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
Stormy weather catches out two Brits off Spain’s Andalucia coast with South America-bound drugs stash
TWO British men crewing a boat packed with drugs have been arrested by the Policia Nacional off the Andalucia coast. The 16-metre-long and five-metre-wide vessel,
Amnesty International slams Spain and Morocco for migrant death disaster in Melilla
AMNESTY International has accused Spain and Morocco of trying to cover up what happened in the enclave of Melilla on June 24 when dozens of
Would-be migrants flee plane at Barcelona airport after fake medical emergency forces landing
TWENTY-EIGHT people fled an aeroplane travelling from Casablanca (Morocco) to Turkey on Wednesday morning, after an apparently faked medical emergency forced the aircraft to make
Police put on alert ahead of Spain-Morocco World Cup clash
SPANISH police are reportedly on alert ahead of possible altercations tomorrow related to the World Cup last-16 match between Spain and Morocco. Disturbances were seen
Migrant reaches Spanish soil from Morocco by flying over border in paraglider
WOULD-BE migrants trying to reach Spanish soil from North Africa will go to desperate measures to get across the borders at the exclave cities of
Gang kept stolen cars from across Europe at base on Spain’s Costa Blanca before shipping them to Morocco
A criminal gang lived the high-life in luxury villas on the Costa Blanca with money earned from selling off high-end cars stolen across Europe. The
Monster haul of drugs, luxury items in Spain linked to Moroccan drug lord
A Costa del Sol lawyer specialising in cases of drug trafficking has been arrested over allegedly working for ‘one of the most wanted drug traffickers
Opposition party calls on Spain’s interior minister to quit over Melilla migrant tragedy that killed 23
SPAIN’S main opposition Popular Party (PP) has called on Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska (pictured above) to be sacked over the Melilla migrant tragedy in June,
BBC documentary about Spanish border tragedy prompts fresh calls from political parties for explanations
A DOCUMENTARY from the BBC about the tragic migrant deaths in June this year at the border between Morocco and the Spanish city of Melilla
Murcia carer tries to flee Spain after stealing €18,000 from elderly client
POLICE intercepted a thieving Murcia region care giver as she was about to flee the country, having stolen €18,000 from her client’s bank account. The
Thirteen arrests made in joint Spanish-Moroccan swoop on suspected jihadistsÂ
SPAIN’S National Police today arrested 10 people in the North African city of Melilla and one person in the Spanish city of Granada due to
ON a second visit to Spain’s unspoilt Costa de la Luz, Jo Chipchase was finally switched on to its beautiful beaches and illuminated villages… oh, and tuna fish
I HAD visited the Costa de la Luz only once before, a decade ago with my young sons. At the time, I had only heard
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Through the Moorway to Africa. A Trip from Spain to Morocco
Chances are, like many of the hundreds of thousands of northern Europeans who live in AndalucÃa, your idea of an adventure is a day trip
Spain vows to ‘defend national interests’ as Algeria suspends cooperation treaty in diplomatic row over Western Sahara
SPAIN’S government vowed to ‘defend’ its national interests just hours after Algeria announced the decision to suspend a 20-year-old treaty of friendship and cooperation. Foreign
Land borders to reopen between Spain’s enclaves and Morocco
PEOPLE will be able to cross between Morocco and Spain’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla for the first time since before the pandemic
Property developer claims Brexit has caused holiday home purchases to fall in Spain’s Murcia region
HOLIDAY home sales in the Murcia region have fallen from 72% of all real estate deals in 2015 to 47% last year, according to the
Ferry routes between Spain and Morocco resume after two year stop
FERRY crossings between Spain and Morocco were resumed this week after stopping more than two years ago as the pandemic hit. The first ferries crossed
Dozens of arrests across Spain over newborn baby nationality scam aimed at getting residency for Moroccan women
THE Policia Nacional have busted a scam using newborn babies of pregnant immigrants as a way to get Spanish residency. Moroccan women paid up to
EXPLAINER: Has Spain healed the rift with Morocco? What you need to know about talks in Rabat
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Rabat on Thursday to meet with Moroccan King Mohammed VI in what was widely viewed as an attempt to
Man, 61, fails to exit Spain via Murcia’s Corvera airport with underage girl who defied her parents
A man has been arrested at Murcia’s Corvera airport for trying to leave the country with an underage girl. The youngster told her mother and