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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 […]
Morocco vs the covid-19
After Algeria and the two enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, Morocco launched this Wednesday June 10 an air bridge to repatriate its nationals who were stuck in Malaga since the country closed its borders in March to slow the spread of the coronavirus. According to the news outlet Le360, three flights are scheduled this Wednesday […]
Morocco will begin the repatriation of Moroccans stranded in Spain within 48 hours, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita announced on Tuesday in Rabat. Addressing the House of Advisors, the official explained that priority will be given to Moroccan nationals living in the south of Spain, particularly Algeciras, before including Catalonia, the Basque Country and capital Madrid. […]
Eight NGOs, including the international organization Women’s Link Worldwide, have called on the United Nations to investigate urgently the human rights violations suffered by the Moroccan women seasonal workers and other migrants who work in the strawberry and red fruit harvest in Huelva, Spain. The NGOs warn of the risk that COVID-19 pandemic poses to […]