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The economy of the occupied enclave of Ceuta contracted 40% after Morocco closed its borders, said right-wing governor Juan Vivas. The governor, known for hostile stands against Morocco, called on the EU to adopt reciprocal stands against the North African Kingdom. Morocco has closed its borders with Spain to avert a surge in coronavirus especially […]
The Spanish prosecutors are building cases against the Polisario chief Brahim Ghali and his close aides for the crimes, abuses and human rights violations committed against sequestered Sahrawis in the Tindouf Camps, Southern Algeria. Several complaints have been filed in Spain by associations and a young Sahrawi girl for human rights violations against the separatists […]
The UN has rebuked Spain for the inhuman treatment suffered by thousands of Moroccan women who work as seasonal workers in the strawberry farms of the Huelva region. UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier De Schutter urged Spain to urgently improve the “deplorable conditions” endured in the strawberry townships before people […]
Gibraltar is considering building an undersea power link with Morocco, which in recent years has been exporting electricity to the Iberian peninsula, according to Al Geciras al Minoto. Authorities in Gibraltar are looking to Morocco as a reliable energy supplier that is forging ahead steadily with a clean energy plan aiming to secure 52% of […]
Spanish police have arrested near Barcelona a Moroccan national accused of the apology of terrorism and anti-Semite behaviors, reports say. The man, living at Tarrasa near the capital of the Catalonia region, has been on security forces’ radar for over a year for frequent posts on social media of photographs and videos promoting terrorism and […]
A joint operation by Moroccan and Spanish police led to the arrest of 28 people suspected of trafficking in endangered wild birds and the seizure of about 300 exotic birds exported from southern Spain to North Africa. The announcement was made lately by the Spanish Civil Guard, which opened an “Oratrix” investigation aimed at combating […]
The Spanish congress of Deputies (lower house of Parliament) gave its green light on Wednesday to an agreement for the irrevocable donation of the Tangier Cervantes Grand Theatre to Morocco. Under this agreement, adopted in February by the Spanish Council of ministers, Morocco undertakes to restore the building in its entirety, while respecting the original […]
Spain said that it will only open borders with Morocco if the latter allows people from Spain enter its territories. The condition, which was also imposed on Algeria and China, comes after the EU listed Morocco among 15 countries whose nationals can access Schengen space. The Spanish insistence on reciprocity means that the millions of […]
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, has called on Spanish government and companies to protect the rights of Moroccan woman seasonal workers in strawberry farms. He urged the Spanish authorities and agribusinesses to “immediately improve abysmal conditions for neglected migrant laborers” deployed as “essential workers” to pick strawberries […]
EU countries took 66% of Morocco’s foreign trade with Spain topping the list with $15 bln followed by France with $13 bln, the foreign exchange agency said. Spain and France accounted for 58% of overall trade with the EU as Morocco has been steadily diversifying trade partners over the last few years, the agency said […]