Explainer: Spain chosen by Fifa to host 2030 World Cup – but it won’t be alone
FIFA, the international governing body for football, yesterday announced that it had chosen Spain as host for the 2030 World Cup. But there’s a catch:
Marbella firemen and rescue dog Rasty head to Morocco to help search for survivors following catastrophic earthquake
TWO FIREFIGHTERS from Marbella will be travelling to Morocco to assist with rescue efforts after the devastating earthquake that hit the North African country on
Two earthquakes shake Spain’s Andalucia just hours after deadly Morocco disaster – but experts insist they are not linked
THE two tremors that were felt over the weekend in Sevilla and Jaen, originally believed to be aftershocks of the earthquake in Morocco, are unrelated
Spain mobilises relief aid for Morocco as earthquake death toll rises above 2,000
THE OVERNIGHT death toll released by the Moroccan authorities after Friday night’s devastating earthquake rose to at least 2,012 people, with another 2,059 reported injuries.
Powerful earthquake leaves at least 820 dead in Morocco
A POWERFUL earthquake on Friday night left hundreds dead in Morocco, according to information released by the North African country’s Interior Ministry. At least 820
Olives with ‘illegally high levels of pesticides’ are being imported into Spain from Morocco, health experts warn
A FOOD alert has been issued this week by the European Union in Spain warning that a shipment of olives exported from Morocco contain high
Arrival of 400 migrants on Spain’s southern coasts raises alarms for authorities
BOATS carrying around 400 migrants have arrived on the coasts of Spain’s Almeria, Granda and Murcia in just a few days. In many cases, holidaymakers
Spain’s caretaker prime minister slammed by opposition for picking Morocco as holiday destination
NOT EVEN on vacation can Spain’s caretaker prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, escape attacks from the country’s opposition parties. This time, the Socialist Party leader has
A migrant travelling in a dinghy with another 33 people dies near Almeria’s coast
A MIGRANT travelling in a small boat with more than 30 people has died near the coast of Adra (Almeria). The man was found dead
Billboard installed by right-wing evictions company in Madrid targeted by protestors
A HUGE advertising billboard installed in central Madrid by a notorious right-wing evictions company continued to cause controversy on Friday, after activists partially covered it
Thirty years later, Supreme Court finally quashes rape conviction against Moroccan bricklayer
THE SUPREME COURT has quashed a rape conviction passed down to a Moroccan bricklayer for a sexual assault that took place more than 30 years
‘Spain has become a Greece’: 39 feared to have drowned trying to reach the Canary Islands after rescue services dawdled
AS many as 39 people, including four women and a baby, are feared to have died en route to the Canary Islands after their dinghy
Watch: Man in Malaga falls off jet bridge onto tarmac in bid to reach missed plane
REGULAR AIR travellers will no doubt at some time have arrived too late for their flight, only to be faced with a closed gate. Few,
Spain deploys more than 19,000 police officers to monitor return of millions of Moroccans to home country
FROM TODAY, Thursday, more than 19,000 Spanish police officers will begin to monitor what is known as Operación Paso del Estrecho, or Operation Crossing the
Gibraltar ramps up cultural and business links with Morocco opening office and holding events in Tangier
GIBRALTAR is ramping up cultural and business links with the Moroccan city of Tangier as the Rock moves ever closer to a possible hard frontier
Andalucia Birding Trip to Morocco a Success
There are some good people in the world, folk who give a lot of their time and energy to providing great experiences for others with
‘I’ll get you in the street’: Defendant threatens his own lawyer in Spain’s biggest ever narco mega-trial
SPAIN’s largest ever drug trafficking trial was nearly derailed at the end of its first week after one of the defendants threatened his own lawyer.
Watch: Spain’s riot police involved in scuffles with Peruvian national football team after not recognising players
MEMBERS of Peru’s national football team were involved in scuffles with Spanish riot police on Monday evening, as they tried to leave their hotel in
Move over Ukraine: Spain and Portugal have a new Moroccan darling in their bid to host 2030 World Cup
Morocco has announced it will join forces with Spain and Portugal to launch a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The move would
Spain and Portugal could include Morocco in 2030 World Cup hosting bid
SPAIN and Portugal’s candidacy to host the 2030 World Cup may end up including a third country: Morocco. The Spanish and Portuguese Football Federations are
People smuggler jailed for taking Moroccans in UK who ‘didn’t like Britain’ back out
A man who tried to smuggle 15 Moroccan migrants back out of the UK to Spain because they ‘didn’t like Britain’ has been jailed. The
The strongest form of protest: Furious Moroccan man sets himself on fire in front of Moroccan consulate in Madrid
There was horror on the streets of Madrid as a visibly furious man set himself ablaze outside the Moroccan embassy, with the motive for such
Moroccans given path to formal employment in Spain through lorry driver visa amid labour shortage
Spain has announced plans to train and employ truck drivers from Morocco in an effort to ease labour shortages. The move follows the recent release
Two members of alleged Islamic State terror cell detained in Spain’s Andalucia
SPANISH and Moroccan police have dismantled an alleged Islamic State cell consisting of three people ready to commit terrorist acts. The Policia Nacional arrested two
Gang that exploited undocumented migrant workers from Morocco busted in Spain’s Malaga province
A criminal group that exploited undocumented migrant workers, mainly from Morocco, in the agricultural sector has been broken up. The group is accused of selling
A wild 36 hours in Morocco – via the disaster of public transport
With such quick and easy access to Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar, it’s something of a wonder that more people in the south of