The Spanish government summoned the Moroccan ambassador to protest against the comments of Head of government Saadeddine El Othmani, who addressed matters related to the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla in a recent interview.
The owners of a second-hand clothing business in Spain were arrested for exploiting Moroccan irregular migrants and forcing them to work long hours in poor conditions.
In the city of Sidi Ifni, in southwest Morocco, the Spanish colonizers built in the 60's a unique, land-to-sea cable car. The latter connected the shore to the inland and transported, via self-propelled carts, goods and passengers. Today, the abandoned remains of the facility can still be seen.