Spanish royals begin visit to crisis-hit Ceuta
Cheering crowds waving Spanish flags lined the streets of Ceuta on Tuesday as King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia began a diplomatically sensitive visit to the North African enclave, according…
Moroccan navy vessels entered Spanish waters during Ceuta crisis, Sanchez says
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday that Moroccan naval vessels entered Spanish waters off Ceuta without permission after late July’s mass migrant crossing into the North African enclave,…
Spain plans stricter rules on asylum seekers in Ceuta, draft decree shows
Spain is planning to override standard migration procedures and tighten rules on asylum seeking for migrants who arrived in its North African enclave of Ceuta in July’s mass crossing, a…
Israel, Morocco agree to upgrade diplomatic ties, Israeli government says
The foreign ministers of Israel and Morocco agreed to upgrade diplomatic ties including opening embassies and appointing ambassadors, according to a statement on Wednesday by the official Israeli government account…
Morocco rejects Ceuta crossing accusations
Morocco’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that no evidence established involvement of Rabat in the mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July, adding it rejected being drawn…
Syria no longer under UN nuclear watchdog probe
The UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Wednesday decided to close a long-time probe against Syria launched under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad after the country’s new authorities led agency…
Spain’s PM Sanchez says no evidence Morocco orchestrated Ceuta border surge
Spain has found no evidence to conclude that July’s deadly border rush from Morocco into its enclave of Ceuta was orchestrated by Moroccan authorities, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on…
Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain’s migration policy that triggered last month’s rush of migrants into…
Spain rejects Morocco’s call for talks on Ceuta and Melilla sovereignty
Morocco proposes creating a dialogue mechanism to address the future of Ceuta and Melilla, but Spain’s Foreign Ministry rejects its demands and reaffirms Spanish sovereignty over both cities. – This…
EU experts on the ground in Ceuta amid fears of fresh migrant influx
The European Commission has deployed a team of migration experts to the Spanish enclave of , two weeks after around 80,000 migrants crossed into the territory from Morocco triggering an…