Claims swirled that Morocco, perhaps spurred by Israel and the United States, organized a recent border disaster. That unproven speculation, experts said, was exacerbated by the region’s complicated history.
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa waiting on a beach for humanitarian assistance after about tens of thousands of people, mostly from Morocco, surged across the border into Ceuta, Spain, this month.
Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul.