Crete is experiencing these days under an orange-tinted sky due to the arrival of a mass of Saharan dust driven by the wind. The phenomenon has drastically reduced visibility and altered normality throughout the island. The impact is most noticeable in air transport, with affected operations and diverted flights due to the difficulty of operating safely. Isolated incidents have also been recorded in other services.

The European General Court (EGC) has once again agreed with the Sahrawis and has overturned the fishing agreement between the EU and Morocco, because Rabat cannot negotiate without their consent. The Polisario Front, which claims independence for the former Spanish colony, had challenged the agreement on the grounds that Morocco has no right to negotiate the exploitation of Sahrawi fishing, agricultural or mining resources. The decision directly affects Spain, because 93 of the 128 European vessels fishing in Sahrawi waters under the agreement are Spanish. Wednesday's ruling proves that neither Brussels nor Rabat can negotiate international agreements on the waters of Western Sahara without consulting it as the legitimate representative of the Saharawi people.

"Morocco takes note, and with all the consequences". This was the response of the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the hospitalisation in Logroño of the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali. A week later, more than 8,000 people (a third of them minors) crossed the border into Ceuta irregularly. This is not new. At the end of February 2020, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the EU that it would "pay the price" for not increasing its financial aid and not supporting Turkish military operations in northern Syria. Days later, following the announcement of an open border policy, 13,000 people (including many families) attempted to cross the Greek-Turkish border in the Evros River area.

Morocco said that the reception of Brahim Ghali in a Spanish health centre would have consequences and, indeed, days after the warning, police passivity allowed the entry of over 8,000 people to Ceuta's territory. But who is this man who has caused a diplomatic crisis that has put Pedro Sánchez's executive and the European Union on alert?