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Spain Extends Border Closure with Morocco Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
The resurgence of new infections has not favored the opening of Spain’s land border posts with Morocco. They remain closed until November 30.
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Ceuta
Spain
Economic Crisis Hits Morocco as Border Closures Devastate Informal Trade Sector
The closure of the two border posts of Bab Sebta and Melilla is the cause of the misery affecting thousands of Moroccan families. The mythical Derb Ghalef market in Casablanca, which alone generates more than 20 billion dirhams in annual turnover, is on the brink of collapse.
Spain
Border Closure Leaves 9,000 Moroccan Workers Jobless in Spanish Enclaves
The situation is more than explosive around Ceuta and Melilla. More than 9,000 Moroccans under contract with companies in the two Spanish enclaves are deprived of income due to the closure of the borders.
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Morocco Struggles to Replace Smuggling Economy After Closing Ceuta and Melilla Borders
Since the closure of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla, thousands of smugglers no longer have sources of income. The development projects decided by the Moroccan government, as an alternative, are still awaiting.
Spain
Moroccan Migrants in Ceuta Protest Repatriation, Seek Transfer to Spanish Mainland
The repatriation operation in Ceuta is not making everyone happy. A dozen Moroccans, blocked for 6 months, refuse to add their names to the list submitted by the authorities of the Spanish enclave.
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Judge Reduces Sentence for Moroccan Drug Smuggler Who Swam to Ceuta with 40kg Cannabis
The Criminal Court of Ceuta sentenced a young Moroccan to 3 and a half years in prison with a fine of 202,778 euros, for drug trafficking and threat to public health. The sentence was reduced due to the risk taken by the defendant to make the crossing.
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Moroccan Mother Stranded in Ceuta, Unable to Reunite with Disabled Son After Passport Theft
Amina El Hboussi, a Moroccan, has been stranded in Ceuta for more than 7 months and has been the victim of the theft of her passport. The loss of this travel document shatters the dream of this 55-year-old woman who hoped to take advantage of the ongoing repatriation to join her disabled son in Morocco.
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Drone Intercepted in Ceuta: Drug Traffickers Turn to High-Tech Smuggling Methods
Drug traffickers are competing in means and ingenuity to transit their goods. In Ceuta , the Guardia Civil has managed to intercept a drone, which was transporting 4 kilograms of cannabis resin.
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Ceuta Aims to Rival Gibraltar as Online Gambling Hub Post-Brexit
Faced with the drastic drop in cross-border trade revenues, the authorities of Ceuta want to take advantage of Brexit to supplant the Strait of Gibraltar in the exploitation of online gambling. To succeed in this challenge, they are offering facilities to certain specialized companies from the Rock.
Spain
Spain Seeks Repatriation of Thousands of Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors
Spain wants to send hundreds of Moroccan children illegally present on its territory back to their country. Thus, Madrid is seizing all the judicial and consular Moroccan authorities to put an end to the phenomenon of migrant minors.
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Morocco Reopens Border to Repatriate Stranded Citizens from Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
The Tarajal (Ceuta) crossing was exceptionally reopened on Wednesday morning to allow around a hundred Moroccan women to return to the kingdom. Other groups will follow in the coming days.
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Morocco Seals Coastal Border to Curb Illegal Migration to Spain's Ceuta
The police and auxiliary forces of Fnideq have sealed off the entire coastal strip to prevent any attempt by young people to reach Ceuta.