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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 2026615

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...

Irregular migration to Spain dropped by over 40% in 2025

News Desk3rd January 20268th January 2026

3rd January 20268th January 20261878

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...

Guardia Civil dismantle drug gang using helicopter to smuggle in hashish from Morocco

News Desk15th December 202522nd December 2025

15th December 202522nd December 2025786

Spain’s Guardia Civil police on Saturday said they had dismantled a criminal gang that flew helicopters to smuggle hashish into the country from Morocco, in...

55 arrests as Spanish police smash seven ‘highly violent’ crime groups on the Costa del Sol

News Desk6th November 202512th November 2025

6th November 202512th November 20251617

Spain’s National Police said on Wednesday that they had dismantled seven criminal networks operating along the Costa del Sol, arresting 55 ‘highly violent’ suspects and...

Spain begins trial of terrorism suspect in 2023 church machete killings

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

7th October 202513th October 20251115

Spain’s highest criminal court on Monday began the terrorism trial of a Moroccan man accused of carrying out machete attacks on two churches in 2023...

EU Investment Bank pledges €1.6bn for Bay of Biscay power link connecting Spain & France

News Desk17th June 202523rd June 2025

17th June 202523rd June 20252024

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a funding package of 1.6 billion euros to support a major electricity interconnection project linking France and Spain...

7 women and girls die after migrant boat capsizes on arrival to Canary Islands

News Desk28th May 20252nd June 2025

28th May 20252nd June 20251513

A tragic accident occurred just as a group of migrants from Africa was about to complete their perilous journey to Europe, when their boat capsized...

More than 10,450 migrants died in 2024 trying to reach Spain by sea

News Desk30th December 20247th January 2025

30th December 20247th January 20252185

At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said on Thursday, more than 50% more...

Confirmed: Spain, Portugal, Morocco to host 2030 World Cup … and Saudi Arabia 2034

Sports Desk12th December 202419th December 2024

12th December 202419th December 20243173

As already known but now officially confirmed, an extraordinary congress of FIFA on Wednesday approved that Spain, Portugal and Morocco will co-host the 2030 World...

Spain registers all-time record of migrants reaching the Canary Islands

News Desk3rd December 20249th December 2024

3rd December 20249th December 20242134

The number of migrants reaching Spain’s Canary Islands on precarious vessels from West Africa has hit an all-time annual record with 41,425 arrivals between 1...

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