Seven Spaniards are stuck in Morocco, which on Monday and for two weeks closed its airspace to fight the spread of the new Omicron variant. Arrived in Tetouan on November 27 for a few days of vacation, their return flight was scheduled for November 30.
Reacting after the publication, on Monday, of the report of the Observatory of Ceuta and Melilla on "Morocco’s claims" on the two enclaves, the president of the government of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, said that the Spanishness of Melilla "is not negotiable".
The Civil Guard of Jaén has arrested on Tuesday a young Spaniard of 23 years old, accused of the murder of a Moroccan in a farm of the city.
The Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD), Admiral Teodoro López Calderón, believes that Morocco is not "a threat" to Ceuta and Melilla , even though it has been pursuing a policy of blockade against the two enclaves for years.
Most of the measures taken by Morocco in recent years against Spain are actually aimed at Ceuta and Melilla. According to some Spanish experts, the kingdom would be deploying a hybrid strategy to definitively establish its sovereignty over the two enclaves.
Two political parties have called on the Spanish government to condemn and officially apologize for the military use of chemical agents against the civilian population during the Rif War .
The Popular Party (PP) of Melilla has called on the Spanish government to respond firmly to Morocco, which plans to build new fish farms on the maritime route connecting Almería to Melilla, after the one installed in Spanish territorial waters, near the Zaffarines islands.
Spaniards still in Morocco are invited to plan their return, due to the closure of borders by the kingdom.
For his first start with Barcelona’s first team, Moroccan player Abdessamad Ezzalzouli made a good impression on coach Xavi Hernandez, who did not fail to point it out in a press conference.
Still concerned by the crisis between Morocco and Algeria, Spain tried to bring together the Foreign Ministers of the two countries, on the sidelines of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Forum, launched this Monday in Barcelona. Unfortunately, the two personalities will not attend this meeting.
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, did not travel to Barcelona to participate in the ministerial forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) which opened this Monday, making it impossible for him to meet with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares.
The family of Mohamed, the young Moroccan who died on Friday in Majorca after being the victim of a violent attack in July, is demanding justice.