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Moroccan Women Arrive in Spain for Annual Berry Harvest Season
Moroccan seasonal workers have already arrived in Huelva, southern Spain, thanks to the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANAPEC) to pick berries.
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Spanish Police Arrest Moroccan Man Suspected of Online Jihadist Recruitment
A Moroccan national, accused of participating in "crimes of indoctrination and apology for terrorism", was arrested in Reus by the Spanish police. According to the Spanish authorities, the defendant is a great orator of the "jihadist doctrine and the ideas of Daesh".
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Spanish Soccer Federation Investigates Racist Chants Against Inaki Williams
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Wednesday the opening of an investigation after the racist insults directed at Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams last weekend during a Spanish championship match.
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Ceuta Residents Protest Border Restrictions, Demand Recognition of Rights
Between 1,500 and 2,000 travel document holders demonstrated on Monday morning in Ceuta, in front of a Moroccan government delegation.
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Spanish Party Podemos Condemns Morocco's Maritime Expansion Plans
The delimitation of Morocco’s territorial waters with Spain and Mauritania continues to provoke reactions. The Spanish party, Podemos, rejects "Morocco’s expansionist policy".
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Moroccan Man Arrested for Threatening Staff at Valencia Migrant Center
For having threatened to burn all the workers of a migrant aid center in Valencia, Spain , a young Moroccan was arrested by the national police last Friday.
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Moroccan Teen's Perilous Journey: From Runaway to Student in Spain
At the age of 15, Yassine, a young Moroccan, who left his home in 2015, now recounts his journey, from Morocco to Spain where he is studying electricity, hoping to ensure a professional future.
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Spanish Port of Algeciras Faces Growing Competition from Morocco's Tanger Med
Activity at the port of Algeciras, in Spain, continues to grow. It handled 110 million tons of goods in 2019, awaiting the train that connects it to the rest of Europe. Moreover, it sees the competition from the large port of Tanger Med 2 developing on the Moroccan coast.
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Spain Backs Morocco's Maritime Border Claims, Citing UN Convention
The head of Spanish diplomacy, Arancha Gonzàlez Laya, stated that Morocco has the right to delimit its maritime space.
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Spanish Enclaves Ceuta and Melilla Face Economic Crisis as Morocco Keeps Borders Closed
The presidents of Ceuta and Melilla have invited the Moroccan government to reopen the borders giving access to the enclaves, at the risk of suffocating and isolating their economy.
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Spanish Police Bust International Marriage Fraud Ring, Arrest 30 in Valencia
A criminal network specializing in the organization of white marriages has been dismantled by the Spanish police. 30 people belonging to this network, including Moroccans, were arrested in Valencia, in eastern Spain.
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Morocco's Maritime Border Law Sparks Tension with Spain
The adoption of the two draft laws relating to the delimitation of Morocco’s maritime borders by the House of Representatives has provoked the anger of Spain.