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Moroccan Trio Makes History with Team Swim Across Gibraltar Strait
Three Moroccans, including two women, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar by swimming on Wednesday, thus becoming the first to take up this challenge as a team this year.
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US Expands Naval Presence in Spain, Boosting Strategic Capabilities Near Africa
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, agreed on Tuesday to strengthen the American presence at the Rota naval base (Cadiz), going from four to 6 ships, in order to intervene more quickly in Africa and Morocco.
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Spanish Firms Lead Bid for $870 Million Casablanca Desalination Project
The Spanish companies Acciona, Abengoa and Lantania are among the three groups that have been preselected for the construction of a large desalination plant in the Casablanca region of Morocco.
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Moroccan Immigrant Alleges Racist Attack by Spanish Security Guards
Houssam Lousfi, a Moroccan who arrived in Spain four years ago, claims to have been the victim of racist aggression from security guards who allegedly spat on him and called him a "fucking Moor" after an altercation.
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Zaragoza Court Acquits Couple in Moroccan Woman's Sexual Assault Case
The court of Zaragoza acquitted, for lack of convincing evidence, Mohamed A. and his partner, Elena Loredana N., accused of having sexually assaulted an irregular Moroccan woman. The prosecution had requested 21 years in prison against the couple.
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Moroccan Chef Zineb Hattab Named Among Top 50 Rising Stars in Global Gastronomy
The Moroccan Zineb Hattab is among the nominees for the second edition of 50 Next, an initiative that highlights young talents in various fields of gastronomy.
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Spain Praises Morocco's Cooperation on Illegal Immigration Control
Following the reaction of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, the day after the assault of migrants in Melilla , the Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, also praised the bilateral cooperation on illegal immigration.
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Morocco Bolsters Border Security After Migrant Surge from Algeria
Following the attempted entry on Friday of some 2,000 migrants into Melilla, Morocco has decided to further strengthen its military presence on the borders with Algeria. Algerian criminal networks would be behind a "lucrative trafficking with the complicit silence of the Algerian authorities".
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Spain Begins Reverse Gas Flow to Morocco Through Maghreb-Europe Pipeline
Spain has started exporting gas to Morocco via the Maghreb-Europe (GME) pipeline in the reverse direction. The first deliveries were made on Tuesday.
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Heroic Moroccan Man Rescues Girl from Vicious Dog Attack in Spanish City
A young Moroccan man saved a young girl attacked by an "out of control" German shepherd in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz). The minor was taken to the hospital.
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Spain Exports $16 Million in Military Equipment to Morocco, Report Shows
Morocco bought various defense materials from Spain for 14.9 million euros in 2021, according to a report by the Spanish Secretary of State for Trade on defense equipment exports.
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Moroccan Agents Cross into Spanish Territory to Arrest Migrants at Melilla Border
Moroccan security forces agents would have crossed the Melilla fence to strike and arrest several migrants who managed to enter the autonomous city last Friday.