Plans are already underway for Morocco to be the only African nation to showcase at China’s Shanghai Expo in September

Plans are already underway for Morocco to be the only African nation to showcase at China’s Shanghai Expo in September and it shows the important role the North African and Asian countries see each other. Little over a decade ago, China was just beginning to push into Africa, but today, in places like Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco, Beijing has increased its footprint, seeing these countries as gateways to Africa, and in Morocco’s case, to Europe.Trade...

protesters accuse Spanish police of brutality and racism against Moroccans

Truckers halted food shipments from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Melilla as protesters accuse Spanish police of brutality and racism against Moroccans who cross into the tiny city on the North African coast.No fish, fruits or vegetables arrived Wednesday in Melilla, forcing its second food shortage in a week, after Moroccan protesters blocked trucks Tuesday from crossing the border to the city of 70,000. The truckers then decided Wednesday to...

British tourists have been injured following an explosion at a hotel on the Costa del Sol

Four British tourists have been injured following an explosion at a hotel on the Costa del Sol, in which hundreds of UK holidaymakers were staying. The Foreign Office confirmed that a water pipe had exploded, leaving one person seriously injured. Three others are being treated for minor injuries. Carol Gardener, 53, had been walking past the three-star Hotel Globales Cortijo Blanco in Marbella, southern Spain, when she was injured by the blast, staff...

witchhunt against British or foreign drivers.If non-resident offenders can't pay the fine, we immobilise their car until the fine is paid

photos of foreign-plated vehicles are sent by coded Wi-Fi to the laptop of the nearest police patrol car as well as the traffic HQ.The ingenious scheme gives officers the opportunity to chase down offenders who live outside of Spain - and immobilise their vehicle unless they pay fines of up to £500 there and then.The devices have been fitted on existing speed cameras in four locations where holidaymakers account for up to half of the speeding drivers.Two...

News….For all you Blues &; Jazz Fans out there

News….For all you Blues &; Jazz Fans out there, you all want to know where you can find Gilly Jaxson and her blues band…Black Coffee…Every Saturday in August,‘Blues Supper Club’ …. AT PAN Y MERMELADAThis is our regular residence at Pan y Mermelada, show starts at 22.00: Reservations call: 952 82 93 08 - 617 85 53 63 Book a table for Dinner or Drinks.Every Saturday in August,‘Blues Supper Club’ …. AT PAN Y MERMELADAThis is our regular residence...

Spain Banks Tap ECB Funding Heavily in July - ABC News

Spain Banks Tap ECB Funding Heavily in July - ABC News: "funding got tougher for Spanish banks in July, Bank of Spain data showed, though conditions were said to have improved after health checks on the country's lenders were published on July 23.The country's banks borrowed 140 billion euros ($180 billion) from the European Central Bank in July, up from 136 billion in June, the data published on Friday showed.Taking off the amount banks then redeposited...

AFP: Travel firm collapse strands 1,200 in Spain

AFP: Travel firm collapse strands 1,200 in Spain: "1,000 British holidaymakers were facing a difficult journey home from Spain after travel company Sun4u collapsed on Friday.The firm is believed to have been a victim of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud crisis which shut down British airspace earlier this year.British travel organisation ABTA said most Sun4u customers should be able to continue with their holidays as planned.But it warned people who...

Forest Blaze Leaves Two Firefighters Dead In Northwest Spain

Forest Blaze Leaves Two Firefighters Dead In Northwest Spain: "Two firefighters have been killed while battling a raging forest fire in Spain's northwestern Galicia region, said officials and local news reports on Friday.According to the regional Government of Galicia, the forest fire broke out on Thursday night near the town of Fornelos de Montes in Pontevedra provinc...

Spain's unemployment rate rose to a 13-year high of 20.09 percent

Spain's unemployment rate rose to a 13-year high of 20.09 percent in the second quarter, the government said Friday, as the job market lagged behind an economy that has barely managed to break out of recession.Though the rate increased from 20.05 percent in the first three months of the year, the National Statistics Institute said the number of people working actually increased, due in part to companies gearing up for the summer tourism season.Still,...