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Spanish police alert to sharp rise in ‘lost’ passport reports ahead of migrant regularisation

News Desk13th February 202618th February 2026

13th February 202618th February 2026665

Spain’s National Police have issued a nationwide warning after detecting a sharp rise in allegedly fraudulent reports of lost or stolen passports. Police investigators suspect...

Pope Leo XIV to visit Madrid, Barcelona and Canary Islands this year, cardinal says

News Desk12th January 202619th January 2026

12th January 202619th January 2026836

Pope Leo XIV is considering a visit to Spain later this year, with proposed stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, in a move...

Irregular migration to Spain dropped by over 40% in 2025

News Desk3rd January 20268th January 2026

3rd January 20268th January 20261921

Irregular migration to Spain dropped sharply in 2025, with arrivals falling by more than 40%, according to official data, driven mainly by a steep decline...

Over 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in 2025

News Desk30th December 20255th January 2026

30th December 20255th January 2026760

More than 3,000 migrants lost their lives this year attempting to reach Spain, according to a report published on Monday by a Spanish migrant rights...

Authorities in Balearic Islands demand action amid surge in irregular migrant arrivals

News Desk16th August 202522nd August 2025

16th August 202522nd August 20255334

Over 30 boats carrying roughly 600 irregular migrants reached Spain’s Balearic Islands since the start of the week, authorities said on Thursday. The surge reflects...

Spanish police dismantle lucrative Chinese-Arab money laundering ring

News Desk15th May 202521st May 2025

15th May 202521st May 20255559

Spanish police said on Wednesday that they had dismantled a Chinese-Arab criminal network accused of laundering $21 million in profits from drug and people trafficking,...

At least three dead after migrant dinghy runs into trouble off south of Spain

News Desk24th March 202429th March 2024

24th March 202429th March 20241652

Three people died and seven were listed as missing when a dinghy carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Algeria ran into trouble off southern Spain,...

Spanish police say baby’s body washed up on beach is from migrant shipwreck

News Desk18th July 202325th July 2023

18th July 202325th July 20232129

A young child’s body that washed up on the beach near the city of Tarragona (Catalonia) a week ago is the daughter of migrants from...

Trial starts in Madrid of British ex-rapper and Isis suspect

News Desk14th July 202318th July 2023

14th July 202318th July 20232001

The trial of a former British rapper and suspected Islamic State (IS) figjter, Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, has started in Madrid. The 32-year-old from west London, who...

Spain, Morocco sign 20 agreements on migration, investment, energy & education

News Desk2nd February 202313th February 2023

2nd February 202313th February 20233803

The governments of Spain and Morocco have signed around 20 agreements to boost Spanish investments in everything from renewable energy to education, as well as doubling...

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