Spain’s coastguard finds 17 migrants dead in boat off Tenerife
A SPANISH lifeboat found 17 people dead in a boat along with only three suvivors that had crossed from Africa towards the Canary Islands. The
Migrant who wants Africans to stay at home wins top award in Spain
Dumped in the Sahara Desert by traffickers, Ousman Umar believed he was going to die like scores of other immigrants. However, he survived against the
Toddler revived on quayside by medics after migrant rescue in Spain’s Canary Islands
RED Cross workers resuscitated a toddler, one of nine children among 52 migrants rescued off the Canary Islands on Tuesday evening. The young girl, thought
500 migrants arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands over the course of Christmas
AROUND 500 migrants have arrived in the Canaries over the course of the Christmas period so far. In the course of 24 hours 404 people
CANARY ISLANDS: Migrant arrivals surge to more than 1,000 in 48 hours
MORE than 1,000 migrants have arrived in hundreds of small boats on the coats of Spain’s Canary Islands in just 48 hours. It is thought
Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers
A MIGRANT boat was intercepted off the Torrevieja coast on August 28, with 16 people onboard – four of whom were children, one a pregnant
Guardia Civil officer busted smuggling migrants into Spain’s Andalucia inside his car
The man has been arrested, together with his 23-year-old Moroccan wife and two other collaborators,
Number of migrants arriving on Spain’s Canary Islands in first half of 2020 increases sixfold compared to 2019
THE number of migrants arriving to the Canary Islands in the first half of this year has increased sixfold compared to the same period in
Ministry of Interior authorises first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain since the lockdown started
THE Ministry of Interior has authorised the first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain.
Around 50 migrants successfully jump the fence and enter Spain’s Melilla, in the largest illegal entry since May 2019
AROUND 50 migrants have successfully entered Melilla illegally this morning from Morocco.
Spain refuses 94% of all refugee applications rescued by Aquarius rescue ship
INFORMATION released through Spain’s transparency act has revealed that the country has refused almost all applications from refugees rescued by the search and rescue vessel,
Family donates flat to migrants on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A FAMILY in Malaga has donated its flat to three migrants.
Spain launches rescue bid for over 60 migrants missing off Costa del Sol
Two vessels were intercepted containing 50 and 69 migrants from Africa, including 26 women and five children
FOREIGNER: The Spanish film about a British tourist, an expat and a boat full of illegal migrants, is up for a Goya award
The shocking series of events slowly unravel as Mark (played by Josh Taylor) goes out with an old friend on his speedboat into the shimmering
Shocked beach-goers watch as drug boat carrying migrants runs ashore on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Authorities have seized the boat.
Migrants intercepted off Costa Calida as ‘steady flow’ resumes following respite from gota fría storms
GUARDIA Civil have apprehended four unauthorised migrants that reached the municipality Águilas on Tuesday night. Eleven more were caught as they landed close to Cartagena,
Spain rescues some 200 migrants off the Andalucia coast
This has brought the total number of people rescued in the Western Mediterranean to nearly 400 in just the last week
Spain sends in navy to save hundreds of migrants trapped aboard rescue ship ‘Open Arms’
Conditions aboard the vessel have been worsening and several migrants have jumped overboard
Spain threatens NGO with ‘€900,000 fine’ if it rescues migrants from the Med
SPAIN’S Ministry of Development has threatened a Spanish NGO with fines of ‘€901,000’ if it rescues migrants from the Mediterranean. A letter hit the captain
Spain reaches new migrant rescue deal with Morocco
New plan agreed as the Government of Pedro Sanchez looks to halve the number of illegal migrants, after 2018 saw a record 62,000 arrivals
Spain rescues more than 500 migrants over Three Kings weekend
It comes as new figures revealed that 57,000 migrants tried to enter Spain in 2018 - double the year before
WATCH: Border police in Spain discover migrants hiding in MATTRESSES strapped to car roof
The driver managed to run from the vehicle back into Morocco
17 African migrants killed and 100 rescued in shipwreck off Spain’s Costa del Sol
The total death toll of migrants travelling to Spain now reaches 566, a UN Migration Agency report confirmed today, while the number of arrivals to
Spain among most welcoming countries for refugees
SPAIN is officially one of the most welcoming countries for refugees. According to a new study by the Pew Research Centre, 86% of Spaniards support
DONALD TRUMP: Spain should build wall in Sahara desert to tackle Europe migrant crisis
Spain is now the most popular entry point for migrants in the EU, accounting for 6,500 arrivals out of 12,500 in August
WATCH: British tourist shocked as sunbathing interrupted by boats of migrants landing on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol
She said she saw the migrants run into a car that was waiting for them