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The surge of illegal migration attempts on board inflatable boats departing from Algeria has pitted the Spanish authorities against their Algerian counterparts. The increase in illegal migrants’ arrivals from Algeria has prompted the Spanish Interior Ministry to summon the Algerian Ambassador to offer explanations in this respect in a move that is indicative of a […]
The sound cooperation between Moroccan and Spanish security services in the fight against terrorism has led to the arrest of 175 jihadists, said interior minister Juan Ignacio Zoido. In a interview published lately by La Razon, the Spanish official described neighboring Morocco as “a friend, a partner and an ally” of Spain in the war […]
Spanish interior minister Juan Ignacio Zoido urged the EU to support Morocco’s “considerable” efforts to fight illegal immigration. “The EU should lend more support to African partners, such as Morocco, in their colossal efforts” in countering illegal immigration, said the Spanish official at a meeting of the EU’s justice and domestic affairs council. Zoido, whose […]
The perpetrators of the terrorist attacks that hit Barcelona and Cambrils are Moroccans who were raised in Spain, acknowledged Spain’s Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido who paid a short visit to Rabat Tuesday for talks with Moroccan officials to strengthen bilateral counterterrorism cooperation. Speaking at a press conference following talks with his Moroccan peer Abdelouafi […]
Moroccan Interior Minister, Abdelouafi Laftit, highlighted that the Moroccan-Spanish security partnership is based on “shared responsibility and mutual trust. In a statement to the press following a meeting in Rabat with his Spanish counterpart, Juan Ignacio Zoido, Laftit underscored the solid cooperation between the two countries in security issues. He pointed out to the legal […]
Moroccan and Spanish authorities conducted a joint operation resulting in the arrest of three individuals loyal to IS (Daech) in Morocco and Spain, Moroccan Interior Ministry said. The three individuals who were preparing to join the ranks of Daech in Syria and Irak were arrested by Morocco’s anti-terrorism body, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations […]
Security cooperation with Morocco in the fight against terrorism as well as drug and human trafficking is “indispensable” said Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido. Speaking at the Spanish Lower House on security cooperation with Morocco, the Spanish official voiced satisfaction over this cooperation saying that it is crucial for Spain to foster ties with […]
The Moroccan and Spanish Interior Ministers have hailed the “exemplary cooperation” set between their departments, particularly in the fight against terrorism and organized crime. Mohamed Hassad and his Spanish peer Juan Ignacio Zoido expressed their satisfaction at a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat, in the presence of Cherki Drais, Minister Delegate to the Interior, Abdellatif […]