The Caballas coalition of Ceuta intends to submit to the local Assembly a plan to reconvert the Tarajal industrialists who have ceased their activities since the closure of the borders with Morocco.
The Center for the Study and Conservation of Marine Animals (CECAM) announced on Sunday the discovery of a dead dolphin and a dead globicephalus in the usual fishing area of Moroccans in the waters near Ceuta.
A body in an advanced state of decomposition was found on the beach of Ceuta. It was buried on Saturday in the Sidi Embarek cemetery. No identification documents were found on it.
Morocco has closed its land borders with Ceuta and Melilla since March 2020 due to the health crisis, which did not allow the holding of the Marhaba Operation last year. There is also great uncertainty about the organization of this edition.
The association of residents of Ceuta, in a letter addressed to the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, is asking for the reopening of the Tarajal border in order to allow the inhabitants of Ceuta and Tetouan "to refresh their ties and move freely during this month of Ramadan fasting".
While no official decision has been communicated by the Moroccan government, concern is growing among the authorities of Ceuta and Melilla, who fear the exclusion of the two Spanish enclaves from the Marhaba 2021 operation. To anticipate this, the local authorities are already conducting administrative and diplomatic lobbying.
Civil Guard maritime service agents in Ceuta rescued two young Moroccans, residents of M’diq and Fnideq, who were attempting to reach the city of Ceuta.
Morocco has still not provided official information on the organization of the Marhaba Operation 2021. This lack of communication is worrying on the Ceuta side.
The Moroccan security forces and the Spanish Civil Guard arrested early Tuesday a group of about sixty young migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who tried to reach Spain via Ceuta.
As part of the organization of the Marhaba Operation this year, Morocco does not intend to transit through Ceuta and Melilla the thousands of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) , especially from Europe, who wish to spend the summer vacation in the kingdom.
The far-right party Vox continues to insist that the Spanish government take all measures to defend the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla against an attempt by Morocco to claim these enclaves.
Sofian Boydo, a 24-year-old Moroccan from Taza, has been missing at sea since Saturday, as he tried to reach Ceuta by swimming. His family, without news of him, is desperately searching for him.