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The Latest Breaking News from Ceuta

More than 50 children swim from Morocco to Spanish enclave in bid to reach Europe

The children, who were mostly Moroccan, were taken to temporary centres in Ceuta

The Independent UK

Suspected drug-smuggling tunnel found linking Morocco with Spanish enclave

The tunnel plunges 39 feet and was hidden by a trapdoor

The Independent UK

Refugee shot in eye during deadly 2014 crossing into Spain files complaint to UN

Survivor of Ceuta incident that ended with 14 deaths asks why use of anti-riot equipment was never investigated

The Guardian - UK

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Moroccan Security Thwarts Attempted Migration To Spanish Enclave

Moroccan security forces prevent mass migration attempt at Ceuta border with Spain, arresting 60 suspects. Social media call led to increased security pres...

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Moroccan authorities stop migration attempt into Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Authorities say Moroccan security forces stopped groups of people who sought to force their way across the border into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta

The Independent UK

Kicked out at 18 to live on the streets – a teenage migrant in Spain

Ilyas fled a life of poverty in Morocco at just 15; like others, he finds himself in desperate circumstances in Europe.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of migrants attempt to swim from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta

Officials in Spain say 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 youth who tried to swim their way around controls

The Independent UK

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Refugee files complaint to UN against Spain over 2014 border deaths

Country accused of violating torture convention in hope of finding justice decade after incident in which at least 15 people died

The Guardian - UK

By sea, by land: Desperate refugees still transit Morocco to get to Europe

A month after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people, the stream of refugees transiting Morocco to Europe continues.

Al Jazeera

False video claims jet ski tourists 'taunted' Algerian coastguards before being killed

A viral video circulating on both French and Arabic social media claims to show that the two men on jet skis who strayed into Algerian waters from Morocco "provoked" and "taunted" the coastguards moments before being shot dead. However, our team's fact-checking confirms that this video dates back over a…

France 24

TIMELINE-Spain and Morocco's rocky diplomatic relations

Spain and Morocco's first bilateral summit in eight years on Thursday sees the countries seek to strengthen economic ties and build on a diplomatic truce reached last year after disputes over migration and territory.

Reuters

Spain or Morocco? World Cup passions blur in Spanish exclave

The World Cup knockout game between Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar together around screens in bars and living rooms to see which country will keep alive its dream of soccer glory

The Independent UK

Morocco: Melilla Migrants Likely Died of 'Suffocation'

At least 23 migrants who died last month in a mass attempt to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco likely "suffocated", Morocco's state-backed CNDH rights group said on Wednesday. The death toll after around 2,000 people, many from Sudan, stormed the frontier on June 24 was the worst…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco Arrests 25 Suspected of Planning Crossing into Spain

Moroccan police on Saturday said they arrested more than 20 Africans suspected of planning an illegal crossing into Spain, after a deadly attempt last month. Police from the northern port city of Tangiers disrupted "an illegal immigration attempt and questioned 25 people originally from sub-Saharan Africa", the DGNS security service…

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Zenger

Cannabust: Cops Bust Gang That Were Using Jet Skis To Smuggle Drugs Into Spain At High Speed

Police have busted a gang that had been using jet skis to smuggle cannabis into Spain at high speed.

Reuters

Timeline: Spain and Morocco's rocky diplomatic relations

The deaths of at least 18 migrants on Friday during a mass attempt to cross from Morocco into a Spanish enclave took place at a pivotal time for often rocky relations between the neighbouring countries.

Al Jazeera

Border rules leave teenage migrants trapped in Spain’s Ceuta

Teenagers travel to Ceuta, a Spanish enclave next to Morocco, hoping to get to the EU but often find themselves trapped.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Spain, Morocco Reopen Land Borders after Two-year Closure

Morocco and Spain have reopened the land borders between the north African country and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, two years after they were shut due to Covid restrictions and a major diplomatic row. The enclaves on the Mediterranean coast in northern Morocco have the European Union's only…

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Radio France Internationale

Spain, Morocco agree to reopen African land borders after two-year closure

The land borders between Morocco and Spain's north African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will reopen next week, the authorities in Madrid have announced. The frontier was closed for more than two years due to Covid-19 restrictions and tensions between the two governments.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco, Spain to Reopen Land Borders in Ceuta, Melilla

The land borders between Morocco and Spain’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will reopen next week, Spain said Thursday, after being closed for more than two years due to COVID-19 restrictions and tensions between the two countries. The two countries have “reached a definitive deal for the reopening…

The Independent UK

Spain, Morocco to open land borders next week after 2 years

The Spanish government says the land borders between Morocco and Spain’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will reopen next week

France 24

Spain's Sanchez on historic Morocco visit after Western Sahara reversal

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits Morocco on Thursday, after Madrid reversed decades of policy on the Western Sahara to end a year-long diplomatic crisis, a U-turn that has angered Algeria.

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