Hundreds of Migrants Storm Spanish Enclaves in North Africa
18 May 2021
Moroccan and sub-Saharan migrants have set their sights on Melilla, the other Spanish enclave located on the Moroccan coast. More than 86 people managed to cross the barrier (…)
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Morocco Leverages Pandemic to Pressure Spanish Enclaves, Reshape Border Economy
15 May 2021
The researcher specialized in migration on the border between Spain and Morocco, Keina Espiñeira, claims that "Morocco has used the pandemic (of Covid-19) to exert increased (…)
Morocco’s Military Buildup Raises Concerns for Spain’s Security
10 May 2021
Morocco, which has been steadily strengthening and modernizing its army for years, with the support of the United States, which has moreover recognized its sovereignty over the (…)
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.