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In the wake of the July 2026 migrant crossings into occupied Ceuta, Spanish political forces, particularly the Partido Popular and Vox, have intensified efforts to drag a purely bilateral issue with Morocco, into the European Parliament and frame it as an EU-wide “hybrid attack.” This calculated move aims less at solving migration pressures than at […]
Libyan airline MedSky resumed direct flights between Libya and France on Thursday, September 17, 2026, ending a suspension lasting more than 15 years. The airline launched a triangular route connecting Tripoli, Paris and Benghazi. The inaugural flight departed Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli on Thursday morning and arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport around […]
Moroccan police arrested a 37-year-old Algerian national who also holds French citizenship in Mohammedia on Thursday, acting on an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities, Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security said. Preliminary information from the investigation indicates that the man was listed as internationally wanted at the request of French judicial authorities in […]
Ali Namdar, notorious leader of Sweden’s Foxtrot criminal network, has been captured in Morocco. The 21-year-old man is accused of inciting young people to commit a large number of violent acts and crimes in Sweden. Namdar is an important person for Foxtrot and plays key role in instigating serious violent crimes, says Theodor Smedius, superintendent […]
Spanish and much of the Western media have spent recent weeks fixated on the discomfort of Ceuta’s resident population following the July mass crossings. Headlines speak of strain, insecurity and an “invasion.” What they systematically downplay is the far greater human cost borne by the migrants themselves once they set foot on the enclave’s territory. […]
FC Barcelona players have collectively refused to wear LaLiga-backed t-shirts promoting a political message on Sebta, drawing a clear line against the instrumentalization of football for colonial territorial claims. The entire squad declined to don the garments carrying the slogans “Todos somos caballas” and references to Ceuta’s “Spanishness” before their match against Racing Santander. Club […]
Morocco is gaining ground in UK sweet pepper market and set to become the third largest exporter of sweet peppers to the UK after Spain and the Netherlands, according to EastFruit news platform. Between October 2025 and June 2026, the UK imported 10,400 tons of Moroccan sweet peppers valued at more than £17 million. This […]
European Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner has commended Morocco’s cooperation which facilitated the return of most of the people who entered Ceuta illegally within a matter of hours after the mass crossing end of July 2026. In an address made Tuesday during the European Parliament Plenary debate on the situation in Ceuta, Mr. Brunner hailed […]
British fintech Revolut, a licensed bank operating online, has confirmed that sensitive customer information was disclosed to an unauthorized third party after it received fake government request. European payments group has contacted clients whose IDs, addresses, verification pictures, bitcoin activity and other details were handed over to hackers posing as government officials. Nearly 700 Revolut […]
A large majority of Spaniards consider strong relations with Morocco a strategic priority and back tighter border controls, according to the latest barometer published by Spain’s Centre for Sociological Research (CIS). The survey, conducted in early September among 4,042 respondents, found that 86.3 percent of those polled attach “a lot or quite a lot” of […]