- yesterday
Spain records 23 sexual assaults in Ceuta following July border arrivals
Spanish prosecutors updated the sexual assault registry to 23 cases in Ceuta following the 30 July border influx, with eight suspects identified across three nationalities and nine victims confirmed as minors.
- 2d ago
Italy and Spain extend Schengen border controls for 15 days after Ceuta crisis
Rome and Madrid have prolonged air and sea travel checks for two weeks following the arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Ceuta.
- 4d ago
Ceuta court expels eleven Moroccan nationals as Spanish troops face second stone-throwing attack
Spanish authorities arrested four people in Ceuta on Saturday after a military foot patrol was attacked with stones, coming one day after a local court ordered the expulsion of eleven Moroccan nationals for a similar ambush.
- 5d ago
Spain requests Frontex deployment to Ceuta following beach camp fires and clashes
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska asked the European Commission for 10 border officers after demonstrators set fire to migrant camps and blocked Red Cross aid in the North African enclave.
- 5d ago
José María Aznar visits Ceuta and demands policy shift after border crisis
Former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar visited Ceuta on Thursday, calling for an immediate restoration of order following the entry of over 70,000 migrants from Morocco in late July.
- Aug 26
Partial lunar eclipse to turn the Moon red across the Americas and Western Europe
A near-total partial lunar eclipse will darken up to 96% of the lunar surface on 28 August, bringing reddish hues to night skies across the Americas, Europe and Africa.
- Aug 26
Hackers leak records of 70,381 Moroccan security agents and allege state role in Ceuta border crossing
Hacktivist collective Jabaroot has published administrative records of 70,381 Moroccan intelligence and police agents while claiming state officials organized the 30 July border entry into Ceuta.
- Aug 26
Morocco cites religious history to claim Ceuta as Spain affirms sovereignty
Moroccan Minister Ahmed Toufiq invoked medieval Islamic texts before King Mohammed VI to claim Ceuta and Melilla, prompting Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles to declare the enclaves untouchable.
- Aug 24
Madrid Councillor Seeks Assembly Hearing Over 6.3 Million Euro Luxury Penthouse Purchase
Presidency Councillor Miguel Angel Garcia Martin has asked to appear before the Assembly of Madrid after regional public firm Planifica Madrid bought and then listed a Chamberi penthouse for 6.7 million euros.
- Aug 24
Cardinal Zuppi condemns migration rhetoric and confirms Vatican diplomatic trips to Moscow
At the Rimini Meeting, Italian Episcopal Conference President Matteo Zuppi called for European migration reform and confirmed upcoming Vatican diplomatic visits to Moscow.
- Aug 23
Morocco demands return of 3,000 minors from Ceuta and claims North African enclaves
Rabat has offered to send buses to the Ceuta border to repatriate underage migrants following an influx of 80,000 people, while asserting territorial claims over Ceuta and Melilla.
- Aug 23
Spain checks 7,696 non-EU passengers from Italy as Ceuta migration dispute strains Schengen
Spanish police have screened 696 flights and 1,144 officers have taken part in airport checks set to run until 7 September following a reciprocal border row with Italy.
- Aug 23
Feijóo urges Sánchez to authorize royal visit to Ceuta after border influx
Partido Popular leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo stated that King Felipe VI wishes to visit Ceuta and called on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to approve the trip following the July arrival of over 70,000 migrants.
- Aug 22
Édouard Philippe proposes right-centre alliance by February for 2027 presidential race
Horizons party leader Édouard Philippe called for uniting French centre and right candidates between November and February, while unveiling hardline immigration proposals during a campaign tour in Mayotte.
- Aug 22
Morocco demands repatriation of surviving migrants and 82 bodies after Ceuta crossing
Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi has conditioned the return of 82 drowned migrants on forensic data and the simultaneous repatriation of living survivors from Ceuta.
- Aug 22
AD Ceuta and Las Palmas stage pitch protest over border crisis
AD Ceuta FC and UD Las Palmas players wore protest shirts and held a 30-second match standstill at Alfonso Murube stadium following the July border influx.
- Aug 22
Pope Leo XIV visits San Marino and addresses 60,000 youth in Rimini
Pope Leo XIV conducted a pastoral trip to San Marino and Rimini on 22 August 2026, meeting state leaders, speaking to 60,000 youth at Rimini Fiera, and celebrating a beachfront mass for 25,000 people.
- Aug 22
Spain's Supreme Court rejects PP bid to force urgent Senate appearances by ministers
The Vacation Chamber of Spain's Supreme Court rejected an urgent interim request by the Popular Party to compel cabinet ministers to appear before the Senate within 24 hours regarding the Ceuta migration crisis.
- Aug 22
Spain Plans Transfer of 500 Migrant Girls From Ceuta as 1,400 Minors Overcrowd Shelters
Spain's central government aims to transfer 500 unaccompanied migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland reception centers within weeks, addressing severe overcrowding following a July arrival surge.
- Aug 22
Barcelona refers Save Europe Act rally to prosecutors after 400 counter-protesters block square
Barcelona municipal authorities will ask prosecutors to investigate hate speech after 100 Save Europe Act demonstrators were met by 400 antifascist counter-protesters in Plaça Sant Jaume on Saturday.
