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Homeless Man's Death in Ceuta Sparks Community Grief
The identity of the homeless man found dead on Tuesday in Ceuta is known. His name was Mohamed, he was 46 years old and was from Fnideq.
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Drone Carrying Moroccan Hashish Seized by Spanish Police in Ceuta
The national police intercepted on Monday a drone carrying a kilo of Moroccan hashish. For reasons still unknown, the device would have lost control and ended up on the roof of one of the ships in the Tarajal polygon.
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Brawl Erupts at Spanish Migrant Center, Police Intervene
The National Police intervened on Saturday in the Ceuta Migrant Retention Center (CETI), to put an end to a general brawl between residents, mainly of Moroccan origin.
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Exhausted Moroccan Migrant Rescued from Sea Near Ceuta
A young Moroccan, a candidate for immigration, who was trying to reach Ceuta by swimming, found himself exhausted before reaching the shore. He was saved just in time by walkers.
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Spain Extends Closure of Ceuta and Melilla Borders with Morocco Until April 30
The borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco will remain closed until April 30 due to the health crisis. This is what the Spanish Ministry of the Interior announced on Monday, March 29.
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Ceuta Officials Hesitant to Reopen Border for Annual Moroccan Transit Operation Amid COVID Concerns
The local authorities in Ceuta seem less enthusiastic about opening the border to allow the organization of Operation Marhaba this year.
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Elderly Moroccan Woman with Pacemaker Stranded in Ceuta Since 2020 Border Closure
The Moroccan Khaddouj Bayessif, 83 years old, has been blocked in Ceuta since the closure of the borders in March 2020. She had come to visit her daughter who had lost her husband. The octogenarian wears a pacemaker and needs to be repatriated to Morocco to receive her care.
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Narco-Drones Surge in Drug Trafficking Between Morocco and Spanish Enclave Ceuta
After the interception of narco-drones and the dismantling of a network specialized in international drug trafficking "by air" a month ago, the authorities of Ceuta were certain that they had finished with this channel. Error, the activity is still in full swing throughout the region.
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Ceuta Mourns 94th COVID-19 Death as Moroccan City Worker Succumbs Weeks After Wife
Infected with the coronavirus, Mohamed Buchta Mohamed, a 58-year-old Moroccan, on duty with the brigade of the Ministry of the Environment and Urban Services of Ceuta , did not survive. He passed away on Tuesday, only 20 days after his wife, who was carried away at the beginning of March by the same virus.
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Morocco Modernizes Bab Sebta Border Crossing, Awaits Reopening with Spain
The Bab Sebta border post is ready to resume service, after the renovation and modernization work undertaken by the Moroccan authorities during the border closure period, to bring it up to standard.
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Former ISIS Fighter from Spain Reveals Life in Syrian Conflict
Zuhair Ahmed, a Spanish man of Moroccan origin living in Ceuta, is still in Syria. Unrepentant about his past as a jihadist, he recounts his story in a long interview with El País .
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Moroccan Youth Rescued After Dangerous Swim to Ceuta Amid Surge in Illegal Crossings
Whether by land or sea, illegal or clandestine entries into Ceuta have increased sharply in recent weeks. This is the case of a young Moroccan, with only a child’s float as equipment, who, at the limit of his strength on the Chorillo beach, was rescued after a call from a citizen.