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Hundreds of migrants left in Ceuta after mass border crossing stage protest to demand asylum from Spain – ‘I don’t want to return!’

HUNDREDS of migrants still roaming the streets of Ceuta after last month’s unprecedented border crossing have staged a protest demanding the right to claim asylum

17 Aug, 2026 @ 19:15

International Affairs·Lead·National News

Morocco makes 111 arrests after second mass Ceuta migrant crossing attempt falls flat

MOROCCAN authorities said they made more than 100 arrests on Saturday after a fresh wave of migrants attempted to reach Spanish territory, just two weeks

16 Aug, 2026 @ 14:53

International Affairs·Lead·National News

Morocco militarises border with Ceuta amid growing fears of new mass crossing on August 15

Morocco has ramped up security along its border with Ceuta as fears grow over a fresh mass crossing of migrants on August 15.

14 Aug, 2026 @ 12:22

International Affairs·Lead·National News·Politics

The Ceuta migrant crisis, a dodgy British fixer on the Costa Blanca, and the mystery death of Norwegian teen Nikoline – all in the latest episode of The Rest is Spain podcast

A NEW episode of The Olive Press’ flagship podcast The Rest is Spain is out now! Available on all major platforms, this week’s drop zeroes

12 Aug, 2026 @ 11:45

Lead·Other News

The Spanish army corrals migrants on a Ceuta beach

Catalunya must be excluded from taking in Ceuta migrant minors, right-wing separatist party demands

CATALAN separatist party Junts has demanded that the region be excluded from receiving migrant minors who arrived in Ceuta on July 30. Catalunya ‘cannot be

11 Aug, 2026 @ 11:56

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

PP opens door to Ceuta migrant minors arriving in Andalucia as coalition partner Vox blasts new arrivals as ‘invaders’

ANDALUCIA’s ruling party has opened the door to accepting migrant minors into the region after 72,000 people crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from

7 Aug, 2026 @ 12:52

Death toll from Ceuta migrant crisis soars to 141 after dozens more bodies are discovered in the Mediterranean Sea

THE death toll from Ceuta’s migrant tragedy has climbed to 141 after 63 bodies were recovered in Moroccan waters on Tuesday. The count of bodies

5 Aug, 2026 @ 10:59

Lead·National News

Ceuta crisis latest: Spanish spies believe Morocco ‘allowed’ 60,000-strong migrant surge – as 5,000 remain in the city and death toll nears 100

SPAIN’S intelligence services believe Morocco did not orchestrate last week’s unprecedented migrant surge into Ceuta – but instead deliberately stood back and allowed it to

3 Aug, 2026 @ 11:29

International Affairs·Lead·National News

‘I took the hour-long ferry from Spain to Morocco – these are my top tips for exploring the country’

HOPPING on the ferry from Spain to Morocco? If so, these are my top tips for visiting the North African country. Getting there From the

2 Aug, 2026 @ 16:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain PM Pedro Sanchez slams ‘selfish’ European allies after Schengen suspension – as 22 EU leaders issue damning joint letter over Ceuta crisis

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has launched a stinging attack on the ‘selfish, polarising and unlawful’ reaction of some European allies to the ongoing migration

1 Aug, 2026 @ 13:48

International Affairs·Lead·National News

Ceuta crisis latest: Italy suspends freedom of movement with Spain as death toll from chaos climbs to 67

ITALY has announced it is suspending the Schengen free movement agreement with Spain following the chaotic scenes seen this week in Ceuta, one of two

1 Aug, 2026 @ 10:51

International Affairs·Lead·National News

IN PICS: Inside the Ceuta migrant crisis as almost 50,000 breach border to enter Spain in just 24 hours – as some begin to head back to Morocco

ALMOST 50,000 migrants have illegally crossed into Ceuta in the last 24 hours in the worst crisis of its kind to hit Spain in years.

31 Jul, 2026 @ 11:47

Lead·National News

Ceuta crisis latest: Thousands more migrants pour in from Morocco overnight as Spain deploys army – while locals ‘throw rocks and brandish guns’ in violent clashes

AROUND 40,000 migrants have crossed into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco in recent days, security officials said, after thousands more arrived overnight in the worst migration

31 Jul, 2026 @ 10:27

Lead·National News

Italy threatens to suspend Schengen with Spain as Trump’s White House blames ‘destructive’ migration policies for Ceuta chaos

ITALY has threatened to suspend the Schengen Agreement with Spain after tens of thousands of migrants poured into Ceuta yesterday and overnight. Similar pressure has

31 Jul, 2026 @ 09:49

International Affairs·Lead·National News

Three bodies wash up on beaches along the Costa del Sol wearing wetsuits and flippers

THREE bodies were found yesterday at different between Estepona and Manilva beaches, none of them carrying their ID. The local authority’s first hypothesis is that

29 Jul, 2026 @ 12:16

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Four dead and several missing after large group attempts to swim from Moroccan coast into Spanish enclave of Ceuta

FOUR people have died and at least 20 others are feared missing after hundreds of migrants attempted to swim from Morocco to the Spanish enclave

27 Jul, 2026 @ 17:12

Lead·National News

Fugitive drug lord ‘the Messi of hashish’ who vanished seven years ago named as mastermind behind narco tunnel network connecting Spain with Morocco

A FUGITIVE drug kingpin known as the ‘Messi of hashish’ has been identified by Spanish investigators as the alleged mastermind behind a network of tunnels

8 Jun, 2026 @ 16:29

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Second narco tunnel is discovered between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta

A SECOND narco tunnel has been uncovered in an industrial park in Ceuta, near the exclave’s border with Morocco. The discovery was made at the

30 Mar, 2026 @ 13:12

Crime & Law·Lead

Pope accepts resignation of Spain’s Bishop of Cadiz after investigation launched into historic child abuse claims

POPE Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Bishop of Cadiz after an official investigation was launched into an allegation of historic child sexual

23 Nov, 2025 @ 08:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Bishop of Cadiz ‘steps back from duties’ as Vatican announces investigation into historic child abuse claims

THE Bishop of Cadiz has stepped back from official duties after the Vatican opened a formal investigation into an accusation of historic child sexual abuse.

11 Nov, 2025 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Nearly 40 sailboats from Spain and Gibraltar will compete in a regatta to cross the Strait

A RECORD 40 boats will take part in the Straitchallenge 2025, which takes place this Saturday on May 31. Almost 40 boats and more than

30 May, 2025 @ 12:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Football furore as Spanish press labels Ceuta a ‘Moroccan team’

A SPANISH sports newspaper has sparked outrage after describing Ceuta’s football team as ‘of Moroccan origin’ following their historic promotion to Spain’s second tier. The

12 May, 2025 @ 11:28

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Scandal as Moroccan investigators find the entrance to narco tunnel to Spain inside house belonging to ‘local military’

MOROCCAN authorities have found the entrance of a drug smuggling tunnel going into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Somewhat embarrassingly it was inside a

15 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Secret drug smuggling tunnel between Spain and Morocco is uncovered by police

SPANISH police have uncovered a secret drug smuggling tunnel connecting Morocco with Spain. The discovery was made today by the Guardia Civil force in the

19 Feb, 2025 @ 17:28

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Bogus football agent charged young players €3k each to fly to Spain with promises about signing up for top La Liga clubs

Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain

AN ELCHE soccer school scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional with victims duped by promises of professional club contracts and residency visas. 12

18 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Chaos in Ceuta: Man drowns and police fire shots into the air as hundreds of migrants attempt to cross Spain’s border with Africa

HUNDREDS of migrants have tried to cross Spain’s border with Africa in an attempt to enter Europe. There were chaotic scenes near the fence separating

16 Sep, 2024 @ 13:44

Lead·National News·Politics

Ceuta

Hundreds of migrants left in Ceuta after mass border crossing stage protest to demand asylum from Spain – ‘I don’t want to return!’

Morocco makes 111 arrests after second mass Ceuta migrant crossing attempt falls flat

Morocco militarises border with Ceuta amid growing fears of new mass crossing on August 15

The Ceuta migrant crisis, a dodgy British fixer on the Costa Blanca, and the mystery death of Norwegian teen Nikoline – all in the latest episode of The Rest is Spain podcast

Catalunya must be excluded from taking in Ceuta migrant minors, right-wing separatist party demands

PP opens door to Ceuta migrant minors arriving in Andalucia as coalition partner Vox blasts new arrivals as ‘invaders’

Death toll from Ceuta migrant crisis soars to 141 after dozens more bodies are discovered in the Mediterranean Sea

Ceuta crisis latest: Spanish spies believe Morocco ‘allowed’ 60,000-strong migrant surge – as 5,000 remain in the city and death toll nears 100

‘I took the hour-long ferry from Spain to Morocco – these are my top tips for exploring the country’

Spain PM Pedro Sanchez slams ‘selfish’ European allies after Schengen suspension – as 22 EU leaders issue damning joint letter over Ceuta crisis

Ceuta crisis latest: Italy suspends freedom of movement with Spain as death toll from chaos climbs to 67

IN PICS: Inside the Ceuta migrant crisis as almost 50,000 breach border to enter Spain in just 24 hours – as some begin to head back to Morocco

Ceuta crisis latest: Thousands more migrants pour in from Morocco overnight as Spain deploys army – while locals ‘throw rocks and brandish guns’ in violent clashes

Italy threatens to suspend Schengen with Spain as Trump’s White House blames ‘destructive’ migration policies for Ceuta chaos

Three bodies wash up on beaches along the Costa del Sol wearing wetsuits and flippers

Four dead and several missing after large group attempts to swim from Moroccan coast into Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Fugitive drug lord ‘the Messi of hashish’ who vanished seven years ago named as mastermind behind narco tunnel network connecting Spain with Morocco

Second narco tunnel is discovered between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta

Pope accepts resignation of Spain’s Bishop of Cadiz after investigation launched into historic child abuse claims

Bishop of Cadiz ‘steps back from duties’ as Vatican announces investigation into historic child abuse claims

Nearly 40 sailboats from Spain and Gibraltar will compete in a regatta to cross the Strait

Football furore as Spanish press labels Ceuta a ‘Moroccan team’

Scandal as Moroccan investigators find the entrance to narco tunnel to Spain inside house belonging to ‘local military’

Secret drug smuggling tunnel between Spain and Morocco is uncovered by police

Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain

Chaos in Ceuta: Man drowns and police fire shots into the air as hundreds of migrants attempt to cross Spain’s border with Africa

End of an era: Why fewer young women are going topless on Spain’s beaches

Brits in Spain risk being stripped of access to benefits under Reform proposals targeting EU citizens in UK

WATCH: Granada earthquake leaves three injured and forces evacuation of iconic Alhambra palace

Granada rocked by second earthquake in three days as 4.6-magnitude tremor felt across Andalucia

Italian tourist, 21, fighting for his life in coma after brutal gang attack outside Barcelona nightclub

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