Morocco and Spain are working to give substance to the project of a tunnel under the strait that will connect the two countries and by extension Africa and Europe, before the 2030 World Cup they are co-hosting with Portugal.
The delimitation of maritime borders between Morocco and Spain in the Atlantic is still not effective, two years after the normalization of relations between the two countries and the adoption of a new roadmap defining common objectives, including this delimitation of territorial waters.
The regional court of Cadiz, based in Gibraltar, has requested heavy prison sentences against 26 members of the drug trafficking network whose Moroccan Abdellah El Hadj Sadeck El Menbri, nicknamed "Messi of hashish" , would be the leader.
The strike by the cabin crew of its base at Paris-Orly airport is forcing the Spanish airline Vueling to cancel more than 30% of its flights in France. Flights between Morocco and the country could be affected.
Leaving Morocco where his family lives in destitution, Mustapha dreamed of succeeding in life in Europe. From Spain to France, his dreams turn into a nightmare. The teenager ends up hanged in a prison.
The Spanish Navy’s maritime action ship "Meteoro" has been carrying out a surveillance and deterrence mission in the Alboran Sea and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla since late April.
The lack of cooperation from Morocco with Spain has contributed to exacerbating drug trafficking in the strait, recently deplored the president of the seventh chamber of the Cadiz court, Nieves Marina.
The Audiencia Nacional will consider this week the extradition of Mohammed B., requested by Morocco. The accused, wanted for his alleged membership in a criminal organization specializing in drug and human trafficking, faces a 15-year prison sentence.
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli reportedly tried to convince Lamine Yamal to join the Atlas Lions, as he did with Brahim Diaz. But the 16-year-old Spanish prodigy of Moroccan father and Equatorial Guinean mother has ultimately chosen to play for La Roja.
Algeria wants to compete with Morocco and Spain by implementing a mega project in the agricultural sector, particularly tomato production.
Fouzi Lekjaâ , president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), looked back on the dismissal of Franco-Bosnian coach Vahid Halilhodžić and his replacement by Moroccan Walid Regragui, three months before the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Without failing to mention the exploit of the Atlas Lions at this major sporting event and the joint organization of the 2030 World Cup by Morocco, Spain and Portugal.
The Gibraltar Strait Tunnel , which will connect Morocco to Spain and by extension Africa to Europe, is far from being a reality. The project is still at a standstill and requires new technical studies and the mobilization of a million dollars for its implementation.