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In total there were 25,372 Moroccans who received the Spanish nationality in 2018, thus becoming the largest group to have obtained the Spanish passport, the Spanish statistics institute said. Moroccans came far ahead of Bolivians (8157 people) Ecuadorians (7996 people) and Colombians (6846 people), the statistics institute said in a statement. The number of Moroccans […]
The British security services caught in 2015 terrorists, linked to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group backed by Iran, stockpiling three tons of explosive materials on the outskirts of London in a secret bomb factory, reported Daily Telegraph. The explosive materials were stashed in disposable ice packs containing ammonium nitrate, a common ingredient in homemade […]
Morocco consolidated its position as Spain’s leading fresh fruit and vegetable supplier in the first quarter of 2019, with exports amounting to €264 million in the first quarter of 2019. Imports of fruit and vegetables from Morocco were up 4% compared to the same period of 2018, the Spanish Federation of Producers’ Associations for Fruit, […]
Spain and Portugal issued a statement announcing that they will both start preparations to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup without citing Morocco, which was promised last year a tripartite bid. “After multiple meets in recent weeks, the Spanish and Portuguese football associations confirm that they have started a deep analytical […]
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian reiterated their firm positions in support of an independent Palestinian state. The statement comes as Trump administration seeks to impose a deal that would finish off Palestinians’ aspirations to an independent state. France supports a two-state solution with Jerusalem as the capital of […]
French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected in Morocco Saturday (June 8) for a working visit during which he will discuss the upcoming visit to Morocco by French president Emmanuel Macron. The French minister will meet his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, le360.ma said, adding that the French President will visit Morocco after a Gulf […]
President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad, was questioned in Paris by French anti-corruption investigators Thursday but was released without charge in the evening. Ahmad was in France to attend the 69th FIFA Congress which ended on Wednesday. His passport has been handed to him, meaning he is free to travel, […]
Spanish security forces have arrested four Moroccan nationals in the town of Tarifa, in Cádiz, for stealing equipment of Sky News television. The four suspects, media reports say, were arrested at the port of the Spanish city on Wednesday by La Guardia Civil. They were traveling aboard a bus with a shipment that they […]
Morocco and Senegal will host this year’s edition of “Rencontres Africa”, an economic event that brings together French and African business leaders. The event, considered, “the most important Africa-focused business gathering, brings together business leaders, investors, project leaders and policy makers from France more than 30 African countries. This 4th edition will take place October […]
Spanish police announced Wednesday the arrest of a 30-year old Moroccan national in Coloma de Gramenet, near Barcelona. The suspect was under an international arrest warrant issued by Moroccan authorities last September, Moroccan news agency MAP reported, quoting a statement of the Spanish police. The man is suspected of being involved in a “terrorist organization” […]