A man of Moroccan origin residing in Spain, wanted for homicide and sexual offenses in Belgium, was apprehended this Tuesday morning at the maritime station of Ceuta. He was about to board a ferry to the peninsula with his vehicle.
For a few days now, Moroccans from Europe have been allowed to embark, with or without vehicles, from the port of Malaga to Melilla as part of the Marhaba Operation.
The port of Algeciras recorded the arrival of 20,785 passengers and 5,121 vehicles on Saturday as part of the Marhaba 2023 Operation. Since June 15, the start date of the Operation, 37,154 vehicles have already transited to Morocco, an increase of 58.5% compared to last year.
The residents of Melilla denounced on Sunday the priority given at the border to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) participating in the Marhaba 2023 Operation.
President Pedro Sanchez justified on Sunday his decision to change Spain’s position on the Sahara, reaffirming the "strategic" relations his country maintains with Morocco, and also stating that Mohammed VI is not a dictator.
The Supreme Court of Spain has agreed to re-examine the case of the Moroccan Ahmed Tommouhi, wrongly convicted of a series of rapes in 1991.
Navantia will start on July 3, at its San Fernando site, the construction of the high-altitude patrol boat Avante 1800, ordered by the Royal Moroccan Navy. The announcement was made on Saturday by María Jesús Montero, the Spanish Minister of Finance and Public Function.
During the first five days of the 2023 Operation Crossing the Strait (OPE), the port of Motril welcomed nearly 2,000 passengers and more than 600 vehicles. Motril has also reopened its link with Tangier, in addition to the existing destinations of Melilla, Al Hoceima and Nador.
The Port Authority of Tarifa has announced the return to normal port operations. On Saturday, after a disruption caused by gusts of wind, the port has resumed its crossings.
The man who killed a VTC driver of Moroccan origin three days ago in Fuengirola, in the Malaga region, has been admitted to the psychiatric prison center in Seville.
Spain has informed Morocco that the transfer of the management of the airspace of the Sahara will not take place. A decision that, according to some sources, would have led to the resumption of the kingdom’s claims on Ceuta and Melilla.
Sara El Khattabi, of Moroccan origin, obtained the best score of 13.9 in the university entrance exam (Selectividad) in Ceuta. The 17-year-old girl wants to study computer engineering at the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid.