The bodies of two young Moroccans who arrived in Ceuta last week were buried anonymously this weekend in the Sidi Embarek Muslim cemetery in the Spanish enclave. The first deceased was recognized by his relatives through photos as Saber Azzouz, a 19 years old from Fnideq. Without being able to formally identify him, with the closure of the borders, the family could neither repatriate the body, nor formalize the identification and attend the funeral. A simple number has
90 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 517,113. 7,832,620 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,875,332 people have received the second. 164 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 505,392. 4 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,126. 2 of these
British company Predator Oil & Gas, listed on the UK stock exchange, announced on Monday that it has submitted a bid to build and operate a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Morocco. It responds to a call for tenders launched in April by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and the Environment, which expires on May 31. Predator already has an exploration license at Guercif onshore in the north of the kingdom. In a press release, the company explains that the floating
The right hand of Brahim Ghali said on Monday, that the secretary general of the Front, hospitalized in Logroño, will leave the Spanish territory without being heard by the Spanish justice. In a statement to OK Diario, Salem Lebsir said Ghali «plans to leave Spain in the coming days without appearing before the National Hearing». «This is all a lie. As soon as he recovers, in 10 days, he will leave the country. He will not appear before the
Opposition parties have criticized the government's handling of the migration crisis between Fnideq and Sebta. FGD and Istiqlal pointed to insufficient development policies in the northern regions.
The arrival of thousands of migrants in Ceuta last week forced the Spanish enclave to set up several centers to welcome minors. The Civil Protection and the city's army are preparing, Monday, a second warehouse in Tarajal to accommodate 300 unaccompanied minors, reports El Faro de Ceuta. For the moment, the city has three facilities, underlines the same source, citing a first warehouse in Tarajal, already set up to accommodate Moroccans stranded in the city and migrants having to observe
The European Union has urged Spain to rely on agents from Frontex, the European border guard agency, to protect its borders. However, the Spanish government remains rather reluctant on this option. Quoted by the Iberian press, a letter from Frontex to the Minister of Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska indicates that «the increase in migratory pressure on Spain» should lead Madrid to resort to the agency. Last summer, Brussels intervened during the resumption of
Spain’s former Defense Minister José Bono addressed the diplomatic crisis between his country and Morocco. «Thanks to the Kingdom of Morocco, we have been able to arrests several radical islamists and avoid terrorist attacks», he told Spanish TV channel La Sexta. Unlike members of the PSOE government, who accused Rabat of «blackmail», Bono said that «there are some (in Spain) who want Morocco to always be seen as the eternal enemy». This
Morocco received on Sunday, May 23, a new shipment of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm. A Royal Air Maroc plane landed today at the Mohammed V International Airport, loaded with more than two million doses of the Chinese vaccine, according to several news sources. On the 19th of this month, Morocco received another shipment of two million doses of the same vaccine. Said Afif, a member of the Scientific Committee for Vaccination, had confirmed in a statement to Yabiladi that Morocco will
Almost a week after the massive arrival of Moroccan nationals in Ceuta (Sebta), the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, recalled that it is up to Spain to find the way out of a crisis of confidence between the two countries.
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