Morocco Challenges Spanish Control of Ceuta and Melilla in UN Letter
13 October 2022
In a letter addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Morocco reiterates its claims on Ceuta and Melilla.
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Spanish Police Arrest Four in Melilla for Exploiting Undocumented Moroccan Teen
13 October 2022
The Spanish police have arrested four people in Melilla for labor exploitation of an irregular Moroccan girl in Spain. The young girl was forced to do domestic chores for (…)
Melilla Taxi Drivers Blocked from Entering Morocco, Claim Discrimination
9 October 2022
The president of Unitaxi Melilla, Mohamed Lamrani, denounced the attitude of Moroccan customs officials who do not allow Melilla taxis to enter Morocco, while they have (…)
Imam Among Suspects in Spain-Morocco Anti-Terror Raid, Police Say
7 October 2022
One of the suspects arrested last Tuesday by the Spanish police, in collaboration with the Central Office of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), in Melilla and Nador, is an imam.
Morocco to Reopen Historic Rif Mines, Reviving Iron Ore Production After 40 Years
4 October 2022
Morocco is preparing to reactivate the exploitation of the mines of the Rif, historical deposits of iron, lead and other ores, located in the vicinity of Nador, on the border (…)
Joint Spain-Morocco Operation Dismantles ISIS-Linked Terror Cell in Nador and Melilla
4 October 2022
A security operation jointly carried out by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) and the General Intelligence Directorate of the Spanish National Police, led to (…)
Melilla’s PP Doubts Government Promise on Morocco Border Customs Reopening
2 October 2022
The Popular Party (PP) is skeptical about the announcement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, regarding the reopening in January 2023 of the (…)
Morocco to Reopen Rif Mines, Former Migrant Hideout Near Melilla Border
28 September 2022
Morocco has decided to reopen the Rif mines in which sub-Saharan migrants who stormed the Melilla fence in June last year had taken refuge.
Morocco Blocks EU Lawmakers Probing Deadly Migrant Incident at Melilla Border
21 September 2022
Morocco refused entry into its territory to two MEPs at the Melilla border. The two parliamentarians were trying to enter the kingdom to "investigate" the migrant assault of (…)
Spain Reaffirms Sovereignty Over Ceuta, Melilla, and North African Territories
19 September 2022
The director of the Ceuta and Melilla Observatory, Carlos Echeverria, stated that the two autonomous cities, as well as the adjacent islands and rocks, "are part of Spain and (…)