The Madrid provincial prosecutor’s office has filed a complaint against María Isabel Medina Peralta for having "incited" violence towards Moroccan and Muslim migrants during a demonstration in front of the Moroccan embassy in Madrid on May 18, in the midst of a migration crisis.
The Spanish authorities claim that the Moroccan passenger who had simulated a health problem in order to allow the escape of other passengers at Palma airport is known to the justice system.
The crisis between Algeria and Morocco has led to the non-renewal of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline. Spain, heavily impacted by this Algerian decision to suspend gas exports via Morocco, will have to settle for Medgaz, a pipeline with a smaller capacity, which cannot meet its high demand. Morocco, for its part, finds itself unable to import gas from Spain via the same pipeline.
Very good performance for the Moroccan player Ilias Akhomach last Saturday, during the 11th day of the Primera División RFEF (D3). FC Barcelona’s B team enjoyed themselves, grabbing another victory.
While it had taken off from Casablanca, Morocco for Istanbul, Turkey, the Airbus A320 of the airline Air Arabia Maroc, was diverted to Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Since then, the Spanish police have been investigating to find out if the reason that led to the emergency landing was not a plan put together from scratch.
The Vox party, through the voice of its deputy in Ceuta, Teresa López, insisted on Friday on the need for Spain and the European Union to strengthen security at the borders with Morocco in order to effectively fight against illegal immigration which, according to her, is increasing in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
On Friday, about twenty passengers from Morocco took advantage of the evacuation of a supposedly sick traveler on the tarmac of Palma de Mallorca airport (Spain) to flee. Six of them were arrested.
Ryanair has launched this Friday over 530 routes to Spain and Morocco for this winter. In total, 80,000 seats are offered to travelers wishing to visit the peninsula and the kingdom in November and December at a starting price of 9.99 euros.
The British company Sound Energy is considering commissioning a new gas pipeline to supply gas to Morocco and even export it to Spain and Portugal, after Algeria closed the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline which provided 90% of the kingdom’s gas consumption.
After the statements of President Tebboune, accusing Morocco of being the source of the attack that occurred in the Sahara , Spain has stated that it is closely following the file and working to de-escalate between "its two strategic partners".
The Civil Guard elements operating in Ceuta have arrested several individuals suspected of using drones to transport drugs.
The Vox senator in Ceuta, Yolanda Merelo, has questioned the Spanish government about the installation of a fish farm by Morocco in the waters near the Chafarinas Islands. For the elected representative of the far-right formation, it is a "new attack" against Spanish sovereignty.