28 migrants flee from plane after false birth causes emergency landing in Barcelona
An early morning flight from the Moroccan city of Casablanca to Istambul in Turkey was diverted to Barcelona airport on Wednesday after a woman pretended that...
Migrants
Three men survive 11 days on ship’s rudder, from Nigeria to Canary Islands
Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service has said that it has rescued three stowaways found on a ship’s rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed...
Spain’s King Felipe VI criticised over plans to attend Qatar World Cup
The left-wing Podemos party, the junior partner in Spain’s coalition government, has criticised King Felipe VI’s plans to visit Qatar this week to attend the Spanish...
Spain passes bill to help legalise foreign workers, regulate hospitality & farming sectors
Spain is easing requirements for foreign workers, who are without legal documents, in an effort to bring thousands of workers into its official labour force...
Southern Spain to see huge Europe-Morocco migration after Covid-19
Morocco has begun welcoming an influx of its citizens living in Europe after the Covid pandemic led to a halt in what has been called...
At least 44 migrants drown off Western Sahara, aid agency reports
At least 44 migrants drowned on Sunday when their boat capsized off the coast of the Western Sahara, the migrant aid agency Caminando Fronteras has said....
Hundreds of migrants cross into Spain’s Melilla for second day
For a second day running, hundreds of people tried to climb over the fences that separate the Spanish city of Melilla in North Africa from...
NGO report claims over 4,400 migrants died trying to reach Spain during 2021
Over 4,400 migrants died or disappeared during 2021, whilst travelling by sea to try and reach Spain, according to a report published on Monday by...
More than 400 migrants rescued in Atlantic trying to reach Canary Islands
Spanish rescuers have saved and disembarked over 400 migrants and asylum-seekers to the Canary Islands in the past two days as they attempted to reach...
Judge orders Cameroon child to be registered in Spain, to avoid being ‘stateless’
In a groundbreaking ruling, a judge in Spain has ordered that a young child who was born during her journey from Cameroon to Europe must...
