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SACRE BLOW! French smuggling gang which moved cocaine and hashish between Morocco, Malaga and Europe busted in joint operation

Ten have been arrested after Guardia Civil and French Judicial Police seized 46 kilos of cocaine and 500 kilos of hashish

18 Mar, 2019 @ 16:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain-Morocco railway tunnel talks underway government says

If the first land link between Europe and Africa was made by tunnel, it would have to be 38km to stretch between the two countries

22 Feb, 2019 @ 11:01

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain reaches new migrant rescue deal with Morocco

New plan agreed as the Government of Pedro Sanchez looks to halve the number of illegal migrants, after 2018 saw a record 62,000 arrivals

21 Feb, 2019 @ 13:49

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

FLASH SALE: Ryanair offers €20 tickets to celebrate new route from Spain’s Malaga to Morocco

The offer will be available until midnight on Monday, January 21, through Ryanair.com

17 Jan, 2019 @ 16:27

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Swiss-Spanish man arrested on suspicion of beheading and stabbing to death backpacker pair in Morocco

MOROCCAN authorities have detained a Swiss-Spanish national in connection with the brutal killing of two Scandinavian backpackers. Maren Ueland, 28 from Norway and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen,

30 Dec, 2018 @ 21:01

Crime & Law·Lead

TRAGIC: Louisa and Maren were both students who loved travelling

PURE EVIL: Backpackers beheaded and stabbed to death in Morocco before video shared online in ISIS inspired attack

The attack has shocked the north African country, a popular holiday destination for expats and locals in southern Spain and one of the more liberal

21 Dec, 2018 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead

ON FIRE: British buyers lead the way as foreign market in Spain zooms up

AN avalanche of foreign buyers is setting Spain’s property market on fire! A total of 53,359 homes were acquired by foreigners in the first half

15 Nov, 2018 @ 16:20

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

17 African migrants killed and 100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s Costa del Sol

The total death toll of migrants travelling to Spain now reaches 566, a UN Migration Agency report confirmed today, while the number of arrivals to

6 Nov, 2018 @ 13:33

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Politics

MUST READ: First look at Andalucia recipe book by famed British food writer Fiona Dunlop

"I breathe for Málaga…. for Cádiz, for Alcalá de los Gazules, for what is intimately Andaluz." Federico García Lorca, 1924

5 Nov, 2018 @ 12:36

Almeria·Cadiz·Celebrity·Cordoba·Food & Drink·Granada·Huelva·Jaen·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Spain tears down razor wire in Africa to stop injuries to migrants crossing border

Spain is the leading destination for migrants in Europe, with 40,598 arrivals already this year, with Andalucia bearing the brunt of this

16 Oct, 2018 @ 17:16

Crime & Law·Lead

Police must twerk harder after southern Spain’s most wanted drug boss appears in rap video with scantily-clad dancers

Tejon can be seen exiting a Bentley car before he is greeted by nearly a dozen semi-naked women

11 Oct, 2018 @ 12:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Sick expat mum caged on Spain’s Costa del Sol after forcing CHILD to marry man in Morocco for money

It is understood her parents had reached an 'economic agreement' with the man and even bribed a local authority

30 Aug, 2018 @ 12:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Five books based in or near Spain’s Andalucia that are a MUST read this summer

Grab a garden chair and dive into some ‘non-escapist’ literature set in exotic locations down the road A Vineyard in Andalucia (2017), Maria Duenas

5 Aug, 2018 @ 09:53

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle

50,000 Migrants are waiting to storm Spain from Morocco

It comes after migrants over ran the Ceuta border this week

2 Aug, 2018 @ 14:12

Lead·Politics

This years Spanish Super Cup final is to be played in… Morocco

MOROCCO is to host the 2018 Spanish Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla, making it the first cup match to be played outside of Spain.

25 Jul, 2018 @ 17:09

Lead·Sport

HUNDREDS more migrants rescued from waters in southern Spain

Some 388 migrants have been rescued today from the Strait of Gibraltar, while authorities are still searching for another small boat

25 Jun, 2018 @ 17:43

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Southern Spain’s ‘Narco King’ caged in dawn raid as 100 police officers storm hideout

The youngest Tejon brother, who heads up the biggest and most notorious drug gang in La Linea, was arrested at his home

8 Jun, 2018 @ 12:48

Crime & Law·Lead

Project to build €8 billion underwater tunnel connecting Spain and Africa is BACK ON

High speed trains in the tunnel would make cargo journeys between Madrid and Marrakech up to three times shorter

29 May, 2018 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Authorities break up one of Spain’s ‘biggest’ hashish drug smuggling rings

It is estimated the La Linea criminal organisation brought more than 10,000 kilograms of hashish from Morocco to Spain

22 May, 2018 @ 11:42

Crime & Law·Lead

Meet the family running southern Spain’s newest drug cartel as Cadiz cops fear Escobar-style takeover

Police estimate Antonio and Francisco have around €20 to €30 million in cash

30 Apr, 2018 @ 13:07

Crime & Law·Lead

The ‘Battle’ of Parsley Island is much more Comedy than tragedy, writes Jack Giaoni

WITH a good pair of binoculars on a clear day, from just about anywhere along the Costa del Sol, you can make out the outline

29 Apr, 2018 @ 14:42

Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead

Father of eight-year-old boy smuggled into Spain by suitcase avoids jail

THE father of an eight-year-old boy who was smuggled into Spain from Morocco in a suitcase has escaped a prison sentence. Ivorian Ali Ouattara was

21 Feb, 2018 @ 16:23

Lead·National News

Raining Renaults: Don’t be alarmed at the largest student rally in Morocco

We’re talking a pandemic of dinky French hatchbacks plastered with sponsorship stickers, travelling along the highways and byways of Spain in a contest to find

18 Feb, 2018 @ 12:01

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Business & Finance·Entertainment·Environment·Nature·Travel News

Human rights defender says Spain is ‘cruel’ to migrants

Speaking at the Joint Committee on Relations, ombudsman Francisco Marugan said there were 'major deficiencies' in how the media represented illegal migrants.

16 Feb, 2018 @ 10:53

Crime & Law·Environment·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Manhunt in Spain for mum and granddad who abducted 12-year-old and want to live ‘an alternative lifestyle’

POLICE in the UK have launched another appeal for a British boy who was abducted by his mother on the Costa del Sol four months

13 Feb, 2018 @ 10:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish passenger boat sails past floating bodies of dead migrants off coast of Spain (WARNING: Distressing images)

A PASSENGER boat off the coast of Spain was forced to turn around after sailing by tens of migrant bodies floating in the water on

5 Feb, 2018 @ 13:34

Lead·National News·Politics

Morocco- Page 5

SACRE BLOW! French smuggling gang which moved cocaine and hashish between Morocco, Malaga and Europe busted in joint operation

Spain-Morocco railway tunnel talks underway government says

Spain reaches new migrant rescue deal with Morocco

FLASH SALE: Ryanair offers €20 tickets to celebrate new route from Spain’s Malaga to Morocco

Swiss-Spanish man arrested on suspicion of beheading and stabbing to death backpacker pair in Morocco

PURE EVIL: Backpackers beheaded and stabbed to death in Morocco before video shared online in ISIS inspired attack

ON FIRE: British buyers lead the way as foreign market in Spain zooms up

17 African migrants killed and 100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s Costa del Sol

MUST READ: First look at Andalucia recipe book by famed British food writer Fiona Dunlop

Spain tears down razor wire in Africa to stop injuries to migrants crossing border

Police must twerk harder after southern Spain’s most wanted drug boss appears in rap video with scantily-clad dancers

Sick expat mum caged on Spain’s Costa del Sol after forcing CHILD to marry man in Morocco for money

Five books based in or near Spain’s Andalucia that are a MUST read this summer

50,000 Migrants are waiting to storm Spain from Morocco

This years Spanish Super Cup final is to be played in… Morocco

HUNDREDS more migrants rescued from waters in southern Spain

WATCH: Southern Spain’s ‘Narco King’ caged in dawn raid as 100 police officers storm hideout

Project to build €8 billion underwater tunnel connecting Spain and Africa is BACK ON

Authorities break up one of Spain’s ‘biggest’ hashish drug smuggling rings

Meet the family running southern Spain’s newest drug cartel as Cadiz cops fear Escobar-style takeover

The ‘Battle’ of Parsley Island is much more Comedy than tragedy, writes Jack Giaoni

Father of eight-year-old boy smuggled into Spain by suitcase avoids jail

Raining Renaults: Don’t be alarmed at the largest student rally in Morocco

Human rights defender says Spain is ‘cruel’ to migrants

Manhunt in Spain for mum and granddad who abducted 12-year-old and want to live ‘an alternative lifestyle’

Spanish passenger boat sails past floating bodies of dead migrants off coast of Spain (WARNING: Distressing images)

Motorists beware: Spain steps up ITV inspections as average car is now 14.5 years old

Spain to pardon over 50 women locked up by wife of dictator during Franco regime

Spain’s property market continues to heat up: The eight provinces where home sales now exceed bubble-era highs

Spain launches its new €60-a-month public transport pass – here’s how it works

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