Morocco Installs Thermal Camera at Busy Border Crossing to Screen for Coronavirus
5 March 2020
The Moroccan authorities installed a thermal camera at the Bab Sebta border post on Tuesday, March 3, 2019.
Ceuta
Ceuta Grapples with Surge of Unaccompanied Moroccan Migrant Children
4 March 2020
Nearly 500 unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents of Moroccan origin are now registered in the various recognized centers for this purpose in Ceuta. This is revealed by (…)
Moroccan Porter Dies at Melilla Border Amid Smuggling Crackdown
4 March 2020
The end of the smuggling trade has plunged the economy of the Spanish enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, into a major recession. While the decision largely impacts merchants and (…)
Thousands March in Ceuta to Protest Rising Racism in Spanish Enclave
2 March 2020
Thousands of protesters gathered on Sunday, March 1st in Ceuta to denounce the growing racism in the city.
Morocco Launches Economic Zone Near Ceuta to Boost Jobs and Trade
1 March 2020
Following the closure of cross-border trade, Morocco has launched a project to build an economic activity zone in the Tetouan region. This zone will be dedicated to commerce (…)
Moroccan Firms Shift to Legal Imports as Cross-Border Smuggling Ends
1 March 2020
The illegal introduction of Spanish products into Morocco is over. Moroccan companies now import these products legally.
Ceuta Residents Petition Moroccan King to Ease Border Restrictions
29 February 2020
A delegation from Ceuta is mobilizing to send King Mohammed VI a petition, signed by the city’s residents, to request the reduction of the security measures put in place to put (…)
Ceuta Pressures Morocco to Repatriate Unaccompanied Minors Amid Rising Tensions
27 February 2020
Following the ban on smuggled goods from Ceuta, the local government is now blackmailing Morocco with the card of unaccompanied minors.
Moroccan Merchants Devise New Trade Route to Bypass Ceuta Border Closure
25 February 2020
An alternative has been found by the inhabitants of Tetouan to cope with the closure of the Ceuta border to cross-border trade on the Moroccan side. A system is underway for (…)
Morocco Tightens Border Controls, Cutting Fish Supply to Spanish Enclave Ceuta
24 February 2020
Ceuta merchants fear the extension of Moroccan restrictions to fruits and vegetables, after being deprived of fish.