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Spanish Bus Company Seeks Moroccan Drivers Amid Labor Shortage
Due to a lack of skilled labor in Spain, Alsa wants to recruit drivers in Morocco.
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Moroccan Teen Missing After Attempting Dangerous Swim to Spanish Enclave Ceuta
Mohamed Chairi Hatti, 17, from Fnideq in Morocco, disappeared at sea while trying to reach Ceuta by swimming. His family is desperately searching for him.
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Spanish Ports Face 50% Container Traffic Loss as Moroccan Rivals Surge
Due to fierce competition with Moroccan ports, Spanish ports "risk losing 50% of their international container transshipment activity," or more than four million TEUs in the medium term, according to some experts.
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Melilla's Economy Struggles as Border Trade with Morocco Remains Stalled
The lack of reciprocity in the flow of goods at the Melilla border with Morocco continues to affect the autonomous city, particularly the merchants.
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Maritime Links Resume in Gibraltar Strait as Storm Bernard Subsides
After a difficult Sunday marked by interruptions due to Storm Bernard, maritime traffic has resumed its usual pace this Monday between Algeciras and Tangier in the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Moroccan Buyers Rank Third in Spain's Foreign Real Estate Market, Data Shows
Moroccans are among the foreigners who have acquired the most housing in Spain, according to data published on Wednesday by the General Council of Notaries.
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EU Farmers Allege Moroccan Produce Contains Banned Pesticide, Demand Stricter Import Controls
The Coordination of Peasant and Livestock Organizations of Andalusia (COAG-A), through the voice of its general secretary, Miguel López, denounced on Friday the "hypocrisy" of the European Union (EU) in the face of the entry of Moroccan fruits and vegetables containing the pesticide chlorpyrifos, banned in the EU, and which is "scientifically proven to cause breast cancer".
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Spanish Watermelon Imports from Morocco Surge 643% in a Decade
Spanish imports of Moroccan watermelons have reached 78.76 million kilos in the current campaign, an increase of 643% compared to the 2013/2014 campaign.
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Rising Spanish-Moroccan Influencer Hamza Zaidi Lands Lead Role in Comedy Film
Hamza Zaidi is a young Spaniard of Moroccan origin who started in 2015 to post humorous videos on his Instagram account where he already has nearly three million subscribers. Today, he is realizing his dream of making movies. He will star in the comedy film "Ocho apellidos marroquís".
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Spanish Resident Caught Smuggling 13 Kilos of Hashish in Ceuta Ferry Bust
A Moroccan national, legally residing in Spain, was arrested by the Civil Guard in Ceuta as he was trying to smuggle nearly 13 kilos of hashish. The MRE was caught red-handed early Thursday morning, in his car, just before boarding a ferry to Algeciras.
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Spain Boosts Gas Exports to Morocco, Defying Algerian Pressure
Despite pressure from Algeria, Spain has continued to transport gas to Morocco via the Maghreb-Europe pipeline in the reverse direction, multiplying the volume of these shipments sevenfold in one year.
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Morocco-Spain Undersea Rail Tunnel Project Advances Ahead of 2030 World Cup
The Spanish Society for Studies on Fixed Communications across the Strait of Gibraltar (Secegsa) announced that the feasibility studies for the tunnel between Morocco and Spain are progressing and that the two countries are committed to realizing this mega-project before the 2030 World Cup.