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POLITICS4d agoSpain branded ‘hypocritical’ after deporting more than a dozen Ceuta asylum seekers to MoroccoSpain insists Morocco is a safe country despite NGOs saying the country does ‘not respect many human rights’The Independent World
POLITICS5d agoCivil Guard and Police commanders declare to the judge that they saw "six military ships" from Morocco near Ceuta the night before the surgeEl jefe de Operaciones del Instituto Armado en la ciudad autónoma testifica en la Audiencia Nacional que decidió mantener la valla abierta para evitar muertes LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 24Spanish Minister Warns Against Demonizing Morocco Amid Ceuta Migration CrisisA Spanish minister has warned against demonizing Morocco during the ongoing Ceuta migration crisis. This indicates diplomatic tensions and challenges in managing migration flows between Spain and Morocco.moroccoworldnews.com · Morocco
POLITICSOct 23Arancha González Laya, former Minister of Foreign Affairs: "Morocco must be shown that attacking Spain has a cost; appeasement does not work"La jefa de la diplomacia española que salió en 2021 tras la crisis de Ceuta sostiene que hay que la política con el país vecino debe ser "cooperación con disuasión" y promover un acuerdo entre todas las partes en el Sáhara. LeerEl Mundo
MILITARYOct 20Spain versus Morocco: this is how the military forces of both countries stand in 2026Spain spends three times more on defence than Morocco and leads in air and naval power, but Rabat has more troops and rockets. US-backed rearmament boosts its strength and narrows the gap.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 16The CNI accuses Morocco of being "absolutely aware of the irregular entry" into CeutaUn informe de Inteligencia revela conversaciones donde se advierte de 18.000 entradas incluso en una estimación conservadora del "10%" de los adscritos a la llamada en redes sociales LeerEl Mundo
CONFLICTOct 15Spain Cries Invasion Over Occupied Ceuta While Morocco Waits and Lets Time Do the TalkingSpain is reacting strongly to a situation concerning Ceuta, which it refers to as an 'invasion,' while Morocco is taking a patient stance. This highlights an active territorial and political dispute between the two nations.moroccoworldnews.com · Morocco
POLITICSOct 14Melilla showers the Kings with affection 19 years later and points to Morocco: "Listen Mohamed, Long Live Spain, eh!"Los Reyes, aclamados en la ciudad autónoma como la víspera en Ceuta. Silbidos y gritos de "fuera, fuera" contra la delegada del Gobierno LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 13The Government does not rule out Morocco withdrawing its ambassador over the Kings' visit to Ceuta and Melilla.Trata de no incomodar a Rabat argumentando que la entrada de buques de guerra en aguas españolas en julio fue "puntual" y al mismo tiempo "habitual" LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 13Spain seeks ‘good neighbourly relations’ with Morocco as migration crisis shadows royal visitSpain’s King Felipe VI has called for “good neighbourly relations” with Morocco during a landmark visit to Ceuta, as tensions over migration continue to test relations between the two neighbours and highlight the human cost of Europe’s bordersAfricanews [en]
POLITICSOct 13Morocco officially ignores the royal visit to Ceuta without taking reprisals or tolerating protestsLa prensa marroquí señala que la contención de Rabat no implica renuncia a la reivindicación de soberanía sobre las ciudades autónomasEl País
POLITICSOct 13Felipe VI concludes visit to Ceuta with a warning to Morocco: "Against any risk, our obligation is to defend an inalienable part of Spain"El Mundo
POLITICSOct 13Spanish royals visit Ceuta amid tensions with Morocco over migrant influxSpain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta for the first time in 14 years on Tuesday, as the North African enclave grapples with the aftermath of a mass migrant influx. Authorities have cleared makeshift camps from the beaches ahead of the visit, amid strained relations with neighbouring Morocco.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 13Spanish royals visit Ceuta to back enclave amid border migration strain with MoroccoKing Felipe VI and Queen Letizia kicked off their first visit to Ceuta on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with residents of the Spanish city in North Africa as they grapple with a migration crisis that has strained relations with Morocco. The royal couple will then travel to Melilla, Spain’s other North African exclave, on Wednesday. It will be the first visit by a Spanish monarch to the two cities since Felipe’s father, Juan Carlos I, toured them in 2007. Their visit comes after about 80,000...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 13Von der Leyen demands "the swift return to Morocco" of immigrants remaining in Ceuta and warns Rabat that "lessons will be learned" from the crisisEn su carta previa al Consejo de esta semana, la presidenta de la Comisión también traslada a los países que deben aplicar totalmente el Pacto Migratorio, algo que España todavía no ha hecho LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 13Spain’s king visits Ceuta amid tensions with MoroccoKing Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are visiting Ceuta months after more than 70,000 migrants arrived from Morocco. While most have returned, thousands remain. The visit has divided residents and risks reigniting diplomatic tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 13Why Ceuta and Melilla remain a point of contention between Spain and MoroccoThe arrival of more than 72,000 migrants in Ceuta from Morocco this summer reignited the debate over Spain's sovereignty on the two autonomous cities on the North African coast. Morocco has claimed this sovereignty since the 1960s, and King Felipe VI's planned visit on October 13 is intended as yet another symbolic rejection of those claims.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 12"Spain!, Spain!,... olé, olé, olé": the Kings return to Ceuta 19 years later and Morocco warns of "blackmail"Felipe VI y Letizia llegan hoy y la gran duda es si Rabat se reserva algún movimiento de represalia LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 12Felipe VI in Ceuta and Melilla: Will the royal visit worsen Morocco-Spain relations?Dix-neuf ans après la visite de Juan Carlos Ier, qui avait provoqué une crise diplomatique avec Rabat, c’est son successeur, le roi Felipe VI, qui se rendra les 13 et 14 octobre à Ceuta et Melilla, sur fond de crise migratoire et de tensions électorales en Espagne.Jeune Afrique
POLITICSOct 11Forced and deceptive returns from Ceuta to Morocco: testimonies of immigrants confirm that the Government protects returns without guaranteesDesalojados de El Trampolín relatan a EL MUNDO cómo les llevan al otro lado de la frontera española y la gendarmería de Rabat les lleva en autobuses a cientos de kilómetros de sus casas LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 9A Mohamed VI of extremely weakened appearance opens the new Parliament of Morocco rejecting "pressures, blackmail or threats" from Spain before the trip of the Kings to Ceuta and MelillaEl rey alauí denuncia la "instrumentalización" llevada a cabo por ciertos círculos políticos y mediáticos en España por la crisis ceutí LeerEl Mundo
CYBEROct 3“Morocco used Pegasus in Spain” to spy on ministers, an Amnesty International report concludesEl Mundo