Nearly 1 Million Moroccan Expats Return Home in Annual Summer Migration
25 July 2023
As of July 23, more than 900,000 (932,120) Moroccans from Europe have embarked from Spanish ports to Morocco as part of the outward phase of Operation Marhaba.
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Thousands of Moroccan Travelers Flood Spanish Ports for Annual Summer Return
24 July 2023
The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa recorded the passage of 29,000 Moroccans from Europe and 6,700 vehicles bound for Ceuta on Saturday, as part of the Marhaba 2023 Operation. (…)
Massive Traffic Jam Hits Ceuta as Thousands of Moroccan Expats Return for Marhaba 2023
17 July 2023
Thousands of Moroccans from Europe arrived last weekend in Ceuta from the Spanish ports as part of the Marhaba Operation, causing a massive traffic jam at the border of the (…)
Moroccan Diaspora Surge: Over 600,000 Return from Europe in Summer Migration
16 July 2023
One month after its launch on June 15, the Marhaba 2023 Operation has already recorded the passage of more than 600,000 Moroccans from Europe and 145,000 vehicles from Spanish (…)
Morocco’s Transport Minister Defends High Ferry Prices Amid Global Inflation
12 July 2023
The Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohammed Abdeljalil, reacted on Monday to the opposition’s criticism in the House of Representatives about the rise in boat ticket (…)
Algeciras Port Handles Majority of Moroccan Diaspora Summer Return
11 July 2023
As of Sunday, July 9, a total of 419,500 Moroccans living abroad and more than 101,000 vehicles have transited through the Spanish ports as part of the Marhaba 2023 Operation.
Moroccan Expat Travel to Spain Dips in Annual Summer Migration
8 July 2023
This year’s Operation Strait Crossing (OPE), launched on June 15, records a slight decrease in the number of passengers and vehicles crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, compared (…)
Record Surge in Moroccan Expats Crossing to North Africa for Annual Homecoming
2 July 2023
The flow of Moroccans from Europe passing through Algeciras to go to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation has increased considerably compared to last year, reaching nearly (…)
Spanish Court Blocks Extradition of Moroccan Wanted for Aiding Fugitive Murderer
2 July 2023
The Audiencia Nacional has refused to extradite to Morocco a Moroccan accused of having helped a Spanish criminal, sentenced to 58 years in prison for murder, to leave (…)
Dangerous Fugitive Wanted for Murder in Belgium Arrested at Spanish Port
28 June 2023
A man of Moroccan origin residing in Spain, wanted for homicide and sexual offenses in Belgium, was apprehended this Tuesday morning at the maritime station of Ceuta. He was (…)