War Exposed
Spain used chemical weapons in Morocco, after its defeat in the Battle of Anoual against the Riffian army. But to this day, the country does not acknowledge its responsibility in the use of these prohibited types of weapons, especially against the Riffian population.