Melilla
- 6d ago
Spain schedules first royal visit by King Felipe VI to Ceuta and Melilla for 13 and 14 October
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will travel to Spain's North African enclaves on 13 and 14 October 2026, marking their first official trip to the autonomous cities since the 2014 royal succession.
- 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.
- Jul 9
Spain's Supreme Court bans 'hot returns' of migrants intercepted at sea near Ceuta and Melilla
The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that migrants intercepted at sea while attempting to swim to Ceuta or Melilla cannot be summarily returned to Morocco, and must instead be processed under standard immigration procedures.
