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Morocco-Spain Tensions Escalate as Writer Claims Ceuta as Moroccan Territory
Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun reacted to the new tensions between Morocco and Spain. He stated that "Ceuta is Moroccan land".
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Spain Rallies EU Allies to Counter Moroccan Diplomatic Offensive Amid Crisis
In reaction to the migration crisis in Ceuta and the Brahim Ghali affair, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just instructed its ambassadors in the 27 European Union countries to "counter Morocco’s diplomatic offensive".
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Morocco's Migrant Crisis: Diplomatic Tensions Escalate with Spain and EU
The overheated relations between Madrid and Rabat will allow, in an irreversible way, to get Morocco out of the clichés under which it appears in the eyes of Spain and even of Europe as a whole. This is the opinion of the French daily Le Monde which analyzes the migration issue from different diplomatic and geopolitical angles.
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Humanitarian Crisis in Ceuta: Thousands of Migrants Rely on Local Aid
Arriving by the thousands in Ceuta, the migrants pose a real humanitarian problem. Even if some have been sent back to Morocco and others, minors, have been housed in centers, there are still many children and adolescents wandering the streets of the enclave, surviving thanks to the help of the inhabitants.
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Desperate Migrant's Suicide Attempt Thwarted on Ceuta Beach Amid Border Crisis
A video posted on social media testifies to the migration crisis and the despair affecting migrants. While the Moroccan police are multiplying repatriations to the Moroccan border, Yassine, a delivery man, saved in extremis a young Moroccan who was trying to hang himself on the beach.
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Morocco Recalls Ambassador as Migrant Crisis Escalates with Spain
Morocco does not weaken in the face of Spain’s "provocations" which, in the face of this week’s migration flow, has summoned the kingdom’s ambassador to Madrid in rather undiplomatic terms. Returned to Rabat "this week" for "consultations", Nasser Bourita considered "it is important to speak directly about the current state of bilateral relations between Rabat and Madrid".
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Sierra Leonean Migrant Mistakenly Deported from Spanish Enclave to Morocco
Aboubacar Barry, 19, is a young Sierra Leonean who was repatriated "by mistake" this week to Morocco, as part of the return of Moroccans who entered Ceuta in large numbers at the beginning of the week. He had been living in Casablanca for about four years before deciding on Sunday, May 2, to cross Ceuta to reach Spain.
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Moroccan Migrant's Death Near Ceuta Sparks Calls for Investigation
The body of a young Moroccan who was trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was recovered from the sea last Thursday. The North Observatory of Human Rights (ONDH) is calling for an investigation to be opened.
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Catalonia Offers to Take In Moroccan Minors from Ceuta Crisis
Catalonia is willing to welcome the Moroccan minors stranded in Ceuta in recent days, Pere Aragonès, the newly elected president of the Generalitat, announced on Friday.
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Spanish Soldiers Filmed Pushing Migrants into Sea at Ceuta Border
Beaten and thrown into the water, several migrants who arrived in Ceuta in recent days have been subjected to "inhuman" treatment. A video posted on social media on May 18 shows Spanish soldiers violently pushing them into the sea.
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Spain Seeks Diplomatic Discretion to Mend Strained Relations with Morocco
Arancha González Laya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, says that the restoration of a normal relationship with Morocco requires a space for discretion. Despite a return to calm in Ceuta , tensions between the kingdom and Spain remain high.
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France Reaffirms Morocco as Key EU Partner Amid Spain Diplomatic Tensions
Speaking on the diplomatic rift between Morocco and Spain, French diplomacy affirmed on Wednesday that the Kingdom of Morocco is a crucial partner of the European Union (EU) and essential for the French Republic. This was during a hearing of the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly.