The decision to ban the passage of Moroccan sheep to Melilla is causing waves. The Coalición por Melilla (CpM) party denounces it and threatens to withdraw its support from the local government if this ban is not lifted.
The local police of the city of Ceuta have just announced the arrest of six people accused of attacking Moroccan minors.
Spanish National Police agents arrested a fugitive of Moroccan nationality in the province of Malaga, in Marbella, Spain, on Monday, July 22. The individual, who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued against him by the Moroccan authorities, is already being claimed by the Kingdom of Morocco.
In 2018, the 28 member countries of the European Union refused access to the Schengen Area to 471,000 people. Moroccans are at the top, with 228,500 cases of rejection. They are followed by Ukrainians and Albanians.
In coordination with the Customs elements, the National Security Services operating at the Bab Sebta crossing point seized, on Friday, July 19, 2019, 345 kg of cannabis resin, on board a motorhome registered abroad and driven by a Spanish national.
Moroccans are at the top of the list of non-EU foreign workers contributing to social security in Spain. There are 273,901 members as of the first half of 2019.
The misadventure of Maha Tazi, recounted on her Facebook account, is causing a stir. A young professor and researcher at Concordia University in Montreal, this Moroccan details how she was the victim of "inappropriate and racist behavior". As she was preparing to take an Air Arabia flight to Casablanca, she was blocked at Barcelona Airport, without her luggage.
From Monday, July 22, the Spanish fleet will be able to return to Moroccan waters, said Luis Planas, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Hidden in the double bottom of a car, a 19-year-old sub-Saharan migrant who was attempting the adventure of illegal immigration to Spain was discovered by the "Guardia civil" during the inspection of a vehicle at the border between Melilla and Morocco on Tuesday, July 26, 2019.
The Government of the Spanish enclave of Sebta will implement the "Smart Border" Project. It allows facial recognition of people. The tests, initiated for this purpose in July 2019 at the Tarajal II crossing, will target the strengthening of security systems and the passage of goods, in particular.
The naturalization operation of Moroccan officials is starting to take on an alarming dimension in northern Morocco. Several candidates are running in municipal elections in order to benefit from Spanish nationality. The Minister of the Interior has decided to open an investigation on this subject.
A Moroccan man was rescued by a merchant ship in the middle of the sea. He was crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, on a surfboard, and heading towards the coast of Cadiz. He was saved on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 8:46 pm, thanks to a merchant ship.