Persistent rumors on social media, particularly Facebook, claim that the Saniat R’mel airport in Tétouan will be attached to the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq. These allegations follow the publication in the Official Bulletin of a modification of the plan concerning the airport.
The Ministry of Equipment and Water is working on the realization of a highway between Tangier and Tetouan to then connect Fnideq, which already exists. In this sense, the department of Nizar Baraka is launching the definition studies of a high-level service highway axis between Tangier and Tetouan.
Morocco is facing an unprecedented wave of illegal emigration, especially among its youth. Faced with this phenomenon, the kingdom is deploying a shocking awareness campaign to deter young people from attempting the crossing to Europe.
Former Moroccan Minister Mohammed Ben Abdelkader has openly accused Algeria of being behind the latest attempts by hundreds of migrants, mostly minors, to assault Ceuta.
The Moroccan authorities have, in recent days, expelled 39 Algerian and Tunisian migrants in an irregular situation on the territory. These individuals, arrested near the city of Fnideq, had intended to illegally reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
Faced with the influx of Moroccans residing abroad in preparation for their return to their country of residence through the Bab Sebta border post, the authorities have been forced to find solutions to avoid traffic jams.
Record influx in the cities of northern Morocco at the end of the summer season. Many Moroccan families are heading to the region to enjoy the last vacation days.
Contrary to the information published by some media, Spain has not restored the Schengen visa exemption to facilitate the entry into Ceuta for Moroccans residing in Tetouan and M’diq-Fnideq, upon presentation of their passports alone.
The anarchic occupation of the maritime domain by hotel units and luxury residences in the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq prevents vacationers from having access to these spaces and enjoying them freely.
In M’diq-Fnideq, several fast food establishments and ice cream parlors have been temporarily closed due to non-compliance with the legal and organizational regulations in force as part of the inspection controls.
The Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), and the Unified Socialist Party (PSU) have denounced the dire economic situation in Fnideq, a border town with Ceuta, calling on local authorities to implement ambitious development projects to revive the local economy.
Morocco would be negotiating with Spain to reactivate the Schengen visa exemption agreement for Moroccans residing in the northern cities of the kingdom in order to allow them to enter Ceuta with only their passports.