Barely started, the Marhaba operation marking the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) to Morocco and coinciding with the celebration of Eid al-Adha is disrupted by malfunctions at the port of Algeciras.
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) will start arriving in Morocco for their summer vacation as early as June 13, the start date of the Marhaba Operation this year. The port of Almeria, the second preferred port of MREs after Algeciras, is preparing to welcome them.
Spain’s recent installation of a solar power plant on the Chafarinas and Alborán islands could be the source of new tensions with Morocco, which has constantly claimed these islands.
Morocco and Spain are working on the construction of the tunnel under the Strait before the 2030 World Cup, which they are jointly organizing with Portugal.
A Moroccan transporting 115 kilos of hashish in a narco-boat died during a high-speed chase with a Spanish customs patrol boat, on the coast of Caños de Meca, in the municipality of Barbate (Cádiz).
The Spanish National Police arrested in Malaga a 41-year-old man, wanted by the Dutch authorities for drug trafficking, money laundering, murders and assaults.
The European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has issued a new alert concerning a batch of contaminated Moroccan peppers exported to the EU.
While Morocco’s watermelon exports to the EU have doubled over the past five years, Spain’s have fallen by nearly 20%. At the start of the watermelon season, Spanish producers fear Moroccan competition again.
Spain has decided to set up a ministerial committee to study the "unilateral measures" taken by Morocco and affecting the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. A measure that could affect bilateral relations between the two countries.
Four international drug trafficking networks, including the Mocro Maffia, are trying to expand their sphere of influence in Spain to escape police pressure in the Strait of Gibraltar.
The shipping company Trasmediterránea has decided to change the name of the ship "Ciudad de Melilla" and restore its original name, Fortuny, after the ship, which served the Malaga-Melilla route, was selected to serve the Nador-Almeria line as part of Operation Marhaba 2024.
Granada International, a professional association grouping Spanish companies that export to Morocco, had to remove from its website a map of Morocco including the Sahara after a heated controversy.