The end of the smuggling trade has plunged the economy of the Spanish enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, into a major recession. While the decision largely impacts merchants and traffickers, the porters (hamalas) are also heavily affected.
The court of the Spanish enclave, Melilla , sentenced two Moroccan nationals to 6 months in prison and deportation for voluntarily abandoning their children.
The heads of government of the Spanish enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, met urgently to discuss the measures to be taken in response to the unprecedented embargo imposed by the Moroccan government .
The closure of the border posts of Ceuta and Melilla continues to grate. The leaders of the two cities, as well as certain Spanish parties, are calling to "punish" the Kingdom by jamming the relay antennas installed in Morocco, which cover the city of Ceuta.
Spain and the two cities of Ceuta and Melilla have organized an important meeting, extended to the Spanish government, with a view to a vigorous response to the closure of border posts.
The tensions observed for several months in the two enclaves (Ceuta and Melilla) have intensified this week. The closure, by Morocco, of the portage in the two cities is the main reason.
Moroccans will no longer be able to freely join Ceuta and Melilla, as in the past. The regional presidents of these two enclaves intend to put an end to the exception on the Schengen agreement.
The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, and his collaborators, are waging a relentless fight against ecstasy, in order to dry up the sources of drug trafficking at the border posts of Ceuta and Melilla, and along the borders of the Oriental region.
Since Wednesday, January 29, construction materials from Morocco are subject to control at the Ceuta border crossing. This is the decision made by the government of the autonomous city.
The presidents of Ceuta and Melilla have invited the Moroccan government to reopen the borders giving access to the enclaves, at the risk of suffocating and isolating their economy.
A group of 4 hackers, including 3 of Moroccan origin, operating from Nador , were arrested by the Guardia civil , following complaints from several Spanish citizens.
Zoubida Boughaba, Moroccan writer and feminist, almost did not host a press conference focused on the presentation of her book "Cuentos populares del Rif" (Popular Tales of the Rif), on January 13 in Melilla. The members of the Islamic Commission of Melilla (CIM) threatened her with death.