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
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 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
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
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
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.
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
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
On Wednesday, hundreds of Moroccans threw stones at the security forces, who dispersed people that were waiting for an opportunity to cross the border to Ceuta. According to El Faro de Ceuta, angry protesters also set fire to tires. Clashes took place between the police and would-be migrants. «Situation got nasty as migrants determined to cross to Ceuta/ Sebta clash with the police», said Reuters correspondent captioned a video he shared to social media. Media sources
The crisis between Morocco and Spain was addressed during a press briefing by the spokesperson of the US Department of State on Wednesday, May 19. «The United States continues to promote humane, orderly, and fair forms of migration through bilateral and multilateral diplomacies as well as targeted capacity-building programs. And on this, we support both Spain and Morocco to work towards a resolution together», Jalina Porter said. The position of the United States contrasts with