Twenty Moroccan nationals have been waiting since January 31 at the port of Sète, following the closure of borders with countries outside the European Union decided on the same day by France. They have not received any temporary housing solution and are sleeping in difficult conditions in the port.
The situation is more than explosive around Ceuta and Melilla. More than 9,000 Moroccans under contract with companies in the two Spanish enclaves are deprived of income due to the closure of the borders.
The link between the port of Sète and Morocco seems to be disrupted again by a prefectural decree taken following the surge in Covid-19 cases. For a week, hundreds of passengers bound for Tangier have been waiting on a ferry blocked in the port of Sète.
Despite a Schengen visa and documents justifying the purpose and conditions of travel, Moroccan travelers have been denied entry into Spanish territory. The incident took place earlier this week at Barcelona-El Prat International Airport.
After six months of hardship, the Moroccans blocked in Melilla have returned to their families. The repatriation was given special care, in order to ensure the health safety of these citizens who have spent several months in extremely difficult conditions.
Zakaria Labyad and Noussair Mazraoui join Munir El Haddadi on the list of players who will not be present for the friendly matches of October 9 and 13. For health safety reasons, Ajax Amsterdam has decided to retain its Moroccan internationals.
The repatriation operation in Ceuta is not making everyone happy. A dozen Moroccans, blocked for 6 months, refuse to add their names to the list submitted by the authorities of the Spanish enclave.
The Tarajal (Ceuta) crossing was exceptionally reopened on Wednesday morning to allow around a hundred Moroccan women to return to the kingdom. Other groups will follow in the coming days.
A significant security and health system has been put in place in Nador , to welcome the hundreds of Moroccans stranded in Melilla. A protocol agreement has just been signed between the prefecture of the city and the authorities of the Spanish enclave.
About 200 Moroccan workers, stranded in Algeria since the borders were closed, have launched an appeal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Some have been transferred to penitentiary institutions, due to lack of space in reception centers.
Russia’s decision to close its borders risks condemning nearly 1,500 Moroccan students to a blank year. A distress call has been launched to the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
Emirates airlines plans two special flights on September 8 and 9 between Dubai and Casablanca, to help Moroccans stranded abroad return home.