The body of Zahra, a 47-year-old Moroccan seasonal worker, will be repatriated to Morocco in the coming days. She was found lifeless last Sunday in the agricultural farm of Moguer (Huelva) where she worked and resided, presumed victim of her ex-partner .
The Guardia Civil has carried out the seizure of rifles originating from Morocco from members of a criminal organization that is trying to establish itself in the Huelva region. The pressure of the security forces in Algeciras and in the Strait has pushed drug traffickers to move to this area.
In collaboration with the Moroccan police and judicial authorities, the Spanish police intercepted 20 tons of hashish hidden in boxes of peppers transported in refrigerated trucks from Morocco to the port of Algeciras. In total, twenty people, belonging to two criminal networks, were arrested.
The far-right party Vox presented a motion on Wednesday to the Senate Culture Committee to request the banning of the Eid al-Adha celebration. An initiative described as "shameful" by the Socialist Party (PSOE), which sees it as a xenophobic drift contrary to the values of coexistence in Spain.
A strong wind storm has disrupted maritime traffic in the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday, October 29. The link between Tarifa and Tangier City is the most affected, with a complete paralysis of the service, while the departures from Algeciras are experiencing delays.
Since his arrival at the Moncloa in 2018, Pedro Sánchez has granted Spanish nationality to 1,127,370 foreigners, including Moroccans, which is more than half of the 2,113,537 naturalizations recorded between 2009 and 2024. A record compared to the governments of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Mariano Rajoy combined.
The ferry Cecilia Payne of the Baleària company coming from Ceuta hit the quay of the port of Algeciras on Sunday while trying to dock, causing visible damage to one side of the boat. No injuries were reported.
The Supreme Court of Madrid has confirmed the decision of the Public Employment Service (SEPE) to cancel the unemployment benefits of a 52-year-old man after he made four trips to Morocco without notifying the institution. The unemployed person will have to reimburse the amounts improperly received, estimated at more than 8,500 euros.
The Civil Guards recently seized 1.7 tons of hashish from Morocco after a spectacular high-speed chase in the strait.
In the Barcelona neighborhood of La Sagrera, a shantytown is growing in front of the construction site of the future high-speed train station. While the city plans to build a large park, as well as hotels and housing in this area, dozens of homeless people are setting up makeshift shacks, some of whom are of Moroccan origin.
Faced with labor shortages in the agricultural sector, the municipal council of Villamalea has unanimously passed a motion, supported by all political parties, calling on the central government to advance a blocked proposal aimed at regularizing undocumented migrants in Spain.
A mother and her minor son arrived last Sunday on the Tarajal beach coming from Morocco. They were taken care of by the temporary stay center for minors (CETI) in Ceuta.