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Drunk Driver Arrested After High-Speed Wrong-Way Chase on Mallorca Highway
The Civil Guard arrested on Sunday a Moroccan for reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Toddler Drowns in Private Pool Tragedy in Spanish Coastal City
A 2-year-old child of Moroccan origin died by drowning on Sunday in the pool of a private residence in Dénia, a port city in eastern Spain.
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77-Year-Old Sets Record as Oldest Woman to Swim Across Strait of Gibraltar
María del Rosario Tomasena Alzuni, 77 years old and from Guipuscoa (Basque Country), has become the oldest woman to have swam across the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Toddler from Ceuta Critically Injured in Third-Floor Fall, Airlifted to Cadiz Hospital
A three-and-a-half-year-old child from Ceuta was urgently transferred to the hospital in M’diq on Saturday after a fall from a third floor. The minor was later evacuated to Ceuta and then to Cadiz.
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Spanish Police Thwart Moroccan Couple's Attempt to Flee with Child Wanted by French Authorities
The Spanish police intercepted at the port of Tarifa (Cadiz) a Moroccan couple who were trying to take their two-year-old daughter to Morocco, claimed by the French child protection service.
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Valencia Pool Denies Entry to Muslim Woman in Hijab, Sparking Hate Crime Investigation
The security guards at the municipal pool in Benicalap (Valencia) refused entry to Fadila Said, a veiled woman who was accompanying her two children aged 8 and 5. The National Police have opened an investigation to determine if this is a hate crime.
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Fatal Accident in Spain: Two Moroccan Seniors from France Struck by Multiple Vehicles on Busy Highway
Two Moroccans, an 81-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman, lost their lives in a traffic accident. They were hit by six vehicles after imprudently getting out of their car registered in France, which had broken down.
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Moroccan Man Dies After Brutal Assault in Gran Canaria, Investigation Underway
A 25-year-old Moroccan died on July 29 at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria hospital where he was admitted in critical condition after suffering a violent assault. The Civil Guard has opened an investigation to try to identify the perpetrator(s) of the attack.
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Historic Tangier Theater Restoration Resumes After Two-Year Hiatus
The restoration work on the Grand Théâtre Cervantes in Tangier resumed on August 9, 2023, a date that coincides with the 110th anniversary of the existence of this theater. Launched in 2021, they had been suspended for two years.
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EU Reaffirms Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish Territory, Countering Moroccan Claims
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has reaffirmed that Ceuta and Melilla are part of Spain and the EU. This, in response to Morocco which had described the two cities as "Moroccan".
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Melilla Shaken by Two 3.6-Magnitude Earthquakes in 24 Hours
Melilla felt two earthquakes of magnitude greater than 3.5 on the Richter scale in just 24 hours (Monday and Tuesday), with an epicenter in the Moroccan town of Anoual, located 87 kilometers from the autonomous city.
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Moroccan Man Kills Wife in Front of Children in Almería, Spain
A Moroccan man slit his wife’s throat, also of Moroccan origin, on Monday in the Pescadería neighborhood of Almería, in front of their children aged 9 and 8. The minors called on neighbors for help to alert the police.