Algerians now account for 42% of irregular arrivals recorded on the Western Mediterranean route to Spain, compared with 22% for Moroccans. This reversal has been confirmed by the International Organization for Migration.
The Spanish military is modernizing its arsenal in the Canary Islands. With the Halcón program, Madrid is replacing its aging F-18 fighters with twenty new Eurofighters, thereby strengthening continuous surveillance of this strategic airspace located opposite Morocco .
With massive investments and attractive prices, Morocco is displaying new tourism ambitions. The kingdom has even surpassed the Canary Islands in the number of visitors, pushing the Spanish archipelago to defend its leadership.
Facing plummeting prices and summer surpluses, banana producers from the Canary Islands have found an alternative to destroying their fruit. In 2025, Morocco absorbed the vast majority of their international exports.
Arrested with white powder, a Moroccan man spent nearly six months in provisional detention in Spain. Tests ultimately proved that the alleged amphetamine was nothing but baking soda, confirming his version of events.
The prosecutor is seeking twenty years imprisonment against a Moroccan accused of fatally stabbing an 18-year-old youth in the Canary Islands in May 2024. The trial opens next week before Spanish justice.
More than 3,000 micro-earthquakes have been detected beneath Mount Teide volcano in Tenerife, off the coast of Morocco. This unprecedented seismic activity is worrying scientists, although the authorities in the archipelago do not fear an immediate eruption.
The international operation "Sombra Negra" has resulted in the dismantling of the largest distribution and money laundering center linked to the cocaine trafficking to Europe . This crackdown, involving the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) of Morocco, resulted in 105 arrests and the seizure of 10 tons of drugs, a commodity that was mainly transported to Morocco before its final distribution.
The "Marea Blanca" operation has just dealt an unprecedented blow to international drug trafficking with the seizure of nearly ten tons of cocaine. Intercepted off the Canary Islands, the ship was carrying a record cargo of 9,994 kilos , the largest high-sea seizure in European history.
For the first time, the Kingdom has surpassed the Canary Islands in total number of visitors, closing the year 2025 with nearly 20 million international tourists. This performance, marked by a growth of 14%, reflects a successful acceleration strategy that is reshaping the regional tourism map in the face of a Spanish destination now facing the challenges of saturation.
The Spanish political debate is inflaming on issues of sovereignty. In the Canary Islands, the radical left-wing formation Podemos has issued an alarmist warning: by supporting the interventionist policies of Donald Trump, the Spanish right would weaken Madrid’s position in the face of Morocco’s territorial claims.
Spain is adapting its military system. The rapid modernization of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), now equipped with cutting-edge technologies, is pushing Madrid to rethink its static defense strategy on its southern flank to face a new security environment.