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Ceuta faces new migration emergency after mass border crossings from Morocco

News Desk30th July 202630th July 2026

30th July 202630th July 2026242

Thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, triggering an unprecedented security and humanitarian response as local authorities...

Spanish police uncover sophisticated drug tunnel network linking Ceuta and Morocco

News Desk31st March 202612th May 2026

31st March 202612th May 20261344

Spain’s National Police have dismantled a major international drug trafficking network after uncovering a highly sophisticated underground tunnel system in the North African exclave of...

Hundreds of migrants try to swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave of Ceuta

News Desk27th August 20245th September 2024

27th August 20245th September 20245274

Thousands of migrants have attempted to cross the border from Morocco to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the last few days, including hundreds of...

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez heads to West Africa as migrant arrivals surge

News Desk26th August 20242nd September 2024

26th August 20242nd September 20242735

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sets off on a three-day visit to West Africa on Tuesday, as his left-wing coalition government grapples with a major upsurge...

Two people smugglers sentenced to 9 years each in Spain over migrant deaths

News Desk18th April 202425th April 2024

18th April 202425th April 20242220

Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they were forced...

Sánchez meets with Moroccan king and praises ‘exemplary cooperation’ on migration

News Desk22nd February 202427th February 2024

22nd February 202427th February 20242382

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Wednesday, praising the ‘exemplary cooperation’ between the two countries on managing migration. Sánchez...

Supreme Court says Spanish government broke law sending child migrants back to Morocco

News Desk22nd January 202429th January 2024

22nd January 202429th January 20242210

The Spanish Supreme Court ruled on Monday that authorities acted illegally when they sent unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco, after thousands of people forced...

Spain registers record asylum requests, yet grants far fewer than EU average

News Desk20th June 202328th June 2023

20th June 202328th June 20233386

Spain received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year, but the government rejects far more applications than the European...

Alleged vote-buying scheme in Spain’s Melilla exclave, just days ahead of elections

News Desk25th May 202331st May 2023

25th May 202331st May 20233111

Spain’s north African exclave of Melilla has been rocked by an alleged mail-in vote-buying scheme just days before the city goes to the polls in...

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

News Desk2nd February 202313th February 2023

2nd February 202313th February 20234201

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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