Morocco
Moroccan Expat Arrested at Spanish Border with 56 kg of Cannabis
A Moroccan residing abroad was arrested on Saturday by customs officers at the Bab Sebta border crossing. He is accused of drug trafficking.
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Ceuta
Spain
Jet Ski Smugglers Taunt Spanish Police, Ferrying Migrants to Ceuta
Migrant traffickers from Morocco continue to mock the Spanish security forces with their jet skis. They land the migrants in Ceuta and return to the Moroccan coasts without being bothered, as evidenced by a recent video recorded by witnesses on a Moroccan square.
Spain
Spanish Officials Protest Morocco's Map Claiming Ceuta and Melilla
The president of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda (PP), has asked the Spanish government to "protest" against Morocco, which has made an official map integrating the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla .
Spain
Moroccan Expats Face Massive Delays at Ceuta Border Crossing During Holiday Return
Long queues are observed on the Moroccan side of the Tarajal border with Ceuta. Moroccans from Europe, at the end of their holidays in the kingdom, spend hours before entering the autonomous city as part of the return phase of Operation Marhaba.
Spain
Moroccan Diaspora Bypasses Ceuta in Annual Summer Return, Easing Border Congestion
The influx is not there in Ceuta as part of the return phase of Operation Marhaba. Few Moroccans from Europe have chosen to pass through the autonomous city to return to their country of residence after spending their summer vacation in Morocco.
Spain
Toddler from Ceuta Critically Injured in Third-Floor Fall, Airlifted to Cadiz Hospital
A three-and-a-half-year-old child from Ceuta was urgently transferred to the hospital in M’diq on Saturday after a fall from a third floor. The minor was later evacuated to Ceuta and then to Cadiz.
Spain
EU Reaffirms Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish Territory, Countering Moroccan Claims
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has reaffirmed that Ceuta and Melilla are part of Spain and the EU. This, in response to Morocco which had described the two cities as "Moroccan".
Spain
Morocco Intensifies Pressure on Spanish Enclaves Ceuta and Melilla
Morocco has never ceased to claim Ceuta and Melilla. Despite the resumption of relations with Spain, the kingdom has maintained its "hybrid strategy" towards the two autonomous cities.
Spain
Former Spanish Spy Reveals Morocco's Alleged Plan to Annex Ceuta and Melilla by 2030
A former agent of the Spanish National Intelligence Center (CNI), Fernando San Agustín, reveals in a recent book the "Morocco 2030" plan aimed at annexing Ceuta and Melilla.
Spain
Ceuta Cracks Down on Jet-Ski Use to Combat Smuggling from Morocco
The Maritime Captaincy of Ceuta has decided to restrict the use of jet-skis in its jurisdiction. From now on, these vehicles will no longer be able to travel more than two miles from the coast of the autonomous city or leave Spanish waters. This, in order to fight against the use of these vehicles for the trafficking of migrants and drugs from Morocco.
Spain
Moroccan Diaspora Transit Through Ceuta Drops 10% in Annual Marhaba Operation
The flow of Moroccans from Europe who chose to pass through Ceuta to return to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation has decreased by 10% this year compared to 2022.
Spain
Spain's Advanced Radar System Monitors Strait of Gibraltar and North Africa
The Spanish Defense Ministry’s Española de Defensa magazine, in its July-August 2023 issue, publishes an article on the air surveillance squadron (EVA 11) located in Cadiz in southern Spain, near northern Morocco.