Spain

Hundreds of migrants attempting the treacherous sea crossing from Africa to Europe were in distress when their makeshift boats ran into trouble. The Moroccan navy has rescued 438 migrants since Thursday, state media reported. Most of the migrants come from sub-Saharan Africa and received first aid before being taken to the nearest Moroccan port, an officer told the state news agency MAP late Monday. Earlier this month, a merchant ship rescued 33 migrants who had spent two weeks in the Atlantic on…

The Ivory Coast football team lost in the quarter-finals of the Olympic tournament against Spain, after extra time, this Saturday, July 31 at Miyagi Stadium (5-2). A cruel elimination for Ivorians who led twice in this match. Within a minute, the Ivory Coast received a historic qualification for the last four in the football…

The Spanish club recruited two African internationals in July 2021. Senegalese striker Boulaye Dia has been transferred from the Stade de Reims. Algerian defender Aïssa Mandi, also a member of the Reims club, has also joined the "Yellow Submarine". He was at the end of his contract with Real Betis. Winner of the Europa League…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez resumed his country's embassy in Libya on Thursday after being closed for seven years due to civil war. Sanchez met his Libyan counterpart, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, at the Prime Minister's residence in Tripoli, where the couple held a press conference after meetings between the delegations. The Spanish premiere said that his country supports stabilization and reconciliation efforts in Libya. Sanchez announced that Spain has launched consular services to issue Schengen…

In Morocco, King Mohammed VI said he definitely wanted to resolve the issue of Moroccan minors in an irregular situation in Europe. The monarch says he is ready to work with European countries and the European Union to resolve this issue. The announcement comes as Spain faces an influx of minors, mostly young Moroccans, into the Ceuta enclave, causing a major crisis between the two Mediterranean…

Brahim Ghali was heard on Tuesday morning, June 1, 2021, by a judge. The leader of the Saharawi independence movement, which suffers from Covid-19 and cancer, has been treated in Spain since mid-April. He was the subject of two complaints against him in the country, including genocide, illegal detention and torture. The hearing was held in a tense diplomatic context on the issue of Western Sahara, but…

As the diplomatic crisis continues between Morocco and Spain, the leader of the Polisario Front, the independent Sarhaoui Brahim Ghali, ill with Covid-19 and cancer, will be heard this Tuesday, June 1, by the judge of the 'National Audience Santiago Pedraz. He will be linked to two complaints against him in Spain. The character is at the heart of the dispute between Rabat and Madrid.…

Hundreds of people gathered in a square in Ceuta to protest the presence of the president of the far-right Vox party, Santiago Abascal, who wanted to hold a demonstration. It was banned due to the risk of unrest, while a week ago between 8,000 and 10,000 people came from Morocco in the Spanish enclave. With our special…

In Ceuta, three people have died since the migration crisis started a week ago. A young man, who drowned on Monday 17 May while trying to swim to the Spanish enclave, was buried on Saturday 22 May. The other two were buried on Sunday, May 23. With our special correspondent in Ceuta, Magali LagrangeThe Muslim cemetery, near the…

Since the beginning of the week, the authorities in Ceuta estimate that between 8 and 10,000 people have entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco, in the middle of a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. Among these migrants, there are very many minors. Residents are mobilizing to provide news about the latter to their families.…