It was supposed to be the start of a shared life after a wedding celebrated in Morocco, but the move to Spain turned into a closed-door nightmare. A man was sentenced in Barcelona for having sequestered his wife for four months, forcing her to live in complete darkness and under physical abuse.
The Muslim community of Torrox, supported by the inhabitants of the city and other localities of Malaga, has managed to raise the necessary funds for the repatriation to Morocco of the bodies of the four people of the same family, who died on Tuesday due to a gas leak in the Axarquía region.
A recent survey by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS) reveals a growing concern in Spain about the risk of armed conflict. Among the scenarios envisaged by public opinion, a confrontation with Morocco ranks second in the expressed fears, just behind Russia.
On November 10th, the court in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ordered the Moroccan consulate in the Canary Islands to pay Amir (a pseudonym), a driver for the institution, the sum of 20,000 euros in damages, finding Consul Fatiha El Kamouri guilty of "degrading treatment" and unfair dismissal.
A tragedy struck the town of Torrox, in the province of Malaga, on Tuesday. Four members of the same family of Moroccan origin were found dead at their home, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning reportedly caused by a failure in their heating system.
Entrepreneurs from Ceuta and Melilla express their frustration with the inaction of the Spanish authorities to relaunch the commercial customs. They point the finger at the lack of willingness of Morocco, which claims the two autonomous cities and considers them as occupied territories.
The Seville Local Police honored one of their own this Monday. Marouane Chhayby Braik, who became a municipal agent after a difficult immigration journey, received a strong tribute during the ceremony for the Police Corps Holiday.
The National Financial Intelligence Authority of Morocco has opened an investigation into massive transfers from Europe, after three Moroccan banks reported unusual financial movements on accounts of individuals and entities in the country. The investigations, carried out in collaboration with Spain and other European countries, concern transfers of more than 15 million euros.
The Civil Guard has dismantled a vast network of migrant trafficking between Morocco, Ceuta and Algeciras, involving Moroccan gendarmes and fishermen. In total, eleven people, including the leaders of the criminal gang, were arrested and detained.
The Spanish poultry sector is currently experiencing its worst health crisis in years, marked by an uncontrolled outbreak of avian flu . This critical situation has revived, on social networks and within the industry, the controversy surrounding the authorization granted by Brussels in June 2022 allowing the import of Moroccan poultry into the European Union, a measure perceived as a blow by local producers.
For nearly a decade, Spain and Morocco have been engaged in a silent conflict over Mount Tropic, located under the Atlantic Ocean, south of El Hierro, and containing significant minerals such as cobalt and tellurium, key resources for energy production.
The Spanish law enforcement authorities have put an end to the flight of an individual who was the subject of an international red notice. On November 17, the National Police arrested a Moroccan national in Valladolid, actively sought by the Moroccan authorities for his alleged involvement in a clandestine immigration network.