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Barcelona Signs Promising Moroccan Winger Ezzalzouli to B Team
FC Barcelona announced on Wednesday that it has recruited the young Moroccan striker Abdessamad Ezzalzouli. He has signed a three-year contract and will play with Barça’s B team.
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Spain Secures Gas Supply Amid Morocco-Algeria Diplomatic Crisis
The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, assured on Monday that his country’s gas supply "is guaranteed" despite the breakdown of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Algeria.
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Spanish Housing Market Rebounds as Moroccan Buyers Lead Foreign Investment
The housing market in Spain is gradually recovering from the effects of the health crisis. Despite this crisis, Moroccans are among the foreigners who have purchased more homes in the country.
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Spanish Court Probes Ex-Official's Role in Polisario Leader's Secret Entry
The investigating judge of the Zaragoza court, Rafael Lasala, suspects Camilo Villarino, the former chief of staff of Arancha González Laya, of having hidden information from the second chief of the Air Force general staff, Francisco Javier Fernández Sánchez, to facilitate the entry into Spain of Brahim Ghali , the leader of the Polisario Front, without customs control.
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Morocco and Spain to Hold High-Level Talks as Ambassador Returns to Madrid
Morocco will host the high-level meeting with Spain in the coming weeks. Its ambassador to Madrid, Karima Benyaich, will take care of the preparations as soon as she returns to her post, probably this week.
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Repatriated Moroccan Minors Swim Back to Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
Four Moroccan minors would have returned to Ceuta after having already been repatriated to Morocco and handed over to their families. The police are currently searching for them.
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Civil Guard Rescues Moroccan Migrant Crossing Strait of Gibraltar in Inflatable Boat
The maritime service of the Civil Guard carried out several rescue operations this weekend. On Saturday, it came to the aid of a man of Moroccan origin who was navigating in an inflatable boat towards the coast of Algeciras (Cadiz) after crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Spanish PM Sánchez to Visit Morocco as Relations Thaw, King Mohammed VI Announces
King Mohammed VI has given his High Instructions to prepare the official visit to Rabat, in the coming weeks, of President Pedro Sánchez. After clearly expressing his willingness to resume relations with Spain, on the occasion of the Throne Feast, the monarch is thus putting his words into action.
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Spanish Government Reaffirms Sovereignty Over Ceuta and Melilla Amid Diplomatic Tensions
The Socialist Party of Melilla has stated that the Spanishness of Ceuta and Melilla is "incontestable and non-negotiable" for the government.
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Second Moroccan Body Recovered from Sea Near Ceuta This Week
The lifeless body of a Moroccan was recovered at sea by the Civil Guard in Ceuta. This is the second body found this week.
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Spanish Runner Yassine Ouhdadi Clinches Paralympic Gold in 5,000m T13 Race
Yassine Ouhdadi, the Spanish athlete of Moroccan origin, won the gold medal in the 5,000 meters T13 (people with mild visual impairment) at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, with a time of 14:34.13.
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Morocco's Military Buildup Raises Concerns for Spain and Gibraltar Strait Security
The rearmament that Morocco has embarked on in recent years would, according to some Spanish experts, constitute a "military threat" to Spain and the strait.