After the assault on Melilla , Morocco has taken new measures to block the path of illegal migrants who might be tempted to enter Spain through the borders between the two countries.
Humanitarian organizations have been denouncing for months the violence with which migrants are treated in Morocco, especially after the resumption of relations with Spain.
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) can no longer stand spending hours at the Tarajal border before entering Morocco. They demonstrated to ask the authorities to find a solution to this situation.
Among the travelers arriving in Morocco from Melilla, Morocco gives priority to vehicles of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) as part of the Marhaba Operation.
Touched by the Melilla tragedy , Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat king Fela Kuti, has canceled his concert scheduled for this Saturday, July 2nd in Morocco.
The German energy giant RWE will supply Morocco with gas via the Maghreb-Europe pipeline in reverse flow as part of the new agreement between Morocco and Spain.
The Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) has confirmed the decision of the court of first instance which ruled in February that the repatriation to Morocco of 55 of the minors who arrived in Ceuta in May 2021 was not in accordance with the law.
The president of the autonomous city of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, believes that the Moroccan authorities "will hide what happened" regarding the assault of migrants on the Melilla fence last Friday, which left at least 23 dead.
Morocco remains a transit point for candidates for illegal immigration. In the face of the recent events in Nador that resulted in loss of life, the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, called for support for Morocco, which is facing enormous difficulties with illegal immigration.
The French Ministry of Agriculture has launched an awareness campaign for travelers on the precautions to be taken to avoid the introduction of animals affected by rabies from Morocco via Spain.
The new NATO strategic document approved on Wednesday at the summit in Madrid, without expressly mentioning Ceuta and Melilla, reaffirmed the Alliance’s determination to "preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all allies against any aggressor".
Hamza Bouqaid, a Moroccan migrant who has just turned 18, has obtained his first employment contract as a maintenance worker at the Nazareth club during this summer season.