The Spanish government is trying to contain the migration crisis in Ceuta, announcing the expulsion of 1,500 Moroccans. An operation carried out with the «effective coordination» of the Moroccan authorities, indicated the Spanish Minister of Interior.
The unprecedented migratory crisis that Ceuta is currently experiencing has obviously forced the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs to urgently summon Morocco's ambassador to Madrid, Karima Benyaich, for «consultations», reveals La Sexta. The move comes as the Spanish Foreign Minister said on Monday that Morocco was using the migration card to pressure the left-wing coalition government following the reception of Brahim Ghali in a hospital in Logroño. The Moroccan
After Ceuta, Melilla is also experiencing an influx of migrants. At around 3:45 a.m. (Moroccan time), around 300 Sub-Saharans tried to enter the city from the port of Béni N'Sar, El Faro de Melilla said. A few hours earlier, the city's president, Edouardo de Castro announced that he had, in fact, «ordered the local police to prohibit vehicle access through Paseo del Dique Sur (south of the city, ed. ) to facilitate its control by the state security forces». Se ha ordenado
Moroccans wanting to cross irregularly to Ceuta have resumed their attempts on Tuesday. Images shared on social media show Moroccans gathered at the Tarajal beach to cross to the city in front of the Spanish authorities deployed to stop this exodus. Annoyed by the deployment of the Spanish forces, Moroccans started throwing stones at the fence. The Spanish city, which has spent one of its most eventful nights, also woke up this morning to Moroccan migrants in the
It was a long night indeed for Ceuta, which has been facing a record influx of migrants (mainly Moroccans) during the past 24 hours. The small enclave has to manage thousands of migrants who roam the streets.
Thousands of Moroccans swam to Ceuta on Monday, in a massive irregular migration operation. The People's Party and Vox believe that the unprecedented arrivals are linked to the hospitalization of the Polisario leader in Spain.
79 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 515,023. 6,458,947 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,542,426 people have received the second. 302 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 503,483. 6 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,104. 4 of
While Moroccans impatiently await a government decision on loosening Covid-19 preventive measures against the new coronavirus, Professor Azeddine Ibrahimi confirmed on Sunday «the stability of the epidemiological situation in Morocco». A stability which was achieved thanks «to several factors including the nighttime curfew during the month of Ramadan», he said in a post on his Facebook page. The director of the biotechnology laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine
The Israeli army radio reported that the head of the government of Morocco is under «increasing pressure», referring to the aggressions of Israel against Palestinians as «war crimes».
Around 100 Moroccan migrants managed to enter the city, including several women and children. According to sources from the government delegation in Ceuta, cited by EFE, the exact number of migrants has not yet been defined, but these Moroccans have crossed the sea breakwaters northwest of the city as well as the southern area of Tarajal. According to Europa Press, the group includes two families with children, who entered Ceuta irregularly during the night and the early hours of