![Spanish Representatives Oppose Morocco’s Joint Bid with Spain and Portugal Spain’ Prime Minister proposed a trio bid with Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup; but the idea does not appear to be popular with Spanish politicians. The representatives of two Spanish political parties, the People’s Party and the Citizens-Party, have said they do not want Spain to submit a joint candidacy with Portugal and Morocco for the 2030 World Cup. In a meeting organized by the National Federation of Sports Facilities Entrepreneurs (FNEID) in Madrid, the People’s party representative, Vicente Azpitarte dismissively spoke about Spain joining a trio with Morocco and Portugal to organize the World Cup. Azpitarte specifically wondered whether Spain would get any advantages from teaming up with the two countries, t Spanish news outlet Iusport reported on Wednesday. The Citizens-Party representative, Roberto Nunez, agreed with Azpitarte. “We do not intend to organize a World Cup with other countries. Spain has more than enough capacity [to organize the World Cup], it is a country that has already organized a World Cup, and we do not understand that proposal,” Nunez said. The adviser of United Podemos, Oscar Penas, stated that he does not clearly see why “the priority is to organize a World Cup or an Olympiad at this time.” Morocco and Spain cooperate on a number of issues, ranging from security and migration to trade and education. On November 18, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in Morocco for a first visit since his election to premiership. During his visit, Sanchez proposed to both Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and King Mohammed VI a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. “We are launching a joint message, which is that this will be a bid between two continents. The King of Morocco is receptive and we’re going to work on it with Portugal. We are very excited about it,” Sanchez said.](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ABL-Launches-in-Casablanca-Becoming-Africa’s-First-Aircraft-Leaser-180x135.jpeg "ABL Launches in Casablanca, Becoming Africa’s First Aircraft Leaser")
Rabat - “Panic!” at Tindouf Camps. Following the launch of Mohammed VI-A satellite on November 8, Algeria is blocking the movements of Polisario’s militias in the Tindouf camps, according to news daily Assabah.
Rabat – “Panic!” at Tindouf Camps. Following the launch of Mohammed VI-A satellite on November 8, Algeria is blocking the movements of Polisario’s militias in the Tindouf camps, according to news daily Assabah.
After Morocco launched its high-tech intelligence satellite, the Polisario and its Algerian sponsor found themselves forced to change their strategy in managing internal issues in the Tindouf camps.
In its November 22 edition, Assabah revealed that the Algerian secret services have ordered the Polisario to freeze the operations of its militias, out of fear that the kingdom will obtain evidence of the separatist front’s violent involvement in the Tindouf camps.
According to the daily, Algiers has given strict instructions to Polisario leaders to avoid using weapons against protesters incarcerated in the Tindouf camps. Assabah explained that the Algerian regime is afraid Morocco will recover images that would prove the poor treatment of refugees and use them as leverage in the political conflict over the Moroccan Sahara.
For the time being, Algeria is in a race against time to deploy technological tools to scramble the signals of the Moroccan satellite and prevent it from taking pictures of the camps, their surroundings, and the Moroccan-Algerian border.
Satellite vs. Satellite
The news daily also revealed that, based on reports from specialized international organizations, Algeria’s soon-to-be-launched satellite is far from being limited to civilian objectives.
While the project was presented as being vital from a strategic point of view, Algeria’s satellite will indeed thwart the interception operations of communications by the Moroccan military satellite, according to Algerian news site Algerie Focus.
The Alcomsat-1 satellite will be launched from China and will primarily serve to meet the strategic needs of Algeria including security, reported Chinese media.
The machine, which will guarantee an Internet connection without interruption in all the regions of the country, seems to have been endowed with new capacities to counter the Mohammed VI-A, explained Algerie Focus.
