Morocco head of government silent on the crisis with Spain

During the government council meeting on Thursday, May 20, Saadeddine El Othmani addressed the situation in Palestine. The head of government in fact welcomed the aid sent to Al Quds, Gaza and the West Bank following the instructions of King Mohammed VI.  He recalled that the sovereign had phoned the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, to remind him of the permanent commitment of the kingdom to Palestinians, indicates the presidency of the government in a

Covid-19 : Morocco eases nighttime curfew from 11 pm to 4:30 am

The Moroccan government has decided, starting from tomorrow, Friday, to ease the nighttime curfew throughout the country. The new curfew will start at 11 pm and end at 4:30 am, according to a press release by the authorities. Shops, cafés and restaurants will also close at 11 pm. #المغرب قررت الحكومة ابتداء من يوم غد الجمعة، حظر التنقل الليلي على الصعيد الوطني من الساعة 11 ليلا إلى الساعة

Diplomatic crisis : The Moroccan ambassador will not return to Madrid, Bourita announces

Moroccan Ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich, called by the Kingdom this week for consultations «will not return as long as the causes of the crisis persist» between Morocco and Spain, Foreign minister Nasser Bourita said on Thursday. The minister, who hosted a restricted meeting with the press, spoke of the reception, by Madrid, of the secretary general of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, «in conditions unworthy of a rule of law» and his failure to appear before the

Around 100 Moroccans try to cross the barrier separating Melilla and Morocco

While life is gradually getting back to normal in Ceuta, about 100 people tried to enter the city of Melilla. According to Levante El Mercantil Valenciano, this attempt took place at around 1:15 am on Thursday. Securtiy forces saw around 100 people approaching Melilla through the area between the Río de Oro and Mariguari. The Spanish and the Moroccan security forces intervened to interrupt said attempt, according to the government delegation. Spanish media report that this is the third

Ceuta : 9 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among Moroccans who entered the city

Ceuta health authorities announced on Thursday that 9 Covid-19 cases were recorded among the people who have arrived irregularly in the city after crossing the border with Morocco. According to the National Institute of Health Management (Ingesa), cited by El Faro de Ceuta, 6 of them are aged between 15 and 19 and 3 are under 15 years old. Ingesa, who carried out 780 tests, said one of the cases had to be hospitalized and is under observation in the emergency room. El Faro de Ceuta

Covid-19 in Morocco : 333 new infections and 3 deaths this Thursday

333 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 516,091. 7,267,431 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,748 people have received the second. 229 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 504,439. 3 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,109. 1 of these

Felipe VI awaits «instructions» from Sanchez to try to defuse the crisis with Morocco

The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs did not wish, yesterday, to answer a question related to a possible mediation of King Felipe VI in the crisis with Morocco. On Thursday, El Mundo reported that Felipe VI «awaits instructions» from the head of the left coalition government to contact King Mohammed VI directly. Pedro Sanchez revealed on Tuesday in a statement that he informed Felipe VI of the exodus of thousands of Moroccans to Ceuta. The two

Is the photo of the toddler rescued in Ceuta fake ?

In recent days, an image showing a Spanish rescuer helping an infant has been circulating abundantly. Gone viral, it was confused with previous operations in Turkey and taken up as such by some media.

«Morocco’s pressure will not make us change our position on the Sahara», Arancha Gonzalez says

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya said her country's stance on the Western Sahara question would not change after more than 8,000 people entered Ceuta from Morocco.  Linking what happened in Ceuta to the hospitalization of Brahim Ghali in Spain under a false identity, she insisted that «neither the fact of receiving the leader of the Polisario Front, nor the Moroccan pressure will change Spain's position». In an interview with the National Radio of

Despite the measures put in place, 60 Moroccans manage to swim back to Ceuta

A group of 200 people, mostly Moroccan, tried Wednesday evening to cross to Ceuta by bypassing the Tarajal breakwater, either by jumping into the water or on foot. 60 of them managed to access the city, according to local media. Many of them were still in the water and are still trying to reach the coast of Ceuta.  This time, the entries were not as numerous as those recorded on Monday and Tuesday. The Spanish Civil Guard and Moroccan authorities prevented tried to prevent the