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Spain cannot maintain relatively open and regularization-friendly migration policies at home while expecting Morocco to shoulder the full burden of preventing irregular crossings into Ceuta and Melilla. The mass influx into Ceuta last week has exposed the contradiction at the heart of Madrid’s approach. Domestic pull factors generated by Spanish decisions helped fuel the surge, […]
This week’s mass crossings into the Spanish-held enclave of Ceuta have exposed an enduring colonial reality often ignored in mainstream media. Spain continues to occupy Moroccan soil, denying Moroccans free movement on their own territory and enforcing artificial barriers that generate human tragedies like the one that has unfolded this week. Between Thursday and Friday, […]
Algeria has formally closed out a four-year diplomatic rupture with Spain, hosting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Algiers but without securing any shift in Madrid’s position on the regional dispute over the Sahara territory, the very issue that triggered the freeze in 2022. Sanchez made a brief stopover in the Algerian capital while traveling […]
Moroccans emerged as the largest group among foreign workers in Spain, with 422,347 now registered with the Spanish Social Security system, according to official data. The figure places Moroccans ahead of Romanians (353,974), Colombians (316,460), Venezuelans (239,892), and Italians (223,500), underscoring the depth of the Moroccan community’s integration into the Spanish labor market. The milestone […]
Morocco and Spain are preparing changes to their seasonal agricultural worker program, including the planned introduction of visas valid for up to four years and revised recruitment procedures, Moroccan Labor Minister Younes Sekkouri said. The reforms target a program that sends thousands of Moroccan women each year to work on Spanish farms, mainly in the […]
A cooperation agreement was signed on Saturday in Larache between the Royal Moroccan Triathlon Federation (FRMTI) and its Spanish counterpart (FETRI), marking a new step in strengthening ties between the two countries in the field of triathlon. The agreement was sealed on the sidelines of the Larache International Triathlon, held from July 3 to 5, […]
A business forum held on Monday in Valencia showcased the investment opportunities available in Morocco and highlighted the structural reforms undertaken by the Kingdom to improve the business climate and enhance its attractiveness to foreign investors. The event, held under the theme “Exploring Morocco: Keys to Investing and Growing in Africa from Valencia,” was organized […]
A forum on terrorism held in Spain’s Canary Islands has reignited criticism of the Polisario Front, with victims’ groups and activists urging a reassessment of its status and greater accountability for attacks attributed to the movement. The event, titled “First Forum on Terrorism in the Canary Islands: Global Terrorism and Extremism,” placed a strong spotlight […]
The Spanish Civil Guard announced on Saturday the seizure of nearly 4.8 tons of hashish during an operation conducted in coordination with the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation was triggered following the detection of a “go-fast” semi-rigid boat navigating at high speed and suspected of carrying a […]
The Government of National Unity in Libya has ordered an urgent investigation after Spanish authorities intercepted a vessel carrying a cocaine shipment allegedly destined for a Libyan Port. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah directed relevant state institutions to investigate the incident and coordinate with authorities in Spain. According to an official letter issued by the […]