90% of "Dacia" cars stolen in Spain end up in Morocco with forged documents. Several major Moroccan criminal networks specialize in car theft, forging the documents before reselling them in Morocco to be transformed into taxis.
The ferry "Le Rif" well known to many Moroccans living abroad who have made the crossing between Algeciras and Tangier could resume service in a few days.
More than 25,000 Moroccans obtained Spanish nationality in 2018, making them by far the largest foreign community in the country.
A Spanish report mentions the exorbitant prices of medicines in Morocco. Several Moroccan nationals, suffering from serious or chronic illnesses, prefer to buy their treatments in Ceuta, where prices are much lower than those practiced in Morocco.
Amancio Ortega, founder of "Zara" and incidentally a multi-billionaire, is accused of exploiting Moroccan labor. His seamstresses are paid less than $178 per month, for 65 hours of work per week.
Moroccans are not treated the same way as other undocumented immigrants in the Detention Centers for Foreigners (CIE) in Spain. This is revealed by the annual report published by the Jesuit Service for Migrants-Spain (Sjme).
Passenger transport companies between Morocco and Europe have recently decided to organize a one-week strike to protest against the recent directives of the European and more specifically Spanish customs services.
The Catholic Church of the Maghreb announced the death of a Spanish Franciscan priest. The latter was crushed last Thursday by the metal door of a convent garage, in Tetouan, in northern Morocco.
An activist of the Rif Hirak named Mohamed Mekouh has just left Morocco, heading for Europe, after being arrested twice and once pardoned by King Mohammed VI.
The alleged killer of a young Moroccan in Spain has been arrested by the police. The two young men had had a rather lively discussion yesterday afternoon and the aggressor dealt him three fatal knife blows before fleeing.
Morocco has once again been Spain’s leading supplier of fruits and vegetables in the first quarter of this year, according to figures just released by the Spanish Federation of Fruit, Vegetable, Flower and Live Plant Producer Exporter Associations (FEPEX).
If you plan to take the bus for your trip from Morocco to abroad, be aware that the Spanish customs have tightened the procedure, especially for those who are used to taking products or other Moroccan delicacies.