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Sánchez dismisses Morocco blackmail claims as fit for ‘a Netflix series’ as Ceuta crisis continues

News Desk15th September 202615th September 2026

15th September 202615th September 2026253

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has dismissed claims that his government is being blackmailed by Morocco as material better suited to ‘a Netflix series’, while...

Tens of thousands rally across Spain in support of Ceuta as crisis fuels anger at Sánchez government

News Desk3rd September 20267th September 2026

3rd September 20267th September 20261349

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Wednesday in a nationwide show of support for Ceuta, as the continuing fallout...

Spanish PM backs Morocco over Ceuta migrant crisis as King Felipe visit is announced

News Desk31st August 20267th September 2026

31st August 20267th September 20261052

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...

Tensions erupt in Ceuta as protesters block food aid to migrants and government appeals for calm

News Desk28th August 202631st August 2026

28th August 202631st August 20261209

Tensions surrounding the migrant crisis in Ceuta have escalated sharply, with police intervening to prevent clashes between residents and migrants and protesters attempting to stop...

Sánchez convenes National Security Council as government steps up response to Ceuta migrant crisis

News Desk25th August 202630th August 2026

25th August 202630th August 20261044

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez convened the National Security Council on Tuesday morning to coordinate the government’s response to the continuing migrant crisis in Ceuta,...

Thousands remain in Ceuta as Spain moves to expand emergency accommodation

News Desk18th August 202620th August 2026

18th August 202620th August 20261027

Spain is to open four temporary accommodation facilities in Ceuta with space for 1,500 migrants, as authorities attempt to ease pressure on the North African...

Morocco stops new mass attempt to reach Ceuta as almost 300 migrants detained

News Desk16th August 202618th August 2026

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Moroccan security forces say they have intercepted almost 300 people attempting to reach the border with the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, amid a major security...

Thousands rally in Ceuta demanding urgent action as migration crisis deepens

News Desk10th August 202616th August 2026

10th August 202616th August 20261454

Thousands of people gathered in Ceuta on Sunday in a major demonstration calling for an urgent response to the autonomous city’s migration crisis, with organisers...

Spain accelerates plans to redistribute unaccompanied migrant children from Ceuta

News Desk7th August 202611th August 2026

7th August 202611th August 20261097

Spain’s government expects to begin transferring unaccompanied migrant children from the overcrowded North African enclave of Ceuta to mainland Spain within the next few weeks,...

Sánchez condemns mass Ceuta crossing as ‘violation of Spain’s territorial integrity’

News Desk31st July 20263rd August 2026

31st July 20263rd August 20262104

LATEST: Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72. ALSO READ: Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests...

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