Over 1 Million Moroccan Expats Transit Through Spanish Ports in Summer Return
27 July 2022
Over 1 million (1,039,559) Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) have crossed the strait between June 15 and July 25 as part of Operation Marhaba.
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Spanish Ports Prepare for Surge as Moroccan Diaspora Returns Home
27 July 2022
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has assured that the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa (Cadiz) are ready to welcome Moroccans from Europe for the return phase of (…)
Ceuta Prepares for 1 Million Moroccan Expats in 2023 Border Crossing
27 July 2022
With a 45% increase in the flow of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) this year compared to 2019, causing massive traffic jams at the Tarajal border, the government delegation of (…)
Morocco Faces $2.3 Billion in Potential Sanctions Over Foreign Investment Disputes
27 July 2022
Morocco faces financial sanctions of around 23 billion dirhams for not having respected its commitments towards many foreign investors over the past decade.
Melilla Expands Border Facilities for Moroccan Diaspora Transit
26 July 2022
The authorities of Melilla have installed a giant 350-meter tent near the border with Morocco and increased the number of public toilets in order to improve the reception (…)
Ceuta Allocates €5.5 Million for Care of Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors
26 July 2022
The authorities of Ceuta decided on Monday to allocate 5.5 million euros to care for the 302 Moroccan minors who arrived in the city in May 2021 and who are still staying in (…)
Spanish Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Moroccan Migrant Trafficking Ring
26 July 2022
The High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) has confirmed the conviction of three Moroccans (two men and a woman) to eight years in prison for trafficking migrants to Melilla.
Ceuta Launches Nautical Tourism Campaign in Spanish and Moroccan Marinas
26 July 2022
The Ceuta Global Yachting company is promoting the autonomous city as a nautical destination in the marinas in the south of the peninsula and on the Moroccan coast.
Technical Issue Briefly Reduces Algerian Gas Flow to Spain, Supply Uninterrupted
26 July 2022
The flow of Algerian gas to Spain has not been interrupted "at any time", assures the Spanish company Enagás, after the Algerian company Sonatrach announced on Sunday the (…)
Former Spanish Defense Minister Backs Morocco’s Sahara Autonomy Plan as ’Most Credible’ Solution
26 July 2022
More support for Morocco. Former Spanish Defense Minister José Bono has supported his country’s new position on the Sahara, considering the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the (…)