Melilla Customs: Morocco imposes its conditions Morocco has reportedly decided to relaunch its trade with Melilla, after more than six years of unilateral closure of commercial customs. According to Melilla Lighthousethe government delegate, Sabrina Moh, would have announced to certain local businessmen the reopening in the coming weeks of commercial customs with Morocco, closed unilaterally […]
A Moroccan consulate in Spain condemned The Moroccan Consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) finds itself at the heart of a controversy following two judgments handed down by the city’s courts. These decisions follow complaints filed by two employees, contesting the modification of their working conditions imposed by the current consul, Fatiha El […]
A Moroccan patrol boat stranded in Melilla, emergency services powerless Rescue operations of the Royal Moroccan Navy patrol boat, stranded in the waters of Melilla, have failed. While rescue operations continued on Friday, the Moroccan patrol boat El Kaced which ran aground in Spanish waters last Thursday could not be recovered. Several boats and numerous […]
MREs forced to leave Tarifa A strong storm further disrupted maritime traffic between Spain and Morocco on Friday December 27. The port of Tarifa, an important crossing point for Moroccans living abroad, was therefore forced to suspend its connections with Tangier City. The Spanish Meteorological Agency (Aemet) has issued a yellow warning for the Strait […]
Sahara: Spain provokes Morocco The appearance of the President of the Spanish government Pedro Sánchez in front of a map of Morocco without its Sahara during his Christmas message caused a wave of indignation in Morocco. In a message to the Christian community on the occasion of Christmas, Pedro Sánchez praised the commitment of the […]
Fake passports: a Moroccan couple unmasked in Spain A Moroccan couple living in Móstoles, in the Madrid region, was arrested by the National Police on suspicion of forging documents and violating the rights of foreign citizens. They are accused of illegally smuggling two Moroccan minors into Melilla using their own children’s passports. The investigation, carried […]
Space puffs out its chest on the border with Morocco Spanish army helicopters flew over the border with Morocco this week as part of joint military exercises. These maneuvers, which also take place in Melilla, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, aim to assert the Spanish presence in these strategic territories. Organized by the […]
In Melilla, the mosque accused of making too much noise The city of Melilla is the scene of a controversy surrounding the call to prayer. Indeed, the municipality has decided to prohibit the use of loudspeakers to broadcast the call to prayer between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. at the Central Mosque. This decision, motivated […]
Sebta: a police officer sentenced for stealing goods from a Moroccan A Guardia Civil agent stationed at Tarajal, the border post between Ceuta and Morocco, was fined 150 euros for stealing a box of dates during a customs check last November. The affair, revealed by the newspaper Ceuta lighthouseshows an act of improper appropriation committed […]
Morocco – Spain: drones to transport drugs The Spanish National Police have dismantled a network of drug traffickers operating between Morocco and Spain. Their particularity? The use of drones to transport drugsphenomenon which seems to be gaining momentum in recent years between the two countries. Spanish authorities are due to hold a press conference this […]