King Mohammed VI of Morocco Subtly Asserts Sovereignty Over Ceuta During Religious Ceremony

King Mohammed VI of Morocco returned to Rabat on Monday after spending two months of vacation at his residence in Mdiq, situated 30 kilometers from Ceuta, which has just experienced the worst migration crisis in its history. The monarch traveled back to preside over the Al-Mawlid celebration, which marks the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, … Read more

Morocco Claims “Historical Right” to Ceuta and Melilla, Proposes Dialogue with Spain

Moroccan Minister Revives Sovereignty Claims Over Enclaves Morocco’s Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, has reignited diplomatic tensions with Spain by asserting what he termed a historical and geographical right over the autonomous Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, calling for a bilateral dialogue to negotiate their future return to Moroccan sovereignty. Speaking on Moroccan public … Read more