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Morocco Accused of Mass Arrests and Forced Relocations of Sub-Saharan Migrants
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) denounced on Saturday the mass arrests of sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco, near the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.
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Spain Seeks Delay in Reopening Ceuta-Morocco Border After Two-Year Closure
Morocco is preparing to reopen its land borders with Spain in Ceuta and Melilla tomorrow, Thursday. The free movement of people and goods should resume in both directions, after two years of inertia. But nothing is less certain.
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Spain Classifies Ceuta and Melilla Security Plan as State Secret
The Spanish government does not intend to publish the security plan for Ceuta and Melilla provided for in the new national security strategy, approved last December. The document will be classified as a state secret.
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Ceuta Leader Hails Spain-Morocco Accord, Citing Improved Border Security and Trade
The President of the Government of Ceuta , Juan Vivas (PP), welcomed the "new stage" in the relationship between Spain and Morocco, consecrated by the visit of Pedro Sanchez to Rabat on Thursday. According to him, this new cooperation places the autonomous city in a "much better position than before the migration crisis of May".
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Spanish Official Warns of Morocco's Territorial Ambitions in Ceuta, Melilla, and Canary Islands
The president of Nueva Canarias (NC), Román Rodríguez, drew the attention of the Spanish government on Saturday to the persistence of Morocco’s annexationist desires on Ceuta , Melilla and certain Spanish islands, including the Canaries.
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Algerian Diplomat Slams Spain's Shift on Western Sahara as 'Crime', Warns of Consequences
The Algerian diplomat Amar Belani, in charge of monitoring the conflict in the Sahara at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reacted on Friday to the visit of Pedro Sanchez to Rabat, describing the change in Spain’s position on the Sahara as a "crime".
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Moroccan Workers in Spanish Enclaves Left in Limbo as Border Reopening Uncertain
Moroccan legal workers in Sebta and Melilia who have been unemployed for more than two years are concerned about their future. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, on a visit to Morocco, did not address their situation.
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Spain's Sánchez to Reassure Morocco on Military Budget Boost During Royal Visit
During his visit to Morocco on Thursday, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, will reassure King Mohammed VI that his promise to double the military budget is not aimed at strengthening the security of Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands, territories claimed by Morocco.
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Spanish PM Visits Morocco to Mend Ties Amid Sahara Dispute and Migration Concerns
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, will be in Morocco this Thursday where he will have a tête-à-tête with Mohammed VI. The migration issue, the territorial integrity of Spain (Ceuta and Melilla in particular), the reopening of borders, the resumption of Operation Marhaba and many other subjects, will be on the agenda of the exchanges.
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Births Plummet 50% in Spanish Enclaves After Morocco Border Closure
Many Moroccan women crossed the border to give birth in hospitals in Ceuta and Melilla. Since the closure of the borders, this movement is no longer possible, which has led to a 50% drop in the number of births in the autonomous cities.
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Morocco's Claim on Ceuta and Melilla Persists, Says Former Spanish Intelligence Chief
Diplomat and former director of the National Intelligence Center (CNI), Jorge Dezcallar, argues that Morocco "will never abandon" its claims on Ceuta and Melilla, despite Spain’s support for the Sahara autonomy plan .
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Spanish Military Fears Potential Handover of Disputed Islands to Morocco
Spanish soldiers deployed in Ceuta and Melilla, and those who have served in the garrisons of the Al Hoceima rock and the Chaffarines islands, fear that the government of Pedro Sanchez, in its dynamic of appeasement of tensions with Morocco, will cede them to the kingdom.