Spain expands Ceuta migrant shelters to ease crisis
The Spanish government announced on Thursday the creation of shelters for 1,800 migrants in Ceuta in a bid to relieve the humanitarian crisis there following last month's influx from Morocco. Some 72,
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france24.com
20.08.2026
Migrant women tell of sexual harassment in Spain's crisis-hit Ceuta
Some women who entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on July 30 as part of a mass migrant crossing say the hardships of sleeping rough as they wait to be registered are compounded by the thr
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france24.com
20.08.2026
Spain plans transfer of 500 migrant children from Ceuta to mainland
Ceuta leaders want children returned to Morocco, but Madrid says deporting them is 'outrageous'.
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aljazeera.com
19.08.2026
Spain earthquakes mapped: More than 600 evacuated after tourist hotspot rocked by quake
A total of 493 earthquakes have been logged in the region since Saturday
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independent.co.uk
19.08.2026
Spain to allow 500 children in Ceuta to go to mainland in immigration U-turn
Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent backEurope live – latest updatesThe Spanish government has U-turned and said it would allo
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theguardian.com
19.08.2026
Earthquake rocks Spain's historic Granada, injuring three
A number of buildings and cars are damaged in the historic city, and the world famous Alhambra palace has closed temporarily.
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bbc.co.uk
18.08.2026
Spain builds tent cities for the thousands stuck in Ceuta
Spain is building four temporary reception sites with 1,500 places as an estimated 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta.
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aljazeera.com
18.08.2026
Major tourist spot closed as three more earthquakes hit southern Spain
The tremors followed Saturday's 5.0-magnitude earthquake in the historic city of Granada
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independent.co.uk
18.08.2026
Spain and France battle wildfires as 17,000 hectares burn in Aragon
French and Spanish firefighters work together to tackle wildfires in Spain's Aragon region, where more than 17,000 hectares have burned.
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euronews.com
18.08.2026
Italy-Spain border feud exposes Europe’s deepening immigration divide
Italy and Spain face off over immigration and border controls, highlighting a widening European divide over enforcement, national security and the future of Schengen.
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foxnews.com
17.08.2026
Monday briefing: What can Andy Burnham learn from Spain’s Pedro Sànchez?
In today’s newsletter: The Spanish prime minister has remade himself as Europe’s leading leftwing standard-bearer. Could his success offer the UK’s PM a route forward?Good morning. To international on
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theguardian.com
17.08.2026
Moroccan security forces arrest nearly 300 migrants trying to reach Spain’s Ceuta
Moroccan security forces have arrested hundreds of migrants trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by land and sea
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abcnews.com
16.08.2026
Millions crowd cities to see Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century
As the sky darkened, gradually at first and then quickly, people broke into applause and cheered. It was the Spain's first total solar eclipse in more than a century.
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npr.org
13.08.2026
Iceland and Spain plunged into darkness during total solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse took place in Iceland and Spain as crowds gathered to watch.
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aljazeera.com
12.08.2026
Europe solar eclipse live: millions flock to viewing spots in Spain, UK and Iceland
Eclipse to be witnessed by tens of millions across western Europe as enthusiasts gather along path of totalityin Land’s End, CornwallThe roads and car parks of west and north Cornwall are clogged as p
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theguardian.com
12.08.2026
Mediterranean smuggling network ‘dismantled’ in Spain-led raid, 78 arrested
Authorities say they broke up one of the largest criminal networks running migrant smuggling in Western Mediterranean.
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aljazeera.com
07.08.2026
Spain threatens retaliation if Italy fails to lift border controls after Ceuta crossings
Italy has said it will not accept "ultimatums or impositions" after the mass crossing of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta last week.
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bbc.co.uk
07.08.2026
Italy vows to maintain border checks despite Spain’s countermeasures threat
Madrid warns of 'proportional measures' if Rome does not put an end to checks amid fallout from Ceuta migrant crisis.
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aljazeera.com
07.08.2026
EU offers emergency aid to Spain to strengthen Ceuta border
EU offers Spain border assistance after emergency meeting over influx of more than 70,000 migrants into Ceuta last week
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aljazeera.com
04.08.2026
EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis
About 70,000 of the 72,000 people who came to Ceuta illegally last week have been returned to Morocco, Spain says.
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bbc.co.uk
04.08.2026