Ceuta

Search Intensifies for Missing Moroccan Swimmer Off Spanish Coast

27 January 2021

Misfortune for a Moroccan, a candidate for immigration, who found himself exhausted in Ceuta while trying to reach Spain by swimming. He was accompanied by a boy who, he, was (…)

Spain Seeks to Redefine Status of Ceuta and Melilla, Eyeing Gibraltar Model

24 January 2021

Foreign Minister Arancha González-Laya appeared before Congress to present the state of the new relations between Spain and Gibraltar, a model she wishes to extend "to both (…)

Spanish Enclaves Ceuta and Melilla Face Economic Crisis Amid Moroccan Border Tensions

21 January 2021

The cities of Ceuta and Melilla have been under economic pressure from Morocco for years. Suffocated, they feel abandoned by the Spanish government. According to the local (…)

Body of Young Moroccan Migrant Found on Ceuta Beach, Spanish Authorities Report

11 January 2021

The Guardia Civil found, on Sunday, January 10, 2021, the body of a young Moroccan migrant on the Chorrillo beach in Ceuta. He was wearing a diving suit.

Moroccan ’Mule Women’ Face Exploitation and Poverty, Report Reveals

11 January 2021

Between weariness and doubts, the suffering of the mule women is great and without hope, relates Hanane, a 35-year-old mule woman, in a documentary made by the Assaida Al Horra (…)

Desperate Moroccan Swims from Ceuta to Morocco, Defying Border Closure and Rough Seas

9 January 2021

Tired of waiting for the borders to reopen for months, a Moroccan has decided to leave Ceuta by swimming to reach his country. He threw himself into the sea despite unfavorable (…)

Spain and Morocco Escalate Surveillance with Satellite Technology

5 January 2021

For a long time, Morocco and Spain have been monitoring each other mutually. Now they are doing it from the sky, via satellites. While Morocco uses its two satellites "Mohamed (…)

Border Closure Leads to Rare Day with No Births in Ceuta on New Year’s

2 January 2021

The closure of the borders between Morocco and the city of Ceuta had an unexpected consequence. No births occurred on New Year’s Day, which has not happened in many years.

Moroccan Immigrants Dominate Spanish Citizenship Grants in Ceuta

1 January 2021

165 foreign residents in Ceuta became Spanish citizens in 2019. Among them, 148 Moroccans, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Spain Extends Schengen Border Closure with Morocco Until January 31

31 December 2020

Spain’s borders will remain closed until January 31st. This is the decision of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.