Spain has just launched a vaccine delivery program to poor and middle-income countries. Morocco, which started its national vaccination campaign a few days ago, could benefit from some vaccine doses.
The Spanish Ministry of Transport has asked its Moroccan counterpart to extend the validity of Moroccan authorizations from the 2020 quota until February 28th next. The aim is to avoid stock shortages and the inconvenience this could cause throughout the Spanish transport system.
Two young Moroccans, Hussein Mubarak and Muhammad Taniber, aged 17 and 18 respectively, have been missing at sea since last December. They were trying to reach Ceuta by swimming, accompanied by a friend who was able to reach the shore.
The launch of the national vaccination campaign by King Mohammed VI was experienced as a national event in neighboring Spain. For an Iberian media, the Sovereign is considered the son of King Juan Carlos.
The Temporary Stay Center for Immigrants (CETI) in Ceuta , inaugurated in 2004, now has only three immigrant women in its facilities, including one Moroccan. It used to accommodate more than two hundred in the past.
Beyond the statistics of illegal immigration, there are stories like that of Badr, the young Moroccan who disappeared at sea and loved to compete and win track and field races in Ceuta.
In total, eight bald ibises originally from Morocco will leave the zoological garden of the Citadel of Besançon on Monday, February 1st, for Spain where they will be reintroduced into their natural habitat. This species of bird is "critically endangered".
Since the beginning of January, travelers arriving from Morocco are among more than 40% of Belgians who did not undergo the mandatory coronavirus screening test on their return. This is indicated in a weekly report from the Public Health Institute, Sciensano.
As last year, Twitter suspended on Thursday the official account of the far-right party "Vox" in Spain. The party has made hate-inciting speeches during a campaign it launched with the hashtag "No to Islamization".
Moroccan international Munir El Haddadi has "expressed his great joy" as soon as he received authorization from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to wear the Moroccan jersey. He made this known in a short video sent to beIN Sports.
Mohamed Ouskir, 26, was luckier than his compatriot Badr. He was rescued by a fishing boat and transferred to the Mdiq hospital. Both were reported missing at sea while trying to swim to Spain from Ceuta . Their families were desperately searching for them.
The idea defended by the spokesman of the far-right party Vox, Carlos Verdejo, to erect a wall on the border to protect Ceuta from a "revolution in Morocco" surprised all the political groups in the local Assembly. After the debates, the motion was rejected.