
Real Madrid Honors Moroccan Artist's Stunning Benzema Portrait
Real Madrid has paid tribute to Moroccan artist Ismail Hjila, who created the portrait of French international Karim Benzema, the Spanish club’s star, freshly crowned with a Ballon d’Or.

Real Madrid has paid tribute to Moroccan artist Ismail Hjila, who created the portrait of French international Karim Benzema, the Spanish club’s star, freshly crowned with a Ballon d’Or.

As part of a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for water efficiency and sustainability in North Africa, a group of 26 Moroccan farmers was in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) on Wednesday to learn about the irrigation system.

Morocco encroached on part of Spanish territory when establishing the no man’s land at the Melilla border in 2001.

The Moroccan police at the Ceuta border were unable to carry out passport checks on travelers on Friday due to a computer system failure, causing a massive traffic jam at the border.

An operation carried out in coordination with the Spanish police and with the cooperation of the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) of Morocco resulted in the arrest of a "highly radicalized" individual who was about to carry out a terrorist act.

In Madrid, Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, and his Spanish counterpart discussed, this Friday, November 11, 2022, the follow-up to the implementation of the roadmap and the upcoming holding of the High-Level Meeting between the two countries.

The date of Tuesday, November 8 will be etched in the memory of Chadi Riad who played his first minutes with the first team of FC Barcelona during the match against Osasuna. Coach Xavi Hernandez called on the defender of Moroccan origin to make up for the absences of the injured starting defenders.

Ciudadanos MEP Jordi Cañas has again filed a complaint with the European Commission against Morocco, which continues, he says, to suffocate Ceuta and Melilla by prohibiting the entry of goods from the two cities into its territory.

Traditionally used for the transport of passengers, cars and vans, the maritime line between the ports of Motril and Al Hoceima will also serve for the transport of goods by roll-on/roll-off trucks.

Around 2,000 sub-Saharan migrants tried to enter Melilla from Morocco on June 24. At least 23 of them lost their lives in this assault, according to official sources. More than four months later, the light has still not been shed on this drama.

The Spanish National Court examined on Tuesday the case of Imam Yahyia Benaouda , head of the Islamic community of Talayuela (Extremadura), who appealed the expulsion decision taken against him on October 26 for Salafism.

The Barcelona court is trying on Tuesday a Twitter user accused of posting a false video attributing the paternity of an assault that had actually occurred in China to a Moroccan minor. The prosecution is seeking a two-year prison sentence and a fine of 6,480 euros against him.