47+ min ago   (531+ words) RABAT – Morocco has rejected attempts to use the recent migration surge into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as a tool for political pressure, while saying it has begun identifying unaccompanied Moroccan minors in preparation for their return to the kingdom....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (584+ words) MADRID – The unprecedented surge of migrants towards the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was not triggered by any change in Morocco’s border policy or a lapse in security controls, but by a wave of digital misinformation that turned a misunderstood legal…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (497+ words) BRUSSELS – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Monday that the European Union further strengthen its borders and increase support for Morocco to help prevent a repeat of the chaotic influx of 50,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave of…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (379+ words) Spanish daily El Pais argued that the Ceuta crisis underscored how the security of Europe's southern frontier has become inextricably linked to cooperation with Morocco. It contended that irregular migration cannot be managed through border enforcement alone, but requires a…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (687+ words) CEUTA, Spain/ FNIDEQ - Spain and Morocco reinforced the border fence of a Spanish enclave on Friday and appeared to have halted mass crossings, after around 49,000 people arrived by sea and land in a single day, with at least 19 dead bodies…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (491+ words) MADRID - Spain's Interior Ministry said on Friday that according to its estimates some 49,000 migrants had crossed into the enclave of Ceuta in North Africa over past 24 hours, as they rushed by sea and land from Morocco. The number of people…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (399+ words) RABAT/MADRID – Morocco and Spain have reached an agreement to return all migrants who recently swam to the occupied enclave of Ceuta, in a move that underscores the increasingly close security coordination between Rabat and Madrid and reflects the strength…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (276+ words) LISBON – Portugal and Morocco will ask the European Commission to consider a long-mooted power interconnector between the two countries as a candidate for EU funding, they said on Monday, while also exploring ‌private-sector investment. A crippling power blackout in Spain…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (415+ words) DALLAS - Lamine Yamal turned 19 on Monday with diamonds around his neck, mischief in the family and the biggest match of his life ahead but the Spain forward's clearest message before the World Cup semi-final against France was not about goals,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (480+ words) PARIS/MADRID – A diplomatic and political row erupted between France and Spain on the eve of their World Cup semi-final after former Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy claimed France's national football team had "no French players," prompting fierce condemnation from…...