Spanish police arrested ten sub-Saharans in the Centre for Temporary Residence of Immigrants (CETI), reports El Faro de Ceuta. They are accused of assaulting police officers. They are part of the 600 migrants who had forced their way into the Spanish enclave on July the 26th. The arrestees had thrown lime, acid and excrement on border guards, injuring 22 of them. The Civil Guard launched an investigation and ten sub-Saharans were arrested during a police raid that took place
Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment Luis Planas is expected to appear before the congress of deputies to explain the new fisheries agreement reached by the European Commission and Rabat in July, says Europa Press on Monday. This initiative comes as Unidos Podemos, formerly known simply as Podemos–IU, a left-wing electoral alliance formed by Podemos, urged the Minister to provide explanations on the treaty at the parliament’s lower house. Unido
Families of seven young Sahrawis who have illegally immigrated to the Canary Islands sought the help of the Polisario, urging the authorities to release their sons, reports pro-Polisario online newspaper Futuro Sahara this weekend. The same source indicates that the young people arrived to the Spanish islands on Wednesday, after they were stranded for 36 hours in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. «Once there, they phoned their families in Western Sahara before being arrested by the
After returning the 116 migrants who forced their way into Ceuta to Morocco on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Carmen Calvo reacted to the decision in a press conference, reports TVE. The Spanish Socialist Workers Party politician said that people should make a difference between land and sea illegal migration. «Legally, it is very different to save someone at the sea, in a situation of humanitarian emergency, and expel someone who is violently attacking your
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to visit the Kingdom of Morocco in September, reveals Spanish newspaper El Confidencial. The visit will take place during the «first half of September», well-informed sources told El Confidencial. Sanchez will be heading to Rabat at the heart of a migration crisis that pushed him alongside German chancellor Angela Merkel to help Morocco receive more aids. For the record, the newly appointed president had broken up with the tradition
An armed man attacked a police station in the municipality of Cornella de Llobregat (Catalonia), earlier this morning, 20th of August. The 29-year-old who was carrying a knife was shot dead by one of the policemen, reports BFMTV. The attack is being treated as a terror attack, explains Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The assailant is an Algerian national who shouted «Allah Akbar», when trying to force his way into the facility. According to local media, the man lives in the town and
While officials in Melilla are trying to find a solution after the Moroccan Customs Administration closed commercial borders with the enclave, a Spanish party has urged the Iberian government to lift the ban on food products imported from Morocco to Ceuta.
Spanish-Moroccan striker Munir El Haddadi has decided to stay at FC Barcelona for another season rather than be loaned to another club, reports MAP press agency quoting El Mundo Deportivo. The managers of the blaugrana club reaffirmed to the young player their desire to continue the adventure together. According to the technical director of FC Barcelona, Eric Abidal, El Haddadi represents the future of the Catalan club. In May, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected an
In Spain, the Association of the Administration of Justice Users (Ausaj) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for ten Moroccan farm workers in Huelva, reports La Mar de Onuba. These women have filed complaints in May, denouncing sexual and labor abuse. They are, currently, stuck in the Iberian country to attend hearings related to the complaints they lodged. Through a platform called GoFundMe, Ausaj is seeking the help of people who are closely following the case of these
Morocco’s international footballer Youssef En-Nesyri is leaving Spanish club Malaga to join Club Deportivo Leganés in the outskirts of Madrid, reports local media. Through this transfer, the 21-year-old striker will be playing in Spain’s Primera División after Malaga fell to the second one last season. Reportedly, Leganès has concluded a six-million euros deal with Malaga to secure the transfer of En-Nesyri. The latter was happy to start a new adventure with