The vice president and Minister of the Treasury of the Canary Islands, Roman Rodriguez, reiterated the position of the Canarian government on the Sahara, namely the recognition of the right to self-determination, stressing that after the Sahara, Morocco will attack Ceuta and Melilla.
The Civil Guard has deployed drones to monitor the Melilla border with Morocco, a few hours before the reopening at 00:00 on Tuesday.
The government delegate in Melilla, Sabrina Moh, announced that the Moroccan authorities will impose the entry stamp on passports on residents of the autonomous city who wish to cross the border to go to the kingdom.
The court in Zaragoza decided to acquit Yassine B., a 32-year-old Moroccan accused of rape by his 19-year-old wife, after an arranged marriage by their respective families in Morocco.
The reopening of the Ceuta border with Morocco was effective at 12:00 am on Tuesday. Nearly two hours earlier, the atmosphere was festive at the Tarajal border crossing.
A few hours before the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco, the civil guards have asked the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, to deploy more agents in these areas in order to "guarantee the security" of people and property.
The president of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Adil Raiss, newly appointed co-president of the Morocco-Spain Economic Council (CEMAES), addresses, without mincing words, the issues of interest to the two countries in the context of the normalization of relations, including the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.
The upcoming visit to Spain of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa, could be an opportunity for the Spanish authorities to negotiate the replacement of Algerian gas with Qatari gas.
The Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Melilla (CEME) welcomes the upcoming reopening of the border with Morocco scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 00 hours, but regrets that the commercial customs, closed since August 2018, have still not reopened.
Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, comments on Spain’s change of position on the Sahara . He believes that the Spanish position is part of an international movement.
The issue of the delimitation of territorial waters, particularly those concerning the Canary Islands, will soon be the subject of discussion in Madrid. The announcement was made by Nasser Bourita , Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad.
The shipping company FRS wants to recruit to relaunch its activities, after the resumption of maritime traffic between the Spanish and Moroccan ports and in preparation for the Marhaba Operation 2022. About a hundred new jobs will be created in Algeciras.