The maritime company Baleària has presented its operational plan for the Strait Crossing Operation (OPE) 2025, which will take place from June 15 to September 15. To meet the expected high demand, the company will increase its capacity with a total of up to 34 daily connections between Spain and Morocco.
As thousands of Moroccans residing abroad transit to Morocco, as part of Operation Marhaba, the ports of southern Spain are placed under high surveillance. Frontex mobilizes specialists from 15 countries to combat cross-border trafficking.
Operation Marhaba 2025 has been launched. Morocco and Spain have mobilized unprecedented human and logistical resources to facilitate the return of Moroccans residing abroad this summer.
Two content creators living in Barcelona shared on TikTok their travel experience in Morocco, where they were pleasantly surprised by the quality of olive oil on supermarket shelves.
The Spanish government will spend 113,000 euros to provide a "halal and alcohol-free" menu for Moroccan military personnel training at the Navantia shipyard in San Fernando, as part of the agreement for the construction of the Avante 1800 patrol vessel for the Royal Moroccan Navy.
Extensive demolition operations have been undertaken in Casablanca to free the city from anarchic constructions encroaching on public domain. These operations are part of the preparations for the Football World Cup that Morocco is co-organizing with Spain and Portugal.
Moroccans residing abroad, specifically those from the Rif region, have launched a boycott campaign against Armas , whom they criticize for remaining silent since the disappearance of young Moroccan Marouane El Mokadem, who boarded one of the Spanish company’s ships on May 24, 2024, departing from Beni Ensar and bound for the port of Motril.
Spanish producers are not reassured by the European Commission’s explanations on the implementation of the EU Court of Justice ruling, suspecting the community institution of negotiating with Morocco to circumvent this court decision.
The Audiencia Nacional has rejected, due to insufficient evidence, the asylum request of a Moroccan family who had fled Morocco because of death threats and physical assaults following a dispute over a family inheritance.
Spanish imports of Moroccan fruits and vegetables increased by 24% in volume and 23% in value during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period of the previous year, according to updated data from the Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Live Plants in Spain (FEPEX).
Morocco has unlocked massive investments for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which it will co-host with Spain and Portugal. Will the socio-economic benefits be lasting and commensurate with the investments?
Stellantis plans to produce the electric version of the Citroën C4 at its Kenitra site in Morocco, while continuing to assemble the combustion engine model at the Villaverde plant in Madrid.