
Morocco Erects New Border Fence to Prevent Migrant Influx into Ceuta
Two months after the May migration crisis, caused by the massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta, Morocco has launched construction work on a new fence on its borders with Ceuta .

Two months after the May migration crisis, caused by the massive arrival of migrants in Ceuta, Morocco has launched construction work on a new fence on its borders with Ceuta .

Mohamed Katir (7:27.64) broke the Spanish record for the 3,000 meters on Tuesday, held since 1998 by Isaac Viciosa (7:29.34). The latter, commenting on the new performance in his category, said he would have preferred to be dethroned by a Spanish athlete rather than by Katir, of Moroccan origin.

In France, fraudulent Covid-19 vaccination certificates are being sold online to travelers heading to Morocco , Spain and Portugal after the announcement of the extension of the health pass to a greater number of places starting next week. In some cases, it is a 2.0 scam.

It is still not possible to import lambs from Morocco to Melilla for the celebration of Eid al-Adha. The reason is the 2015 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, to which the Covid-19 health crisis, which has led to the closure of the Moroccan borders, has been added.

The new Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albares, assured Thursday the President of Melilla, Eduardo de Castro, that the negotiations are on the right track for a rapid resumption of relations with Morocco. This was during the ceremony honoring the victims of the Covid-19 pandemic in Madrid.

Atletico Tetouan, created at a time when Morocco was still under Spanish protectorate, is the only Moroccan club that has marked the history of the Spanish Liga where it played in the first division for one season (1951-1952).

The young Moroccan player Zacarias Ghailan has just extended his contract with FC Barcelona until 2024, the Catalan club announced. The official announcement was made in the presence of Barça president Joan Laporta.

Health workers in the emergency department of Alhama de Murcia were victims of aggression and threats from a Moroccan whose wife was about to give birth. They had gone to the couple’s home to transfer the latter, who had lost her waters, to the hospital. The removal of the pregnant woman’s hijab to administer emergency care sparked her husband’s anger.

While Morocco is dragging its feet in the process of renewing the concession of the Maghreb-Europe pipeline, which expires in October, Algeria is reassuring Spain of continuous gas supply via the Medgaz pipeline.

The Spanish army plans to exhume and transfer the remains of bodies buried in the cemeteries of the Vélez la Gomera and Al Hoceima rocks to the Melilla cemetery. This transfer comes in the context of a major diplomatic crisis between Spain and Morocco.

The leader of the Popular Party (PP), Pablo Casado, called on Wednesday the head of the Spanish Executive, Pedro Sanchez, to resume relations with Morocco after the departure of Arancha Gonzalez Laya whose management of Spanish foreign policy has been a "catastrophe" .

The latest wave of seasonal workers in the strawberry fields in Huelva blocked in Spain, has joined Morocco, this Tuesday.