News in brief

Spain is hosting NATO's most ambitious naval maneuvers, Dynamic Mariner/Flotex-25, which began on Monday in the Gulf of Cádiz and the southern coast of Andalusia. These operations, which will run until April 4, involve over 4,000 military personnel and 30 ships from nine countries. The exercises......

The Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez Almeida, has highlighted the severe impact of the flooding in the Airport District, describing it as a situation of "special incidence." However, he assured that the overall situation remains stable, although road closures may occur if necessary.......

A major police operation took place early Monday morning in the La Mina neighborhood of Sant Adrià de Besòs (Barcelona), involving 350 officers. The operation aimed to arrest individuals connected to the shooting that occurred on January 7 and to address drug trafficking offenses. So far,......

Ferry services between Morocco and Spain cautiously resumed on Friday following a suspension caused by severe weather conditions on Thursday. Strong winds reaching up to 70 kilometers per hour and hazardous wave conditions had significantly impacted maritime travel across the Strait of Gibraltar. The......

Spanish and Moroccan authorities are engaged in a thorough investigation of a recently discovered tunnel used for drug trafficking between Ceuta and Morocco. This operation, dubbed Operation Hades, is a collaborative effort by the Spanish Civil Guard and Moroccan security forces, aimed at dismantling......

Severe Weather Disrupts Travel Between Spain and Morocco Strong winds and torrential rain have led to the cancellation of passenger ferry services between Tarifa, Spain, and Tangier, Morocco, as adverse weather conditions grip the region. Authorities from the Algeciras Bay Port Authority reported that......

The maritime traffic for passengers between the Spanish port of Tarifa and Tanger has once again faced disruptions due to adverse weather conditions impacting the Strait of Gibraltar, as reported by the port authorities of the Bay of Algeciras. All scheduled departures from Tarifa have been canceled,......

Spain has identified Morocco as a key beneficiary in its newly announced €85 million aid program for 2025. This decision follows an earlier allocation of €30 million to Morocco’s interior ministry through 2023. The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) disclosed......

The legal battle surrounding Luis Rubiales, the former head of Spanish football, continues as Prosecutor Marta Durántez Gil has appealed the ruling that imposed a fine on him for a non-consensual kiss given to player Jenni Hermoso. The prosecutor is calling for a new trial, criticizing the impartiality......

Spanish media outlets have voiced significant apprehension following Morocco's receipt of six Apache AH-64E combat helicopters from the United States. El Independiente, among others, has issued warnings about what it perceives as a strategic challenge to Spain's military status. This alarmist......

According to the latest figures released by Eurostat, Moroccans ranked as the second-largest group to receive citizenship from European Union (EU) member states in 2023. A total of 106,500 Moroccans were granted EU citizenship, trailing just behind Syrians, who claimed the top spot with 107,500 citizenships. This......

A major accident in Barcelona on Monday left 34 people injured, including four seriously, after two buses collided in one of the city's busiest streets. The Catalonia Emergency Medical Services (SEM) reported that all injured individuals were attended to, with the four most critical cases transported......

Paula Alvarellos, the Mayor of Lugo, passed away on Saturday after suffering a heart attack on Friday, just before the opening speech of the city’s Carnival celebrations. Sources from the PSdeG confirmed her death after she had been transferred to the University Hospital Complex of A Coruña......