Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares declared on Friday that Spain will not give in to blackmail from anyone, responding to the possibility that Morocco could blackmail Spain with data extracted from Pedro Sanchez’s phone.
Illegal migration is one of the main concerns of Morocco and Spain. The data for 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 testify to this.
The President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, stated that the reopening of the borders depends solely on Morocco, which has extended the state of emergency until May 31.
Spain has still not authorized the shipment of gas to Morocco via the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline in the reverse direction. The Spanish authorities are hesitant to give the green light to start the operation, probably due to threats from Algeria.
Radouane, a 31-year-old Moroccan, is actively being sought by his family who have been without news of him since the end of October when he decided to reach Melilla by swimming.
President of the Government Pedro Sánchez finds himself in a delicate situation, after the revelations about the espionage of the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Pere Aragonès. The latter threatens to withdraw the support of the Catalan deputies to the government. What would become of Spanish support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara if Pedro Sánchez left the executive?
The Spanish-Moroccan joint commission set up as part of the Marhaba 2022 operation met on Thursday in Rabat , to finalize the preparations for the event, the start of which is scheduled for June 15.
In order to contribute to the success of the Marhaba 2022 operation, the launch of which is imminent, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics has put in place a major fleet plan, said Amane Fathallah, Director of the Merchant Navy under this department, on Thursday.
The Spanish police have arrested a 17-year-old Moroccan for stabbing his father several times at their home in the Churriana neighborhood of Malaga.
The Port Authority of Almería (APA) is preparing for the Marhaba Operation 2022 which will see a significant influx of Moroccans, after two years of cancellation.
The president of the Podemos parliamentary group in Congress, Jaume Asens, proposed on Thursday "to review the agreement with Morocco" if it is established that it is the kingdom that hacked Pedro Sanchez’s phone using the Israeli spyware Pegasus.
The three minor children of Ouardia, the Moroccan woman killed by her husband in Tarancón (Cuenca), will be placed in foster care, announced Blanca Fernández, the spokesperson for the government of Castilla-La Mancha and Minister of Equality.