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Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain’s Ceuta enclave in security crackdown

Moroccan security forces arresting migrants trying to enter the north African Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Aug 15. Hundreds of sub-Saharan African and Sudanese migrants gathered near Fnideq, Morocco, to try to enter Ceuta from Morocco.
Moroccan security forces arresting migrants trying to enter the north African Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Aug 15. Hundreds of sub-Saharan African and Sudanese migrants gathered near Fnideq, Morocco, to try to enter Ceuta from Morocco.

Spain disregarded Ceuta warnings before migrant rush, say border workers’ unions

Trampolin Beach in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta has undergone a rapid transformation: a small cluster of makeshift shelters less than a week ago has expanded to more than 80.
Trampolin Beach in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta has undergone a rapid transformation: a small cluster of makeshift shelters less than a week ago has expanded to more than 80.

Sunderland to set off on 19-day record bid a year later than planned

FILE PHOTO: Rallying - Dakar Rally - Prologue - Alula to Alula - Alula, Saudi Arabia - January 5, 2024 Red Bull GASGAS Factory's Sam Sunderland in action during the prologue stage REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Rallying - Dakar Rally - Prologue - Alula to Alula - Alula, Saudi Arabia - January 5, 2024 Red Bull GASGAS Factory's Sam Sunderland in action during the prologue stage REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

FIFA warns of effort to undermine Infantino as leadership crisis deepens

The fallout has cast a shadow over Gianni Infantino’s bid for a fourth term at the FIFA Congress in Morocco in March.
The fallout has cast a shadow over Gianni Infantino’s bid for a fourth term at the FIFA Congress in Morocco in March.

Spain hopes to transfer migrant minors to mainland within weeks

Migrants, some of them minors, queue to receive food staples from local NGO Media Luna Blanca in an industrial area where they are sleeping amid recent mass crossings by migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into the Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Migrants, some of them minors, queue to receive food staples from local NGO Media Luna Blanca in an industrial area where they are sleeping amid recent mass crossings by migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into the Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Morocco ready to cooperate on return of minors from Spain, state media says

Migrant children queue outside a police station to be registered following mass crossings by migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura
Migrant children queue outside a police station to be registered following mass crossings by migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Ceuta warns of ‘unsustainable’ situation for child migrants after influx

Migrants wait to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, on Aug 3.
Migrants wait to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, on Aug 3.

Morocco says Spain should have foreseen migration impact of court ruling

Migrants wait in line to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Migrants wait in line to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

EU can give Morocco more border support, von der Leyen tells Spain after Ceuta spat

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits the border area, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits the border area, amid mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, July 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 3, 2026

Firefighters battle a wildfire near the Agia Paraskevi village, Greece, on Aug 2, 2026.
Firefighters battle a wildfire near the Agia Paraskevi village, Greece, on Aug 2, 2026.

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