Ceuta Deputy Arrested in Drug Trafficking Investigation
3 February 2025
Suspected of drug trafficking, Mohamed Ali Duas, deputy of the MDyC, was arrested on Thursday in Ceuta as part of an operation carried out by the Guardia Civil.
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Spain Holds Military Drills in Melilla Amid Tensions with Morocco
23 January 2025
Spain has been conducting military exercises in Melilla for a few days in order to fend off any possible attack from Morocco, which maintains its claims on Ceuta and Melilla, (…)
Gibraltar Police Officers Face Retrial in 2020 Fatal Boat Collision Case
21 January 2025
The families of Mustafa Dris, 49, and Mohamed Abdeslam Ahmed, 40, two men from Sebta killed in Spanish waters by a Royal Gibraltar Police patrol boat in March 2020, continue to (…)
Morocco Blocks Spanish Trucks at Ceuta and Melilla Amid Sahara Dispute
15 January 2025
While the customs of Ceuta and Melilla have started to function after nearly three years of intensive negotiations, Morocco has decided to prevent the entry of the two daily (…)
Algeria Delays Repatriation of Moroccan Migrant’s Body Found on Its Coast
12 January 2025
Since early April, the body of Zakaria Radouane, a 25-year-old man, has been resting in a morgue in Algeria, the country where he was found after the native of M’diq tried to (…)
Moroccan Workers in Ceuta Face Job Loss as Permit Renewals Stall
5 January 2025
Some 850 Moroccan cross-border workers, mostly women from Tetouan, have been facing a difficulty for a few days: they cannot renew their work permits in Ceuta, due to the lack (…)
Moroccan Cross-Border Workers Face Job Losses in Spanish Enclaves
2 January 2025
For a few days now, cross-border workers who travel to Ceuta every day have been having difficulties renewing their employment contracts. The reason is the refusal of the (…)
MREs: Massive traffic jams in Ceuta (video)
24 December 2024
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) caused massive traffic jams in Ceuta. They were hoping to arrive quickly in Morocco to spend the end-of-year holidays there.
Spain fears a "Moroccan invasion" before the end of the year
23 December 2024
Security at the land borders between Morocco and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla has been strengthened to prevent attempts at infiltration and irregular immigration, (…)
Spain Conducts Military Exercises Near Moroccan Border
12 December 2024
Spanish army helicopters flew over the border with Morocco this week as part of joint military exercises. These maneuvers, which are also taking place in Melilla, the Balearic (…)