Barcelona: accident before takeoff of a Ryanair flight for Morocco Small fright at El Prat airport in Barcelona. Friday, a bus carrying passengers from the terminal to the Ryanair plane which was to fly to Morocco, had an accident, injuring ten people including the driver. The ambulances of the medical emergency system (SEM) were quickly […]
Spain conducts military exercises not far from Morocco For several days, Spain has been conducting military exercises in Melilla in order to ward off any possible attack from Morocco, which maintains its claims to Sebta and Melilla, as well as the Spanish islands and rocks. According to the General Command of Melilla, the soldiers of […]
Spain: a map of Morocco integrating the Sahara is controversial Spanish public television TVE is at the heart of a controversy. The channel broadcast a map of Morocco including the Sahara last weekend, which prompted the Polisario Front to request the correction of this “error”. TVE broadcast a world map twice over the weekend showing […]
Gibraltar: families demand justice for Mustafa and Mohamed, killed in 2020 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. Last April, the […]
Morocco-Spain: 60 maritime connections per day Trade relations between Morocco and Spain will explode in 2024, Karima Benyaich, Morocco’s ambassador to Spain, said on Friday, asserting that more than 260 weekly flights and 60 daily maritime connections serve the two countries. Morocco is Spain’s third trading partner outside the EU after the United States and […]
Barcelona attack: the disturbing role of the CNI facing a Moroccan imam Deputies in the Spanish Congress accuse the National Intelligence Center (CNI) of having had links with the imam of Ripoll, Abdelbaki Es Sattyinvolved in the attacks of August 17, 2017 in Catalonia. Could there be a link between the CNI, Imam Es Satty […]
Almeria: Mariam Fajouni, of Moroccan origin, killed and burned The family of Mariam Fajouni, alias “Meri”, a 38-year-old woman of Moroccan origin murdered on December 30 in Almeria, is demanding justice for the murder of her daughter who was also allegedly three months pregnant. “It’s a cruel death. My daughter could have been pregnant (…) […]
Spain: An alliance against Tanger Med The seven Andalusian ports (Algeciras, Motril, Malaga, Almeria, Huelva, Tarifa, Seville) have decided to join hands to face the port of Tanger Med, a major competitor. Spanish ports have committed to designing and implementing common strategies, following Maersk’s announcement to abandon the port of Algeciras in favor of Tanger […]
French farmers angry over Moroccan tomatoes Spanish and French farmers denounce “massive” imports of fruit and vegetables, notably tomatoes, from Morocco, as well as the inaction of the EU to prevent the collapse of the prices of their products. Taking advantage of the free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), Morocco is flooding the […]
Youssef El Assrouti, a Moroccan spy? Spanish authorities handed over to Germany on Wednesday the supposed Moroccan spy Youssef El Assrouti, suspected of investigating Rifians exiled in Germany. Under a European warrant issued by the German judicial authorities, Youssef El Assrouti was arrested in Spain on December 1. Accompanied by two police officers, he was […]