The UN Refugee Agency on Monday called on Member States to “urgently offer safe ports” to two vessels carrying 49 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean, reports Anadolu Agency. “UNHCR...

A total of 2,241 irregular migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea since the beginning of the year, the non-profit Spanish Refugee Aid Commission (CEAR) said Thursday, reports Anadolu Agency. In...

Algeria is still silent about the invitation made by Mohammed VI of Morocco, four days ago, to engage in “mutual dialogue in order to solve problems between both sides.”...

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activists (BDS) succeeded on Monday in persuading the Catalonian city of Molins de Rei not to host a scheduled women’s waterpolo match between Spain...

International media coverage of Turkish prosecutors’ statement that a Saudi journalist was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, and that his...

Two children have drowned in the Mediterranean as hundreds of migrants were attempting to reach Spain from Morocco, Spanish Coastguard reported on Saturday. The coastguard authority added that another...

Morocco yesterday said it would deported 141 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who attempted to storm the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Sunday. “The public forces have intervened to thwart...

One African migrant died and three others were injured when around 300 stormed the border fence separating Spanish enclave Melilla from Morocco on Sunday, the local authorities said. About...

Spain’s government said on Saturday it was “dismayed” by information from Riyadh about the death of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Spain said in a statement: The Spanish government...

Turkish Red Crescent President Kerem Kinik on Saturday called for the protection of rescue ship Aquarius, says Anadolu Agency. The Aquarius, operated by the SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), saves...

Sonatrach’s General Manager denied having the intention to cut off the supply of gas to the Kingdom of Morocco through the pipeline crossing its territory toward Spain. He confirmed...

A Moroccan woman died and three people were injured when the Moroccan navy opened fire on Tuesday at a speedboat with illegal migrants onboard, an interior ministry official said,...

France, Portugal and Spain struck a deal on Tuesday to take in migrants from the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius sailing off the coast of Malta, the Portuguese Interior Ministry...

Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit yesterday welcomed Spain’s readiness to recognise the state of Palestine, noting this reflects historic friendship with the Arab states, a statement...

Spain is to spearhead a move within the European Union to recognise Palestine as an independent state, the country’s foreign minister said on Thursday, adding that if the initiative fails the...

On 4 September, a Spanish district court annulled a resolution to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The resolution had been put forward by the municipal council...

The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said yesterday that his country will go ahead with the implementation of the deal to deliver 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi...

Spain said on Monday it would hold talks with Saudi Arabia over the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to the Gulf kingdom, after confirming last week it was halting...

The Spanish foreign ministry has condemned the US decision to stop paying additional funding to UNRWA, warning of dangerous repercussions in the region,Safanews agency reported yesterday. In a statement, Spain...

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the World Bank’s arbitration body, has fined Egypt $2 billion for failing to fulfil an agreement of supplying natural gas to...

Spain announced yesterday that it had cancelled a contract which would see Saudi Arabia buy €9.2 million ($10.6 million) of weapons from Madrid, Eldiario newspaper reported. Some 400 high-precision...

Spain will not tolerate violent attempts to enter the country, the government said on Wednesday, in response to criticism of its swift return of 116 illegal migrants to Morocco after they...

Two municipalities in Spain have rescinded their support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement after a pro-Israel group threatened them with legal action. The municipalities had declared...

More than 100 African migrants managed to force their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Wednesday when hundreds tried to storm the highly fortified border, a Spanish...

On 1 June Spanish police injected Dr. Alaa Mohamed Said with anesthetic, beat him and bundled him onto a plane bound for Egypt. For two days his wife Iman,...

Former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane reportedly wants to replace Portuguese football manager Jose Mourinho as Manchester United coach. French L’Equipe newspaper reported that the relationship between Mourinho and...

Germany on Wednesday reached an agreement with Spain to send back migrants caught at the German border. In a news conference in Berlin, German Interior Ministry’s spokeswoman Eleonore Petermann...

Almost 400 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean this weekend as they attempted to make the crossing from Morocco to Spain, Spanish rescue services said. While the overall numbers...

Javier Aguirre will take over as Egypt coach from Hector Cuper, whose contract was not renewed at the end of the World Cup, the Egyptian Football Association said on...

The city council of Glasgow, Scotland, has vowed not to sponsor any future military exhibitions in response to months of widespread protests against its decision to sponsor the Conference...

For the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, claiming the lives of one...

More than 600 African migrants forced their way through the heavily fortified border fence separating the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Thursday, using circular saws, shears and...