Morocco and Spain are actively preparing the Marhaba 2022 operation , after two years of suspension. A meeting is scheduled for May 5 in Rabat to review the final preparations.
The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, insisted on Tuesday on the need to strengthen the defense of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco "to make them less vulnerable".
Ouardia , a 43-year-old Moroccan woman, was killed on Monday by her 38-year-old husband, who then turned himself in to the Civil Guard to confess his crime. The news of her death has caused emotion in Spain, as the victim left behind three minor children aged 5, 4 and 2 years old.
Spain discovered a network of Moroccan secret agents in La Rioja in May 2021, the same month during which the mobile phones of Pedro Sanchez and Margarita Robles were the subject of espionage with Pegasus. A period that also coincides with the entry into Spain of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front.
Morocco has decided to keep the borders with Ceuta and Melilla closed for a month, after Spain’s decision to extend the same measure for 15 days.
The National Police arrested a 38-year-old Moroccan businessman in Alcoy (Alicante), accused of exploiting his workers in a clothing recycling factory. He will be prosecuted for a presumed crime against the rights of the latter.
A 38-year-old Moroccan turned himself in to the Civil Guard on Monday after killing his 44-year-old Moroccan wife in front of their three children, at their home on Ronda San Julián street in Tarancón (Cuenca).
Morocco and Spain are preparing for Operation Marhaba 2022, after two consecutive years of cancellation by Morocco for health and diplomatic reasons. The port of Algeciras, one of the ports most used by Moroccans in Europe to reach Morocco in the summer, is also gearing up for the smooth running of this operation.
The government delegate in Melilla, Sabrina Moh, has made an appeal for "calm" to the population threatening to protest against the new extension of the border closure until May 15, after announcing its "imminent" reopening.
The phones of President Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles were hacked using the Israeli software Pegasus in May and June last year. Morocco could be accused of being behind this espionage.
Merchants and citizens of Melilla have called for a rally in front of the Beni Ensar border to demand the reopening of borders with Morocco.
The Spanish government has been promoting an African film festival in Tangier for three years. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides 60,000 euros each year to support this festival, which has already had two editions in 2020 and 2021. In total, 191,000 euros have been spent on the event during this period.