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Morocco Challenges Spanish Control of Ceuta and Melilla in UN Letter
In a letter addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Morocco reiterates its claims on Ceuta and Melilla.
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Spanish Police Arrest Four in Melilla for Exploiting Undocumented Moroccan Teen
The Spanish police have arrested four people in Melilla for labor exploitation of an irregular Moroccan girl in Spain. The young girl was forced to do domestic chores for nearly three years.
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Spain Urges Algeria to Maintain Gas Pipeline Amid Diplomatic Tensions
Spain hopes for the reactivation of the Maghreb Europe gas pipeline (GME) suspended by Algeria for a year, due to diplomatic tensions with Morocco.
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Spanish Cancer Patient in Moroccan Prison Awaits Urgent Transfer Home
The Spanish Ministry of Justice has initiated procedures for the "urgent" repatriation to Spain of a truck driver from Seville, suffering from cancer and serving a one-year sentence for drug trafficking in the local prison in Tangier.
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RTVE Declines to Send Journalists to Fisahara Film Festival in Tindouf Camps
Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) will not send reporters to the Fisahara film festival being held this week in the Tindouf camps (Algeria), the channel’s management has announced.
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Drug Traffickers Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Spanish Military Officer in Ceuta
The military Driss Amar Mohamed, 39, was coldly shot dead on Monday in the El Principe neighborhood of Ceuta. Three hooded men, drug traffickers, shot him while he was in his brother’s car, parked in a garage, before fleeing.
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Morocco Secures €95 Million Loan from Spain for Naval Patrol Vessel Construction
The Moroccan government has just signed a loan agreement for an amount of 95 million euros with the Spanish bank Santander to finance the construction of a patrol vessel by the Spanish company Navantia.
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Foreign Real Estate Purchases in Spain Surge, Moroccans Lead Buyers
The purchase and sale of housing in Spain by foreigners, including Moroccans, increased by 52.7% in one year, reaching 72,987 transactions. During the first half of this year, nearly 80,000 purchase-sale transactions were carried out by foreigners, according to data from the General Council of Notaries.
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Spanish Police Bust Major Moroccan Hashish Ring, Seize 376 Kilos of Drugs
The Spanish police have dismantled a major hashish trafficking network from Morocco, based on the coasts of Cadiz and Malaga, with ramifications in other Spanish communities. In total, 21 people were arrested and 296 kilos of marijuana and 80 kilos of hashish were seized.
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Health Alert: Histamine Found in Moroccan Sardines Sold Across Spain
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has issued an alert regarding the presence of histamine in a batch of smoked sardines in sunflower oil of Moroccan origin from the brand El Menu.
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Spanish Court Denies Citizenship to Moroccan Consulate Worker Suspected of Espionage
The National Court has just refused Spanish nationality to an employee of the Moroccan consulate in Madrid, on the grounds that he is a Moroccan intelligence agent who has been under investigation by the National Intelligence Center (CNI) since 2011.
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Melilla Taxi Drivers Blocked from Entering Morocco, Claim Discrimination
The president of Unitaxi Melilla, Mohamed Lamrani, denounced the attitude of Moroccan customs officials who do not allow Melilla taxis to enter Morocco, while they have authorized vehicles from France or Andorra to cross during the Marhaba Operation.