Ceuta

Moroccan-Spanish Student Tops University Entrance Exam in Ceuta with 13.9 Score

24 June 2023

Sara El Khattabi, of Moroccan origin, obtained the best score of 13.9 in the university entrance exam (Selectividad) in Ceuta. The 17-year-old girl wants to study computer (…)

Spanish Military Experts Dismiss Threat of Moroccan Attack on Ceuta and Melilla

22 June 2023

Two former senior Spanish army officers, Admiral Juan Rodríguez Garat and Lieutenant General Francisco Gan Pampols, consider a Moroccan military attack on Ceuta and Melilla (…)

Moroccan Resident of France Caught with 400kg of Hashish at Spanish Port

21 June 2023

The Civil Guard arrested on Monday a Moroccan who was trying to enter the pre-boarding area of the port of Ceuta with 400 kilos of hashish hidden in a van.

Spanish Think Tank Warns Against Concessions on Ceuta and Melilla Sovereignty

19 June 2023

The think tank Europa Ciudadana warns against the position of certain Spanish officials in favor of Morocco on the Spanish sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla.

Spain Challenges Google Maps Over Disputed Ceuta and Melilla Borders

12 June 2023

The Observatory of Ceuta and Melilla has sent a letter to the director of Google Spain to ask to reconsider the delineation of the borders of the two autonomous cities with (…)

Morocco Delays Reopening Border Customs with Spanish Enclaves, Straining Relations

12 June 2023

While Spain wants the rapid reopening of commercial customs in Melilla and the opening of a new customs office in Ceuta, Morocco, for its part, uses subterfuges to extend the (…)

Mother’s 8-Year Vigil Ends as Coma Patient Transferred for Specialized Care

7 June 2023

Samir Nesmy, in a vegetative state for eight years since he was hit by a vehicle on the Cuesta Parisiana on April 22, 2015, is finally leaving the Ceuta hospital with his (…)

Morocco Stalls Customs Deal, Reigniting Tensions with Spain over Ceuta and Melilla

7 June 2023

Morocco and Spain normalized their diplomatic relations in April 2022 after Spain’s change of position on the Sahara. The two countries signed a joint declaration in Rabat (…)

Google Maps Sparks Controversy by Marking Ceuta and Melilla as Disputed Territories

7 June 2023

Google Maps doubts the Spanish nature of Ceuta and Melilla. On the satellite images of the global giant, the border between Spain and Morocco is drawn in dotted lines, as if (…)

Morocco and Spain Negotiate Legal Framework for Repatriation of Unaccompanied Minors from Ceuta

3 June 2023

Morocco and Spain are studying the ways and means to ensure the repatriation, with "all legal guarantees", of the some 137 unaccompanied Moroccan minors still staying in the (…)