The President of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, hopes that the Marhaba Operation will take place this year, despite the ongoing health crisis.
According to a study conducted by the COAG organization before the launch of the agricultural campaign in Spain, 81% of imported watermelons are Moroccan. For the organization, the liberalization of imports of this product through agreements between the EU and Morocco is at the root of the observed drop in prices.
The Albi court sentenced in absentia on Thursday, March 18, a 33-year-old Albigeois of Moroccan origin to 18 months in prison for violence and threats with a weapon. The victim, one of his fellow citizens, had called him a "dirty terrorist" after he had been implicated in the Barcelona attacks, indicted, incarcerated and then released under judicial supervision.
Whether by land or sea, illegal or clandestine entries into Ceuta have increased sharply in recent weeks. This is the case of a young Moroccan, with only a child’s float as equipment, who, at the limit of his strength on the Chorillo beach, was rescued after a call from a citizen.
At the end of February 2021, the number of Moroccans affiliated with social security in Spain is 264,304, according to the Spanish Ministry of Integration, Social Security and Migration.
The airline Ryanair has just announced the launch this summer of a route between Rabat and Malaga. It also specifies that changes to flight bookings at the end of June for health reasons related to Covid-19 remain free of charge until the end of October.
Provisional visas will now be granted to Moroccans stranded in Ceuta to allow them to visit their relatives in Spain. This has been decided by the local authorities of the Spanish enclave.
Europe must make a realistic decision on the Sahara issue. This is what the former Spanish Foreign Minister, Ana Palacio, demands in an op-ed after the American recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara.
Abdoul (a pseudonym), a homeless and undocumented Moroccan in Spain, has survived since last November without his diabetes medication.
Spain will carry out a new repatriation of Spaniards and Spanish residents stranded in Morocco on Friday, March 19, the Spanish embassy in Morocco has announced. It will be carried out by the shipping company Balearia, from the port of Tanger Med to that of Algeciras.
While the profits of the Spanish group Inditex have recorded a drastic 70% drop for the 2020-2021 fiscal year due to the health crisis related to Covid-19, the question arises as to whether this is already having a negative impact on the textile industry in Morocco .
This Saturday, March 13, marks one year since the land borders between Spain and Morocco were closed, much to the dismay of the inhabitants of the two countries. With the health crisis continuing, it is to be feared that the situation will remain unchanged for a long time to come.