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Spanish far-right party Vox raised fears of Moroccan presence in the occupied city of Melilla as it continues to stir fear of Muslims and migrants to win votes in May 26 regional elections. Jesús Delgado Aboy, who leads Vox in Melilla, said that the rising numbers of Moroccans in the city endangers the Spanish presence […]
The Spanish media is under shock over the unethical practices of Cuatro TV channel which recently aired a documentary denounced as a set up The documentary was aired on May 1 purporting to show an investigation featuring an interview with a Moroccan man depicted as “Pablo Escobar of Morocco” earning €180,000 monthly. The interview was […]
Spanish security forces have dismantled a network of drug dealers made of 57 people of various nationalities including Moroccans. Some 200 members of Guardia Civil had been deployed across the south of the European country to crack down on Hashish trafficking, online media Le360.ma reports. The operation launched in August last year targeted Malaga, Grenada […]
Netherlands soccer Champions Ajax have named Moroccan player Hakim Ziyech best player of the year after his incredible performance at home and on the European continent. The Dutch giants clinched their 34th top league title on Wednesday after winning the national cup last month. The celebration of the title came few days after the club […]
The main source of foreign direct investment in Morocco in 2018 was Ireland, which accounted for 30% of FDIs flows, according to preliminary figures released by the Office des Changes. Thus, out of a total of 34.16 billion Dirhams, Ireland injected in Morocco 9.68 billion Dirhams (+ 6 billion dirhams in one year). France took […]
Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte has wooed Moroccan player and Ajax magic maker Hakim Ziyech to sign for the Italian top league club AS Roma. Conte, great fan of the Serie A team revealed his fondness for the 26-year old player, born in the Netherlands, in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport when asked if […]
France Tuesday announced President Emmanuel Macron wants to meet with Khalifa Haftar whose eastern Libyan National Army has been fighting to control capital Tripoli, few days after UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) leader asked the French leader to press the rebel general to cease his offensive. Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on Tripoli early […]
The European Union (EU) announced two major investments in Nigeria in the renewable energy sector. The investments include a €30 million from the Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) and a €165 million direct loan from the European Union. The announcement was made during the inauguration of a solar tree at the headquarters of the European Union […]
The military offensive launched by the Libyan National Army of field Marshal Khalifa Haftar on Tripoli threatens international peace and security and undermines Libya’s stability, warned on Tuesday the European Union. “The LNA military attack on Tripoli and the subsequent escalation in and around the capital constitutes a threat to international peace and security and […]
French judicial authorities announced this Monday that security services had seized on Friday 11 tons of cannabis in the region of Besancon. The record-setting dismantling operation was possible thanks to massive support from Moroccan and Spanish investigation teams. France, Morocco, and Spain have cooperated on various criminal investigations, but the latest is the biggest operation […]