Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska expressed on Monday the government’s wish to see the borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco reopen "soon" and in a "progressive" manner, as agreed with the Moroccan authorities.
Morocco announced on Monday its plan to prospect for oil, gas and tellurium in the Tarfaya area, off the coast of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. The news is worrying the Canarian authorities.
In recent years, Morocco has strengthened its army with the acquisition of Chinese or Turkish drones, which it does not hesitate to use against the Polisario. This is evidenced by the recent attack on the border between the Sahara and Mauritania.
British company Chariot has deepened the exploration of the Anchois 2 well initially carried out by the Spanish company Repsol off the coast of Larache, and has confirmed the presence of a significant amount of gas. A bitter discovery for the Spanish Repsol.
After receiving the support of the United States, France, Germany and Spain for its autonomy plan for the Sahara, Morocco, once the issue of sovereignty over this territory is obtained, will focus its energy on Sebta and Melilla, which it has been claiming for years.
After two years of suspension for health and diplomatic crisis reasons, the maritime links between Spain and Morocco resumed on Tuesday, to the great satisfaction of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) , especially in Europe.
The Vox parliamentary group believes that the Marhaba Operation, as designed, does not benefit the city of Melilla. The far-right political party had proposed that municipal taxes be imposed on vehicles transiting through the autonomous city to Morocco as part of this Operation.
The residents of Melilla continue to put pressure on Spain through night protest calls to demand the "immediate opening" of border crossing points. But the Spanish government prefers not to give in to these pressures which are far from diverting it from the set objective.
The long and serious diplomatic crisis between Spain and Morocco, which ended a few weeks ago after Spain’s change of position on the Sahara and Pedro Sanchez’s visit to Rabat, did not prevent the Interior Ministers of the two countries from collaborating on a daily basis to fight terrorism and drug trafficking.
The first car passengers from Barcelona arrived on Friday, April 15 at the port of Nador, thus marking the effective resumption of maritime passenger traffic with vehicles between Morocco and Spain.
What does "MDLR" mean, literally "Guy from the street"? The Spanish rapper of Moroccan origin Morad, who is the designer of it, explains what should be understood by these four letters.
Fatima Maknassi, 31, and Rachid El Yagoubi, 51, were evicted from their home in Madrid last year. The Moroccan couple is still looking for decent housing.