Morocco Erects New Barbed Wire Fence as Spain Removes Border Barriers at Ceuta
12 December 2019
While Spain has definitively removed its barbed wire on the 8.2-kilometer border perimeter around Ceuta, Morocco is putting new ones in place.
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Human Rights Group Condemns Morocco’s Plan to Reopen Ceuta Border Crossing
9 December 2019
The Northern Observatory for Human Rights (ONDH) denounced the decision of the Moroccan government to soon restore the situation of the Bab Sebta border crossing.
Morocco-Spain Border Crossing Reopening Faces Uncertainty Despite Official Claims
8 December 2019
After more than two months of closure, the border crossing in Sebta will be reopened in the coming days. This is at least what Hassan Abyaba, government spokesman, claims.
Smuggling Concerns May Keep Spain-Morocco Border Crossing Closed Indefinitely
5 December 2019
The Tarajal II (Sebta) border post has already been closed for three months on the decision of the Spanish and Moroccan authorities. The scale of the smuggling traffic and the (…)
Smuggling from Spanish Enclaves Costs Morocco Billions Annually, Study Finds
4 December 2019
According to unofficial estimates, the turnover generated by smuggling between Morocco and the two cities of Ceuta and Melilla would amount to several billion dirhams per year.
Morocco Reportedly Shuts Down Smuggling Routes to Spanish Enclaves Ceuta and Melilla
3 December 2019
The border crossings of Ceuta and Melilla would have been permanently closed by the Moroccan authorities, according to information relayed by Spanish media.
Spanish Enclaves Ban Moroccan Imams Amid Alleged Spain-Algeria Agreement
24 November 2019
A Moroccan imam was banned from preaching this Friday, November 22, following an alleged agreement between the Spanish and Algerian authorities on the management of the mosques (…)
Controversy Erupts Over Border Incident at Ceuta Crossing
23 November 2019
For a few days on social networks, the controversy is intensifying about a video filmed at the Bab Sebta border post. The 60-second sequence shows on the one hand a young girl (…)
Moroccan Driver Faces Charges After Ramming Border Post in Ceuta with 50 Migrants
19 November 2019
The driver of the van that rammed straight into the Tarajal border post in Ceuta, on Monday, November 18, 2019, is Moroccan. He is likely to get into serious trouble with the (…)
French Drug Trafficking Suspect Arrested at Morocco Border on Interpol Warrant
19 November 2019
The elements of the national security at the Bab [Sebta] center proceeded, on Sunday, November 17, to the arrest of a French national of Algerian origin. The French justice had (…)