2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (378+ words) The UN refugee agency has mobilized about $90 million for Algeria’s Tindouf camps since 2021, yet residents have become less economically independent and malnutrition has doubled, Morocco’s ambassador Omar Zniber said Wednesday in Geneva. His argument: the agency’s budget needs to give…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (387+ words) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates provided details on the latest developments in Morocco-Spain relations in a statement released on Thursday. In the statement, the Ministry emphasized, first and foremost, that the Kingdom of Morocco has…...

3+ day, 7+ 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…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (290+ words) The EU on Wednesday said it was granting Spain 115 million euros ($130 million) in emergency aid to help bolster border security and assist returns after the massive migrant rush into the north African exclave. More than 70,000 migrants crossed into Spanish territory…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (269+ words) Spain’s government will declassify 40 documents related to the mass arrival of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, saying the move will provide greater transparency over one of the country’s most significant migration crises in recent years. Government spokesperson Elma…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (378+ words) Morocco emphasized its cooperation with UN human rights mechanisms at the Human Rights Council’s 63rd session in Geneva, as rights advocates described a growing effort by its opponents to challenge development projects in the southern provinces through arguments about resources, energy…...

5+ day, 7+ 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,…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (257+ words) Spain’s government will move Tuesday to declassify intelligence reports on July’s mass crossings into Ceuta, exposing the warnings received before the crisis to public scrutiny after conflicting accounts emerged within the administration. The documents are expected to be included in…...

1+ week, 1+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (323+ words) Spain will not transfer migrants who entered Ceuta during the mass influx to mainland Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Monday, addiing that most are likely to return to Morocco as authorities expand reception capacity in the Spanish enclave. Sanchez…...