Ceuta

Ceuta and Melilla: Morocco and Spain Tell Different Stories

12 August 2026

Morocco says that the status of Ceuta and Melilla is regularly discussed with Spain. Madrid responds that its territorial integrity has never been discussed and never will be. (…)

They Cross Morocco with Their Baby, Spain Suspects These French Nationals Bought Him

11 August 2026

A French couple is stranded in Ceuta after crossing Morocco with their seven-month-old baby. Spanish authorities have taken the child away from them, suspecting that the baby (…)

Because of Ceuta, Spain Denies Soldiers Their Holidays

10 August 2026

Military personnel assigned to Ceuta must interrupt their holidays and return to the city starting August 13. Some are currently in mainland Spain or abroad, in some cases (…)

After Nights on the Pavement in Ceuta, 3-Year-Old Moundir Finally Has a Roof Over His Head

10 August 2026

Moundir, 3, who has cerebral palsy, no longer has to sleep on a blanket laid directly on the pavement in Ceuta. After spending several days looking for somewhere to sleep with (…)

Morocco has “the most powerful police force in the Maghreb”

10 August 2026

Tahar Ben Jelloun says he cannot understand how tens of thousands of young people were able to head toward Ceuta without being stopped earlier by Moroccan law enforcement. For (…)

Felipe VI Wants to Visit Ceuta, but Morocco Could Derail the Visit

8 August 2026

Felipe VI has committed to visiting Ceuta, but no date has been set. The visit is particularly sensitive in relation to Morocco and does not depend solely on the monarch: the (…)

She Thought She Saw Her Mother Drowning in Ceuta, Sahra No Longer Lets Her Sleep

7 August 2026

Sahra is only 5 years old. Since the crossing to Ceuta, she has kept her mother from sleeping: whenever Assia closes her eyes, her daughter asks her to open them again, (…)

Felipe VI wants to visit Ceuta, nineteen years after Mohammed VI’s anger

7 August 2026

Felipe VI has committed to visiting Ceuta following the recent migration crisis. No date has yet been set, but the last visit by a Spanish sovereign to the city had triggered (…)

With Trump behind him, Morocco may feel strong enough to challenge Europe

7 August 2026

After the Ceuta crisis, several analysts believe that Rabat’s proximity to Washington is bolstering Morocco’s confidence in its dealings with Spain and a Europe dependent on (…)

In Ceuta, the doors are closing; she opens hers to 400 migrants a day

6 August 2026

In Ceuta, Sabah Hamed has turned her home into a humanitarian aid point. She receives around 400 migrants there every day, the vast majority of them Moroccan, offering them (…)