While Morocco expects Spain to officially recognize its sovereignty over the Sahara, Algeria has just ended more than two years of suspension of trade exchanges with this country, in reaction to Pedro Sanchez’s decision to support the Moroccan autonomy plan for this territory.
Moroccans have been the top foreign buyers of homes in Spain since 2016, with 5,452 homes purchased, according to notary data.
Spanish experts agree that the return of Donald Trump to the head of the United States should change the situation in the Sahara conflict. The new US president, who was the first to recognize the Moroccanness of the Sahara in 2020, could use his influence to obtain broader international support for the Moroccan autonomy plan.
Two members of the crew of the narco-boat responsible for the death of two Civil Guards in Barbate last February have been arrested on Friday evening. They surrendered to the Guardia Civil after several months on the run in Morocco.
The toll of Moroccan victims in the recent floods that hit the Valencia region in Spain has just worsened, according to the Moroccan consulate.
Algeria has just ordered the resumption of trade with Spain, suspended since 2022 following Pedro Sánchez’s change of position on the Sahara in favor of Morocco.
Rumors have circulated in recent days in Valencia, a Spanish city affected by the Dana depression, indicating that this weather phenomenon would be caused by Morocco. This is not the case, assure Spanish experts.
Two individuals are accused of having forged driving licenses for some 90 Moroccan nationals in Ceuta. They risk two to three years in prison.
Two tankers, the chemical tanker Southern Puma and the bulk carrier Louisa Bolten, collided on Friday morning in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, off the coast of Morocco.
A second death has been confirmed among Moroccan nationals in Spain, bringing to two the number of victims among Moroccans, following the devastating floods that hit the south and east of the country. The Consul General of Morocco in Valencia, Saïd El Idrissi Bouzidi, announced this new death, while the search continues to find 45 missing Moroccans.
Moroccans represent the largest nationality in Spanish prisons, with 3,841 individuals, or 27% of the total. This figure places Morocco far ahead of other nationalities, exceeding the number of Colombian, Romanian and Algerian inmates combined.
The Spanish Navy has deployed the amphibious assault ship Galicia (L-51) in the city of Melilla, near Moroccan waters. A clear message sent to the kingdom that claims this territory.