The executive director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, assured that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency is ready "to support the Spanish authorities in terms of health and security policy," at the request of the Spanish government.
The United States is about to move its naval base in Rota to Morocco. A decision that worries the Spanish authorities.
The Spanish mayor, José Ignacio Landaluc, warns of a massive influx of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) in transit to Morocco from the port of Algeciras.
The government of Ceuta has explained that it has no "particular interest" in the Marhaba Operation crossing the city this year due to the risks that the passage of thousands of Moroccans could entail.
The closure of the borders in Ceuta since mid-March has impacted the daily lives of Moroccan border workers. In an open letter to the Wali of Tetouan, they pleaded for the reopening of land borders to resume their professional activities in the enclave.
The former player of the Royal Armed Forces and the Moroccan women’s national football team is now playing in Spain. Hanane Aït El Haj has joined Real Saragossa, in Spain.
Moroccans residing in France are blocked in Ceuta, unable to reach Morocco as the borders remain closed. They hope for a reopening next week to reunite with their loved ones.
While Morocco has canceled the 2020 edition of the Marhaba operation, Spain has announced its readiness to welcome Moroccan nationals in transit on its territory. The Iberian neighbor is committed to making this challenge a success "with all the security and health guarantees" provided that Morocco opens its borders.
Before entering Spanish soil, travelers will now be subject to a temperature check and will have to fill out a health questionnaire. This, to quickly identify any possible cases of covid-19.
By 2024, Morocco will have the Apache AH-64E Guardian helicopter, one of the most powerful in the world. Spain sees this acquisition by the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in a bad light, as it would reshape the military balance of power between the two countries.
A year after the death of Ilyas Tahiri, asphyxiated under the knee of a police officer, many people, members of civil society, trade unions and relatives of the young Moroccan, organized a sit-in in front of the courthouse in the city of Almeria. They call on the Spanish justice system to open an investigation into this case.
The Spanish Embassy in Morocco has announced that two waves of repatriation of Spaniards and Spanish residents stranded in Morocco, via Trasmediterránea ferries, are scheduled for July 9 and 10 at 2:00 p.m., from Tangier to the port of Algeciras.