The Spanish police arrested a Moroccan national at the border post in Almeria (extreme south), wanted by the Belgian authorities for drug trafficking. The suspect was trying to escape justice traveling to Morocco, EFE reports. The arrest took place on Monday 3rd of July at 9:20 am when a 34-year-old E.M.E.J. appeared at the maritime border with the intention of circumventing the exit of the national territory to go to Nador. The man was sentenced on March 30th, 2016 to five years in
To collaborate with the heads of government of the Sahel countries to fight against terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking and to find a solution to the migration problem. These are the main topics that would were discussed by the Spanish, Moroccan, Portuguese and French representatives at the G4 summit in Seville, El País said. «We will organize a meeting during the last quarter in Marrakech with the G5 countries, composed of Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and
Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido met on Monday with his Portuguese and Moroccan counterparts and French ambassador to Madrid Yves Saint-Geours during G4 meeting in Spain organized to fight against terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking and migration policies, Europa Press and MAP press agencies. The meeting takes place in Seville, at the headquarters of The Archivo General de Indias (General Archive of the Indies), which also houses the G4 summit chaired this year by
A Moroccan teenager survived a 143 mile journey from Morocco to Spain hanging underneath a bus that was heading to Seville, Mirror UK reports. The 15-year-old boy «crammed himself into a tiny cavity underneath the coach before clinging on for hours.» According to the same source, a police spokesperson told AFP that : «The bus came from Tetouan, and when it arrived in Seville, the driver was going to let the passengers out when he noticed something strange» adding that
A 32-year-old Moroccan national was arrested on Tuesday 20th of June in a raid conducted by Spanish police in central Madrid, Reuters reports. The suspect is believed to be «highly radicalized» as the police found in his apartment «a large collection of extreme Islamist material including a manual for suicide bombers», the government said. The Spanish Ministry of Interior announced in a statement, as indicated by Reuters, that two other Moroccans aged 38 and 33 and
The Spanish and Portuguese rescue services have managed to save the life of 34 migrants who fled their inflatable boat that «caught fire» when sailing from Morocco to Europe on Sunday 28th of May, Abc news reports. According to the same source, a video shot by the Portuguese Air Force plane shows that migrants were jumping off the inflamed dinghy.«The fire quickly spread and left burning debris on the water. Some migrants clung to what was left of the rubber craft», the
A 13-year-old Moroccan has lost his two legs on the 28th of May in the Sierra de Guadalupe subway station located in Madrid. It was 8 in the morning when the teenager climbed the subway train standing between the rails separating the train’s vehicles, El Pais reports. The teenager fell at some point a few meters away from the tunnel. The subway train driver did not know that the boy had fallen, so he did not stop which led to the loss of his legs. Despite his wounds, the young
The Cuenca wood processing plant in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha (center-east) is one of the few sawmills to overcome the economic crisis that is hitting Spain. According to its managing director, David Serrano speaking to Cadena radio SER, the factory managed to survive the crisis that paralyzed the Spanish market thanks to its exports to Morocco. 80% of the country's sawmills have went bankrupt. The plant currently employs 41 people. It was forced to close in 2016,
Two Moroccan companies active in the field of building and civil engineering and one operating in the road transportation sector received in Madrid the International Trophy of the Global Trade Leaders Club in the categories «Construction» and «Transport». They are namely public works and civil engineering companies, Igaser and Benelhou Frères, as well as the Royal Regency Group, operating in the tourist transport sector. These awards are a recognition of the
Two Moroccans aged 43 and 22 years old were arrested today, 23rd of May in Madrid, Spain for training to become suicide bombers, Express online news paper reports. The two alleged terrorists have been using the internet to train themselves into becoming «Inghimasi», a type of suicide fighters who can master the use of firearms and can blow up their explosive belt once threatened or in danger, the same source points out. Spain national police spokesman told the media that