The United Left (Izquierda Unida - IU) has just addressed a question to the government in the Congress of Deputies, asking for explanations on the broadcast, in a television news on TVE, of a map of Morocco including the Sahara. The public service channel had indicated that it was a "human error".
Without drums or trumpets, the Spanish Ministry of Defense proceeded in August to demolish the Clock Tower on the Al Hoceima rock, located 700 meters off the Moroccan coast and 84 kilometers from Melilla.
A Moroccan migrant managed to cross the six-meter high fence with barbed wire at the Melilla border by paraglider on Friday.
Morocco’s military budget for 2023 is around 4.67 billion euros (3.6% compared to 2022), against 23.3 billion euros (130% more than in 2022) for Algeria. The two countries are engaged in an arms race that worries Spain.
Since July, there has been information circulating on social networks that Moroccan olive oil "can enter any country of the European Union" without "customs duties". A facility that dates back 11 years, since the signing of an agreement between the EU and Morocco.
One month after the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8, NGOs and volunteers from Ceuta and Melilla have failed to deliver the humanitarian aid they collected to the kingdom. The authorities of Tetouan and Nador, Moroccan cities bordering the two autonomous cities, have asked them to wait.
Three of the most important Muslim associations in Catalonia denounce the "defamatory" remarks expressed by the writer of Moroccan origin Najat El Hachimi during the launch of the La Mercè festivities.
A man of Algerian origin was arrested in Ceuta as he was trying to reach Morocco by swimming. He would be involved in a homicide case in France.
Some airlines like Raynair, EasyJet and Vueling have been sanctioned by the European Union for charging additional fees to passengers with hand luggage on board. Brussels had requested that this hand luggage be free.
Hashish networks have resumed transporting drugs from Morocco to the Catalan coast in the face of pressure from the Civil Guard in the strait. Since 2018, more than 40 tons of hashish have been seized.
Thefts of luxury cars in Spain during the summer season increased by 17% this year. Criminals use several methods to commit their crimes.
Retired Admiral Juan Rodríguez Garat rules out any possibility of Morocco annexing Ceuta and Melilla, stressing that the two autonomous cities are Spanish and that the Spanish army is not concerned about this issue.