Melilla

Morocco May Exclude Ceuta and Melilla from Annual Diaspora Return Operation

4 May 2021

Morocco continues to put pressure on Spain and this has intensified in recent days following the reception of Brahim Ghali. The Kingdom, which should organize the Marhaba (…)

Spain Extends Border Closure of Ceuta and Melilla Amid Diplomatic Tensions and Migration Concerns

1 May 2021

The enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will remain closed until May 31. This is the decision made by the Spanish government in view of the tense diplomatic context prevailing with (…)

Spanish Opposition Urges High-Level Talks with Morocco Amid Growing Bilateral Tensions

24 April 2021

The Parliamentary Group of the Popular Party (PP) has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya, to urgently set a date for the holding of (…)

Spanish Police Bust Illegal Gun Rings Supplying Moroccan Drug Traffickers

22 April 2021

In Spain, several clandestine workshops for the manufacture of weapons exported to Ceuta and Melilla and delivered to Moroccan drug traffickers have been dismantled. The (…)

Morocco’s Border Closure Threatens Annual ’Operation Marhaba’ for Second Year

18 April 2021

Morocco has closed its land borders with Ceuta and Melilla since March 2020 due to the health crisis, which did not allow the holding of the Marhaba Operation last year. There (…)

Ceuta and Melilla Anxious Over Potential Exclusion from Morocco’s Marhaba 2021 Transit Plan

17 April 2021

While no official decision has been communicated by the Moroccan government, concern is growing among the authorities of Ceuta and Melilla, who fear the exclusion of the two (…)

Uncertainty Surrounds Morocco’s Marhaba Operation 2021 as Official Details Remain Unclear

14 April 2021

Morocco has still not provided official information on the organization of the Marhaba Operation 2021. This lack of communication is worrying on the Ceuta side.

Melilla Business Group Seeks EU Intervention in Morocco Border Dispute

13 April 2021

The Confederation of Employers of Melilla (CEME-CEOE) denounces the unilateral closure by Morocco of the customs post and intends to seize the Council of Europe "so that it (…)

Morocco May Bypass Spanish Enclaves for Summer Diaspora Return Operation

12 April 2021

As part of the organization of the Marhaba Operation this year, Morocco does not intend to transit through Ceuta and Melilla the thousands of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), (…)

Spain’s Ceuta and Melilla Face Pressure as Morocco Escalates Territorial Claims

10 April 2021

The far-right party Vox continues to insist that the Spanish government take all measures to defend the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla against an attempt by Morocco to claim (…)