First Independent Mena Newspaper
Elements of the Tetouan prefecture police, in coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), have foiled, Sunday morning, an attempt by scores of illegal migrants to storm and climb the metal fence between Tetuan and Sebta, a Spanish occupied enclave in Northern Morocco. The pre-emptive security operations resulted in the […]
Morocco is unrelenting in its fight against contraband. The North African country has taken a series of measures to crackdown on smuggling while offering alternatives to the locals, basically trough a free economic zone. Works are already in progress to build the zone, which shall offer retailers in the cities near the occupied enclave of […]
The Moroccan government authorized the repatriation as of this Friday May 15 of the Moroccans who have been stranded in the Spanish enclave of Melilla since Morocco closed its air, land and sea borders last March 12 to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Spanish news agency EFE, quoting official Moroccan sources, said the operation […]
Migration topped the agenda of a meeting between Interior ministers of Morocco and Spain Abdelouafi Laftit and Fernando Grande-Marlaska who both stressed on Saturday in Madrid the need for promoting legal migration as Spain became the main gate for illegal crossings to Europe. The Spanish minister told the press following the meeting that both countries […]
The sovereign decision of Morocco to close its commercial border with Melilla and gear all commercial and container traffic to the nearby port of Beni Ansar continues to weigh on the economy of the Spanish occupied enclave. The autonomous authorities of Melilla have officially asked for the intervention of the Spanish government after the city’s […]
Spanish rescue service said Monday it has saved 19 migrants from Algeria as they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean onboard a small boat. Two days earlier, Spain rescued 57 migrants at sea on Saturday as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean towards Europe from Morocco. Spain has become the new backdoor to Europe following […]
The European Police Office (Europol) foiled in Rotterdam port an attempt at trafficking a considerable cargo of arms to terrorists in the Spanish-occupied cities of Ceuta and Melilla in northern Morocco, Moroccan newspaper al Ahdat reported. The seized weapons comprised pistols and machine guns and were intended to be smuggled through Sardinia to North Africa, […]
Nearly one hundred Sub-Saharan illegal migrants rampaged on Monday in the streets of the Spanish-occupied city of Melilla in northern Morocco celebrating their entry into the EU territory after a perilous journey, local media said. The group was among three hundred Sub-Saharan migrants who staged a mass attempt to breach the six-meter-high border fence. Moroccan […]
The Arab Parliamentary Union called on Spain to return the occupied enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in addition to the Mediterranean Chafarinas Islands to Morocco. The call was made in the closing statement of the 24th congress of the Union, which was held in Rabat. In this regards, Arab MPs underscored the efforts led by […]
King Felipe VI of Spain will pay a state visit to Morocco, his second since he ascended to the throne in June 2014. Local Moroccan media reported that authorities in the two countries are preparing for this official visit, which reflects the place of Morocco as a top priority in Spain’s foreign policy. Moroccan Arabic […]