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Ceuta Deputy Arrested in Drug Trafficking Investigation
Suspected of drug trafficking, Mohamed Ali Duas, deputy of the MDyC, was arrested on Thursday in Ceuta as part of an operation carried out by the Guardia Civil.
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Moroccan Businessman's Rumored Interest in Spanish Club Sparks Concern
For several weeks, wild rumors have been circulating about a possible interest of the Moroccan Abu Azaitar, reputed to be close to King Mohammed VI, in the acquisition of Club Deportivo Tenerife, the football club of the Canary Islands.
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Racist Comments Flood Social Media After Moroccan Man's Fatal Train Accident in Spain
The dissemination of a video showing a 25-year-old Moroccan man being electrocuted on a high-speed train (AVE) wagon at the Lleida-Pyrenees station has sparked a wave of racism on social networks.
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Spanish Police Uncover False Paternity Scheme in Melilla Nationality Case
A 24-year-old Spaniard residing in Melilla accepted, for a payment of more than 1,000 euros, to recognize the paternity of the baby of a Moroccan woman who gave birth at the regional hospital of the autonomous city. The young man was arrested by the Unit for the Fight against Illegal Immigration Networks and Forged Documents (UCRIF).
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Moroccan Man Confesses to Killing Pregnant Wife and Son in Spanish Court
The trial of Ali Khouch, a 39-year-old Moroccan, accused of killing his pregnant wife and their 7-year-old son in Sa Pobla (Majorca) in May 2021, continued this Monday, January 27 before the provincial court of the Balearic Islands. The defendant confessed to his crime. He faces life imprisonment.
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Spanish Fishermen Protest Influx of Moroccan Fish, Citing Regulatory Concerns
The fishing associations of Murcia denounce the massive import of fish from Morocco. According to them, these products do not comply with European fishing regulations.
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Storm Herminia Disrupts Ferry Services Between Spain and Morocco
Due to Storm Herminia in the Campo de Gibraltar, almost all connections to Tangier from the port of Tarifa have been canceled this Monday. The ferry scheduled to reach the Moroccan port from Algeciras this morning has also been suspended.
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Drug Gang Violence Escalates in Spain's Costa del Sol Resort Towns
Several shootings have been recorded in Marbella in recent months. Most of them are settling of scores between rival gangs active in drug trafficking, particularly of cocaine and hashish, some of which are of Moroccan origin.
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Bus Accident at Barcelona Airport Injures 10 Ryanair Passengers
A small scare at El Prat airport in Barcelona. On Friday, a bus transporting passengers from the terminal to the Ryanair plane that was to take off for Morocco had an accident, injuring about ten people, including the driver.
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Spain Holds Military Drills in Melilla Amid Tensions with Morocco
Spain has been conducting military exercises in Melilla for a few days in order to fend off any possible attack from Morocco, which maintains its claims on Ceuta and Melilla, as well as the Spanish islands and rocks.
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Spanish TV Sparks Outcry Over Map Showing Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
Spanish public television TVE is at the center of a controversy. The channel broadcast a map of Morocco over the weekend that included the Sahara, prompting the Polisario Front to demand the correction of this "error".
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Gibraltar Police Officers Face Retrial in 2020 Fatal Boat Collision Case
The families of Mustafa Dris, 49, and Mohamed Abdeslam Ahmed, 40, two men from Sebta killed in Spanish waters by a Royal Gibraltar Police patrol boat in March 2020, continue to demand justice. A new hearing is scheduled for May 2025.