The Catalan capital is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The latest census by the Arrels Foundation reveals that nearly 2,000 people are now sleeping on the streets of Barcelona, a figure up 43% in two years. Among them, Ahmed, a Moroccan who has been living there since 1997 , embodies the face of this chronic distress.
The Spanish police have put an end to an attempt to abandon a minor disguised as a tourist trip . A Moroccan national was arrested at the Gran Canaria airport as he was trying to return to the Kingdom alone, a few days after leaving his son on the island, without papers and without resources.
Bad news for the many Moroccans who have invested in real estate in Spain. The government of Pedro Sánchez has launched a major offensive against tourist rentals , aiming to remove several tens of thousands of homes from platforms like Airbnb and Booking. New strict rules are coming into effect, complicating the task of owners.
The Civil Guard intercepted a high-value cargo at the port of Tarifa. Thirty-three luxury cars and two motorcycles, stolen from across Europe , were seized as they were about to be shipped to Morocco. Value of the loot: more than one and a half million euros.
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.
Faced with a chronic shortage of 30,000 truck drivers, Spain is facilitating the arrival of Moroccan drivers to save its logistics. A pragmatic measure by the Sánchez government that is facing the hostility of local unions.
The Catalan police have prevented 47 forced marriages over the past five years. Among the cases handled, seven involve Moroccan families. In total, 28 minors have been protected, including a 9-year-old girl.
The Spanish Civil Guard has dealt a fatal blow to a particularly ingenious criminal network based in Almería. Under the cover of a passenger transport company, the organization was transporting hashish from Morocco to Belgium, hidden at the very heart of the air conditioning systems of the buses.
The flight of a Moroccan mother has come to an end at the gates of the Kingdom. The Spanish police intercepted, at the port of Tarifa, a woman attempting to board a ferry to Tangier with her three children, who had been taken away from her by the French justice system.
Spain remains a major host country despite a housing crisis that is suffocating its metropolises. While Madrid and Barcelona see their residents flee the high cost of living, foreign immigration is exploding, driven in particular by a large Moroccan community . But behind these record figures, the latest INE report raises a scathing finding on the qualification level of the new arrivals.
The Strait of Gibraltar is once again being battered by violent winds . After a brief lull on Monday, maritime traffic between Spain and Morocco is experiencing new disruptions this Tuesday, December 16, completely paralyzing connections departing from Tarifa.
She’s back and she doesn’t intend to be a mere extra. Nissy Lahr, the Moroccan-German contestant who had made an impression in Secret Story in 2022 , joins the explosive cast of La casa de los gemelos 2. A comeback demanded by internet users that already promises its share of clashes and controversies.