A few days before the celebration of Eid Al-Adha , Moroccans are complaining about the high price of sheep and wondering if they will be able to honor the tradition. The massive arrival of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) for the summer vacation would explain this surge in prices.
More than 13,000 Moroccans from Europe embarked at the port of Malaga bound for Morocco in the first two weeks of the Marhaba 2022 Operation, an increase of 62.3% compared to the 2019 edition.
The port of Sebta remains overwhelmed by the flow of Moroccans from Europe coming from Algeciras to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation. Last weekend, some 90,000 MREs spent more than five hours waiting at the border of the autonomous city before entering Morocco.
A serious traffic accident occurred on Sunday on the A-92 motorway, near Moraleda de Zafayona (Granada). Two buses transporting Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) and a vehicle tried to avoid an animal that had entered the lane. The result, one dead and about forty injured.
In Sète, the Moroccan and French authorities are ensuring the proper organization of transits and passenger controls to Tangier and Nador in Morocco. On Tuesday, July 5, around 6 p.m., a cross-border control device was deployed during the departure of the Atlas car-ferry on the Sète - Nador maritime link.
Since Monday, Moroccans from Europe (MREs) arriving in Sebta with their vehicles to enter Morocco do not spend more than three hours in the waiting area before crossing the border. Last weekend, the waiting time reached twelve hours.
A dispute broke out between an employee of the port of Algeciras and a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) participating in the Marhaba Operation. The former prevented the latter from accessing the port to join Morocco.
The authorities of Ceuta are considering reducing the number of ferries arriving daily at the port of the city from Algeciras in order to manage the flow of Moroccans from Europe traveling to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation.
While the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity has set up a unique humanitarian system to welcome Moroccans living abroad (MREs) as part of the Marhaba 2022 operation, disruptions are observed at the ports of Algeciras and Ceuta. Enough to provoke the anger of the MREs.
The rise in airfare prices and PCR tests are complicating or even hindering the return of Moroccans living abroad (MREs) to Morocco. PAM (Authenticity and Modernity Party) deputy Imane Lamaoui calls on the government to facilitate the travel of MREs.
Less than a week before the celebration of Eid al-Adha in Morocco, the borders of Tarajal in Ceuta and Beni Ensar in Melilla are having difficulty managing the flow of Moroccans from Europe. The traffic jam was monstrous last weekend at the two borders, while the summer season is just beginning.
The Spanish Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, denied on Monday that the Marhaba Operation had caused a traffic jam in Ceuta last weekend, stressing that these were "occasional situations" and that measures have already been taken to "accelerate" the passage of vehicles and Moroccans living abroad (MRE).