The economy is in the doldrums in Ceuta . The main activities are suffocated in favor of the fight against illegal immigration. The halt in smuggling, tourism, and food have plunged the inhabitants of the enclave into despair.
Deputy and spokesman of the Vox section Ceuta , Carlos Verdejo, declared that there are "pro-Moroccans" in the Assembly and mainly in the PP, causing tension during the plenary session that the president of the city, Juan Vivas, had to suspend.
The Canary Islands Air Force considers the tension between Spain and Morocco as "political" and "does not see it as a threat", said Fernando Torres San José, the Chief of Staff of the Canary Islands Air Command (MACAN).
The closure of the border posts between Ceuta, Melilla and Morocco has been extended until July 31 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A decision from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
Germany, currently in crisis with Morocco due to differences over the Sahara issue, has tried to appease tensions by inviting the kingdom to the second Libya conference. But Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita simply declined the offer.
Hundreds of Moroccans residing in Melilla demonstrated on Sunday to "implore" King Mohammed VI to reopen the borders to allow them to see their loved ones in Morocco.
The families, relatives and friends of Emin and Pisly , the two Spaniards killed by the Moroccan Navy in 2013, demonstrated on Monday in Melilla to demand justice.
Hundreds of people responded on Sunday to the call to demonstrate launched by the Stop Racism platform to denounce racist and xenophobic acts and crimes in the Murcia region.
A Spaniard of Moroccan origin, detained in the Puig de les Basses prison, near Figueres (Girona), died on Sunday from the effects of a fire started in his cell by another inmate.
[Unwanted at Sevilla FC because less used by the coach, >82588] the Moroccan international, Munir El Haddadi, would be close to signing with Betis. In any case, the club, the sworn enemy of Sevilla FC, would be very tempted by the Atlas Lion.
The Arab Parliament, the legislative body of the Arab League, has voted an emergency resolution recognizing the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla as "Moroccan cities".
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) will soon be able to reach Tanger Med via the port of Portimao in Portugal to spend their summer vacation in Morocco. The final details before the launch of this new maritime link are being finalized by the two countries.