A young Moroccan is currently between life and death in Melilla, where he has been hospitalized since Sunday. Without papers, the local authorities had denied him access to the care he needed.
Merchants in the city of Melilla are crying out for asphyxiation. Heavily impacted by an embargo that dare not speak its name, operators will this time have to deal with a new measure introduced by the Moroccan customs.
The autonomous governments of Ceuta and Melilla are considering setting up a new protocol, with guarantees, which will allow the gradual reopening of the borders with Morocco.
The Spanish Civil Guard has just arrested a man who was about to reach Morocco by swimming. This Moroccan is unfortunately one of the many people still stranded in Ceuta and unable to see their families.
A Moroccan national, blocked in Melilla since the closure of the borders, died on Wednesday after attempting to climb the wire fence separating the enclave from Morocco.
The border domestic workers of Ceuta and Melilla have lost their jobs in large numbers due to the closure of the borders with Morocco.
Morocco closed the Beni-Ensar commercial customs in Melilla without prior notice on July 31, 2018, blocking the passage of several trucks at the border post. This decision by the kingdom has seriously affected the economy of Melilla.
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday on the freedom of movement in Spain for holders of an asylum seeker card in Ceuta and Melilla.
The Muslim community of Melilla, in a letter addressed to King Mohammed VI, is asking for the reopening of the borders, in view of the family, historical, regional, cultural and religious ties that bind the two peoples.
The Muslims of Spain are awaiting this week’s response from the government, which will determine whether they can celebrate Eid al-Adha as in previous years. According to their president, Ahmed Subaire, "the sacrifice cannot in any way be a factor in the spread of the coronavirus".
The Ministry of the Interior has published a decree in the Official Gazette prohibiting the entry of seasonal workers from countries whose borders with Spain are closed.
5 Moroccans, including a minor, were arrested in Melilla. The young people were hiding at the risk of their lives, in a truck that was about to board for the peninsula.