Spain Unveils Urgent Plan to Counter Morocco’s Economic Blockade of Ceuta and Melilla
27 June 2021
The Spanish government plans to urgently implement a strategic plan to fight the "economic blockade of Morocco" on Ceuta and Melilla.
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Far-Right Vox Party Demands Morocco Recognize Spanish Control of Ceuta and Melilla
27 June 2021
The Vox party, the Ceuta section, demands that Morocco recognize the "Spanishness" of Ceuta and Melilla before any resumption of relations. It also demands that the borders (…)
Spanish Officials Bypassed Customs for Secret Polisario Leader Flight, Investigation Reveals
27 June 2021
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, without providing information on the identity of the people on board the Algerian presidency’s plane that transported Brahim Ghali, the (…)
Morocco’s Economic Strategy Threatens Spanish Enclaves Ceuta and Melilla
27 June 2021
The President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, has criticized Morocco’s strategy of stifling Ceuta and Melilla, with the construction of large ports in the north of the country (…)
Algeciras Port Faces Economic Blow as Morocco Cancels Key Transit Operation
27 June 2021
The municipal council of Algeciras (Cadiz), led by José Ignacio Landaluce (PP), denounced on Saturday the "disinterest" of the central government (PSOE and Podemos) for the (…)
Morocco Pressures EU to Recognize Sahara Claim, Says Polisario Official
26 June 2021
Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, "Minister of Foreign Affairs" of the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" reacted to the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain. He claims (…)
Spain-Morocco Travel Ban Hits Highway Businesses Hard
26 June 2021
The A-66 motorway, one of the main roads used each summer by Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to reach Morocco, is one of the most affected by the cancellation of the Marhaba (…)
Arab Parliament Rebukes European Resolution on Morocco-Spain Crisis
26 June 2021
During an emergency session held this Saturday in Cairo, the Arab Parliament once again rejected the resolution of the European Parliament against Morocco. It denounced its (…)
Surge in Anti-Moroccan Hate Crimes Sparks Protests in Murcia, Spain
26 June 2021
Racist attacks against Moroccans continue in Murcia. Unlike the political authorities who do not seem to grasp the situation, despite the case of Younes Bilal, victim of a (…)
Spain Excluded from Key Moroccan Transit Operation Amid Diplomatic Tensions
26 June 2021
The reception in Spain, for humanitarian reasons, of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front has heavy economic consequences for the northern neighbor excluded from the (…)