The residents of Melilla denounced on Sunday the priority given at the border to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) participating in the Marhaba 2023 Operation.
During the first five days of the 2023 Operation Crossing the Strait (OPE), the port of Motril welcomed nearly 2,000 passengers and more than 600 vehicles. Motril has also reopened its link with Tangier, in addition to the existing destinations of Melilla, Al Hoceima and Nador.
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) tickets have been exorbitantly priced for a few months, denounce several domestic travelers and also Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) who are used to spending their summer vacations in the kingdom.
Long lines of cars were recorded at the Melilla border with Morocco during the first weekend of the Marhaba Operation 2023 which started on June 15.
Moroccans intending to take the boat from Sète will first have to make sure that their boat will indeed depart. A 72-hour strike has just been announced by the unions.
Almeria hopes to welcome 700,000 Moroccans from Europe as part of the Marhaba Operation 2023 which started on June 15.
The sub-delegate of the Spanish government in Cadiz, José Pacheco, announced on Friday that travelers with a pre-purchased ticket will be given priority for boarding at the ports of Algeciras and Tarifa as part of the Marhaba Operation.
Baleària has decided to strengthen its activity with Morocco as part of this year’s Marhaba Operation. With its thirteen ships, the shipping company plans to make 200 weekly connections to Ceuta, Melilla, Tanger Med and Nador during the period from June 15 to September 15.
The port of Almeria plans to welcome nearly 500,000 Moroccans from Europe who will embark for Melilla or Nador, on the first day of Operation Marhaba, which will run until September 15.
Spain will deploy 19,441 police officers to ensure the safety of people and property as part of the Operation Marhaba which starts in Spain on June 15. A figure that has increased by 21.4% compared to last year.
The far-right party Vox does not want Melilla to participate in Operation Marhaba 2023, considering that it does not benefit the autonomous city at all and even proposes a tax for Moroccans living abroad (MREs).
The Tanger Med port is about to welcome Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) as part of the "Marhaba 2023" operation, according to Kamal Lakhmas, the port’s director. A sum of around 80 million dirhams has been devoted to improving port facilities and services for travelers.