Spain moves to grant citizenship to Sahrawis born during its rule of Western Sahara
The Spanish Congress has approved legislation that would provide a route to Spanish citizenship for tens of thousands of Sahrawis born when Western Sahara was...
Algeria
Spanish PM backs Morocco over Ceuta migrant crisis as King Felipe visit is announced
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected suggestions that Morocco was behind the unprecedented migrant influx into Ceuta, insisting that cooperation with Rabat is essential...
International crackdown breaks up vast Spain-Algeria migrant trafficking operation
A major international police operation led by Spain has dismantled what investigators describe as one of the largest organised criminal networks operating migrant smuggling routes...
Spanish police alert to sharp rise in ‘lost’ passport reports ahead of migrant regularisation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
