Ceuta migrant camps cleared before royal visit

AFPXTue 13 Oct, 15:56

🇪🇸 Cheering crowds waving Spanish flags filled Ceuta on Tuesday as King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia made a diplomatically sensitive visit to the North African enclave following July's migrant influx from Morocco ➡️

ReutersBlueskyTue 13 Oct, 18:10

Spain's royals visit Ceuta enclave amid friction with Morocco after border surge Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta's Muslim ‌cemetery on Tuesday where most of more than 100 migrants who died in July's mass crossing into the North African enclave from Morocco we

France 24RSSTue 13 Oct, 19:06

Ceuta an 'inalienable' part of Spain, king says on key visit King Felipe VI on Tuesday said Ceuta and Melilla were "an inalienable part" of Spain as he made a landmark visit to the north African territories claimed by neighbouring Morocco. "Ceuta and Melilla are an inalienable p

France 24RSSTue 13 Oct, 09:22

Spain’s king visits Ceuta amid tensions with Morocco King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are visiting Ceuta months after more than 70,000 migrants arrived from Morocco. While most have returned, thousands remain. The visit has divided residents and risks reigniting diplomatic tensi

ReutersBlueskyTue 13 Oct, 10:53

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AfricanewsRSSMon 12 Oct, 17:46

Spain: National Day highlights territorial unity from Barcelona to Ceuta Spain's National Day on Monday, 12 October, was marked by demonstrations in Barcelona in support of Spanish unity, while far-right leader Santiago Abascal visited Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North Afr

AfricanewsRSSMon 12 Oct, 19:19

France’s far right leader visits Ceuta amid migration debate France’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella begins a two-day visit to Spain with a stop in Ceuta, where a mass migrant influx reignited debate over immigration.

ReutersBlueskyMon 12 Oct, 16:10

Moroccan navy vessels entered Spanish waters during Ceuta crisis, Sanchez says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday that Moroccan naval vessels entered Spanish waters off Ceuta without permission after late July's mass ​migrant crossing into the North African encl

AfricanewsRSSMon 12 Oct, 15:05

Spain clears last major migrant camp in Ceuta ahead of royal visit Spanish police, backed by soldiers, have cleared the last major migrant encampment in Ceuta, just two days before King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are due to visit the North African territory.

AFPXSun 11 Oct, 12:50

🇪🇸 Police on Sunday cleared the last major migrant encampment in Ceuta, two days before a visit by Spain's king and queen, AFP reporters at the scene and the interior ministry said. ➡️

AfricanewsRSSSun 11 Oct, 14:20

Spainish police clear last Ceuta migrant beach camp ahead of king's visit They put people buses to be taken to reception centres for processing before cleaning crews arrived on the beach.

Al JazeeraRSSSun 11 Oct, 12:40

Ceuta migrants allege beatings as camps cleared ahead of royal visit People in Ceuta allege they were mistreated by Spanish soldiers after authorities cleared migrant camps.

Al Jazeera EnglishXSun 11 Oct, 13:30

People in Ceuta allege they were mistreated by Spanish soldiers after authorities cleared migrant camps ahead of a visit by Spain’s king and queen on October 13. Tension persists with Morocco which claims sovereignty over the enclave in North Africa.