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Real Valladolid's Moroccan Defender El Yamiq Tests Positive for COVID-19, Out for Valencia Match
Moroccan international Jawad El Yamiq who plays for Real Valladodid has tested positive for coronavirus. The club announced it on Saturday.
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Undocumented to World-Class: Moroccan Trail Runner's Inspiring Journey in Spain
Arriving in Spain under a truck with his cousin, Zaid Ait Malek was "undocumented" in Almeria for a long time. He faced difficult situations for more than 4 years before making a name for himself in athletics. He is now one of the best trail runners in the world. To immortalize his exploits, director Joaquin Clares is filming a short film on the painful journey of the Moroccan, now naturalized Spanish.
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Morocco Orders Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel from Spain's Navantia
The Royal Moroccan Navy has just placed an order for a state-of-the-art patrol vessel with the Spanish company Navantia. It is a combat, defense, reconnaissance, coastal surveillance and high seas patrol ship.
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Moroccan-Spanish Author Najat El Hachmi Wins Prestigious Nadal Prize for Novel
"Monday, They Will Love Us", by Moroccan writer Najat El Hachimi , has won the 2021 Nadal Prize. This prize, created since 1944, rewards the best original and unpublished novel written in Spanish.
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Spain and Morocco Escalate Surveillance with Satellite Technology
For a long time, Morocco and Spain have been monitoring each other mutually. Now they are doing it from the sky, via satellites. While Morocco uses its two satellites "Mohamed VI-A" and "Mohamed VI-B", Spain is relying on France to use the new "CSO-2" satellite.
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Moroccan Mothers Flock to Spanish Enclave for Free Healthcare and Citizenship
Every year, thousands of Moroccan women travel to Melilla and Ceuta to give birth. The goal: to take advantage of a highly efficient and free health system and ensure Spanish nationality for their newborn.
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Moroccan Baby Girl First Born in Melilla for 2021
The first baby born in 2021 in Melilla is Moroccan. Her name is Safia Mohtar, according to the territorial directorate of the National Institute of Health Management (Ingesa) of Melilla.
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Melilla Seeks Maritime Link with Morocco to Boost Trade and Port Activity
The economic operators of Melilla are working to improve and make more efficient the trade exchanges with the border region of Nador . To this end, the Confederation of Employers of Melilla (CEME) wishes to establish a maritime line between the enclave and the port of Béni Ansar, for a smooth flow of passenger and freight transport.
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Border Closure Leads to Rare Day with No Births in Ceuta on New Year's
The closure of the borders between Morocco and the city of Ceuta had an unexpected consequence. No births occurred on New Year’s Day, which has not happened in many years.
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US Military Base in Morocco: Reports Suggest Potential Relocation from Spain
The persistent information that the United States would be about to build a military base in the Sahara has been denied by the Head of Government. However, an agreement in principle would already have been concluded between Morocco and the United States for the transfer of the American base in Rota, Spain, to Morocco.
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Spanish Expert Urges Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty in Western Sahara
Spain must follow in the footsteps of the United States by recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. This is the recommendation to his country by Pedro Canales, a specialist in Maghreb issues and former correspondent for several Spanish dailies in the region.
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Moroccan Immigrants Dominate Spanish Citizenship Grants in Ceuta
165 foreign residents in Ceuta became Spanish citizens in 2019. Among them, 148 Moroccans, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).