19+ hour, 27+ min ago   (93+ words) HESPRESS English - Morocco News Moroccan authorities and Sudan’s embassy organized a voluntary return operation from Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport on Friday, Sept. 11, involving 137 Sudanese migrants, MAP reported. The operation formed part of Morocco’s migration and asylum policy, which includes…...

19+ hour, 22+ min ago   (271+ words) Ceuta President Juan Vivas returned from Brussels without a commitment from European institutions to take action against Morocco over the mass crossings of July 30 and 31, although the European Commission has approved emergency support for Spain. Speaking Friday, September 11, the People’s…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (726+ words) A vote in Spain’s Congress of Deputies on a bill that would ease access to Spanish citizenship for certain Sahrawis has reignited political and legal debate over Spain’s former administration of the territory and its relationship with Morocco. The bill…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (205+ words) Moroccan authorities have reinforced security around Fnideq and routes toward Ceuta following social media calls for another mass crossing into the Spanish enclave, sources familiar with the measures said. Checkpoints on roads leading to Tetouan and Fnideq are monitoring movements…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (342+ words) Morocco’s National Union of Taxi Professionals has condemned a reported 40% reduction in government support for road transport workers, questioning the decision as fuel prices remain elevated. The union said transport professionals were therefore not informed that the amount of support…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (248+ words) Spanish Intelligence and security reports declassified on Wednesday had warned of possible “mass entries” by migrants into Ceuta just before thousands crossed into Spain’s North African enclave from Morocco. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had told parliament when he announced he…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (338+ words) About 36% of Moroccans say having immigrants live and work in the country for several years would be “very bad” for Morocco’s economy, according to a recent survey by the pan-African research network Afrobarometer. Only 21% of Moroccan respondents said the presence…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (331+ words) Spain has ruled out any negotiations with Morocco over the status of Ceuta and Melilla, as renewed Moroccan claims over the two Spanish-administered cities add to tensions between the neighboring countries. “There has been no discussion, there is no discussion,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (252+ words) Spanish authorities have returned 21 Moroccan migrants to Morocco after they were arrested for allegedly taking part in a stone-throwing incident targeting a Spanish military patrol and Civil Guard officers in Ceuta, Spanish media reported. The incident took place late Saturday…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (284+ words) Spain’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Morocco’s chargé d’affaires attended a meeting on Aug. 21 in place of Ambassador Karima Benyaich, who had been summoned over remarks by two Moroccan ministers concerning Ceuta and Melilla, Spanish media reported. The ministry said…...