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Morocco Halts Passport Stamping for Melilla Residents at Border Crossing
Morocco has stopped stamping the passports of travelers from Melilla, holders of a Spanish or Moroccan passport, at the border.
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Spanish Police Arrest Suspected Islamist in Majorca Anti-Terror Raid
A Spanish man of Moroccan origin was arrested this Thursday during an anti-terrorist operation carried out in Campos, a town located on the island of Majorca. National police officers and Palma police experts conducted a raid in connection with alleged Islamists.
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Spanish Court Upholds Denial of Citizenship to Alleged Moroccan Spy
The Audiencia Nacional has confirmed the decision of the Ministry of Justice to refuse Spanish nationality to a Moroccan working at the Moroccan consulate in Seville, considered by the National Intelligence Center (CNI) as a spy for the Moroccan intelligence services in Spain.
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Spanish Police Seize 93 Kilos of Marijuana and Hashish in High-Speed Drug Bust
A 35-year-old Moroccan was arrested on the A-1, near Valdorros (Burgos), in possession of 73 kilos of marijuana and 20 kilos of hashish, hidden in his car, which he was transporting to Belgium. He is being prosecuted for a presumed crime against public health.
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Moroccan Youth Freed After Unlawful Detention in Spanish Immigration Center
A young Moroccan, previously under the guardianship of the Community of Madrid, was "illegally detained" at the Foreigners Detention Center (CIE) of Zapadores (Valencia) for more than a month, despite the decision of the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid to suspend his expulsion from the country.
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New Freight Route Links Malaga and Tanger Med Ports, Boosting Morocco-Europe Trade
The shipping company Peregar started a new regular freight connection between the ports of Malaga and Tanger Med on Monday.
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Search Intensifies for Missing Moroccan Teen in Spain as Family Pleads for Help
Salma Jabbouri Gattafi, an 18-year-old Moroccan woman, has been missing since March 1, the day she took a bus to Madrid from the town of Jaraíz de la Vera (Valencia) where she lives with her family. Her mother, desperate, is launching an SOS to locate her.
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Spanish-French Police Bust Morocco-to-France Drug Ring, Seize 247 Kilos of Marijuana
The Spanish police, in collaboration with the French national police, dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to drug trafficking from Morocco to France via Seville and Malaga in Spain. In total, seven people were arrested.
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Spanish Court to Rule on Extradition of Alleged Moroccan Migrant Smuggler
The Audiencia Nacional will decide on Tuesday whether or not to extradite a Moroccan accused of migrant trafficking. The defendant illegally brought 28 Moroccan migrants into Spain by boat in 2017. These were later deported to Morocco.
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Spectacular Fireball Streaks Across Moroccan and Spanish Skies, Captured by Observatories
A fireball was spotted in the Moroccan sky on Thursday, at the same time as another crossed the provinces of Jaén, Granada and Almería, according to data provided by the Calar Alto Astronomical Observatory in the province of Almería.
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Search Intensifies for Missing Moroccan Teen in Spain as Family Pleads for Help
The Spanish police are actively searching for Salma Jabbouri Gattafi, an 18-year-old Moroccan residing in Cáceres, who has been missing since last Wednesday.
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Young Moroccan-Spaniards in Majorca Navigate Dual Identity and Discrimination
Three young Moroccans born in Majorca address the issues of identity and discrimination without taboo. According to them, the fact of "integrating" into the Majorcan community does not mean that they have forgotten their culture.