The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa recorded the passage of 29,000 Moroccans from Europe and 6,700 vehicles bound for Ceuta on Saturday, as part of the Marhaba 2023 Operation. The authorities warn travelers without tickets.
Agents from the General Command of Melilla (army) have been carrying out a mission of control, surveillance and "deterrence" near the border with Morocco for a few days.
The Spanish police have just assigned 18 agents from the elite Special Reserve and Security Group (GRS) unit to the command of the Civil Guard of Ceuta to effectively combat drug and migrant trafficking by jet skis from Morocco.
A Moroccan police chief opposed the transfer to Morocco of the body of a Moroccan who died in Ceuta for burial in M’diq. The man was finally buried in the Sidi Embarek cemetery, without the presence of all his relatives living in Morocco.
Thousands of Moroccans from Europe arrived last weekend in Ceuta from the Spanish ports as part of the Marhaba Operation, causing a massive traffic jam at the border of the city with Morocco.
The Popular Party candidate for Congress, Javier Celaya, stated that Spain must reaffirm its sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla internationally, while maintaining good relations with Morocco, which continues to claim the two cities.
The Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohammed Abdeljalil, reacted on Monday to the opposition’s criticism in the House of Representatives about the rise in boat ticket prices between Spain and Morocco, explaining that this increase is due to global inflation.
Moroccan women, whose children born to Spanish fathers are stranded in Morocco, are asking for a pass to allow them to enroll them in school in Ceuta.
The Tarajal industrial zone in Ceuta has gradually emptied since the closure of the borders with Morocco. Many merchants have closed down. The area is trying to reinvent itself, awaiting a hypothetical reopening of the commercial customs.
The flow of Moroccans from Europe passing through Algeciras to go to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation has increased considerably compared to last year, reaching nearly 70,000 in just two weeks.
A man of Moroccan origin residing in Spain, wanted for homicide and sexual offenses in Belgium, was apprehended this Tuesday morning at the maritime station of Ceuta. He was about to board a ferry to the peninsula with his vehicle.
Sara El Khattabi, of Moroccan origin, obtained the best score of 13.9 in the university entrance exam (Selectividad) in Ceuta. The 17-year-old girl wants to study computer engineering at the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid.