Spain is preparing to repatriate again its nationals stranded in Morocco. Two new operations are planned by sea from the port of Tanger-Med to the port of Algeciras, on August 13 and 14.
The repatriation of Spanish citizens and residents in Spain, stranded in Morocco for months, continues. Two new Trasmediterránea ferries will depart on August 6 and 7, after those of July 29 and 30.
The court of section VI of the provincial court of Ceuta sentenced on Thursday a man named MB to two years in prison for committing a crime against the rights of a foreign citizen.
The mayor of Algeciras (Cádiz), José Ignacio Landaluce, announced that he will meet with Arancha González Laya, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, on various issues "of great interest to the city and the region", such as those related to the reopening of borders with Morocco and Brexit.
The Spanish mayor, José Ignacio Landaluc, warns of a massive influx of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) in transit to Morocco from the port of Algeciras.
Uncertainty continues to hang over the holding of the Marhaba 2020 operation this year. With the health situation in Algeciras, where one death and several positive cases of Covid-19 were recorded on Thursday, nothing is certain today.
The two port authorities of Tanger Med and the Bay of Algeciras are intensifying their respective port activities in service of national and international supply chains, despite the risks related to the global pandemic.
Maritime companies operating in the Strait of Gibraltar are severely affected by the consequences of covid-19. Passenger traffic could resume in June, not before.
Passenger traffic between southern Spain and Morocco is prohibited and freight traffic is proving unprofitable. This is causing heavy losses for shipping companies in the Strait of Gibraltar for the past month.
Ernesto Rey’s family is asking the Spanish government for help to secure his release by Morocco as well as the dropping of charges against him, due to his state of health. A businessman, he was incarcerated in Morocco in 2017 for a drug trafficking case.
The Moroccan Consulate in Algeciras has finally put an end to the suffering of 200 Moroccans, blocked for 3 days in the port city, by authorizing their return to Italy, thanks to the transit country agreements obtained at the last minute.
A British national and his Moroccan-born wife, apparently in a hurry to make the crossing, tried to bribe a Spanish police officer to avoid the control at the port of Tarifa .