Firefighters find migrant camp in tunnels under Ceuta university campus
Residents had suspected for weeks that people who entered during the July invasion were hiding underground as numbers on the city's beaches kept rising.
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Morocco’s PAM wins low-turnout election in shadow of Ceuta crisis
Fewer than four in 10 registered voters took part after a summer in which ministers from the outgoing coalition restated Rabat's claim to the Spanish city.
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European Parliament holds Morocco responsible for the Ceuta invasion
The Strasbourg text told Rabat that any challenge to Spanish sovereignty was incompatible with its status as a partner of the Union.
Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies with the Ceuta invasion still under way
The US-hosted declaration also restates American and Israeli recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
Von der Leyen proposes emergency framework to speed up returns weeks after Ceuta
The Commission President has set out a plan to suspend standard return procedures in an emergency almost seven weeks after the mass crossings into the Spanish city.
Mbappé and Vinícius take off Ceuta solidarity shirts
The Real Madrid players carried the "Todos somos caballas" shirt half-folded over their shoulders and dropped it before the pre-match handshake.
Hungary and Czech Republic round on Spain over EU aid for Ceuta
Péter Magyar and Andrej Babiš contrasted the Commission's emergency support for Pedro Sánchez's government with the daily fine Hungary faces over its asylum rules.
Brussels releases emergency funds for Ceuta invaders as the city remains occupied
Most of the emergency package falls under the EU's asylum and migration budget, paying to house and process the thousands who broke through at El Tarajal and remain…
Spanish government ignored spy warning a day before Ceuta mass crossing
The alert reached Madrid's office in the city on July 29 and went no further, and the official in charge now refuses to resign.
Ceuta president asks Brussels to confront Morocco over ‘harassment’ of the city
Juan Jesús Vivas has broken with Madrid's line that Rabat remains a reliable partner on migration.
Spanish Government withholds satellite images of Ceuta convoy from judge
Police sources say the pictures show hire cars moving in formation towards the border, and that ministers blocked their inclusion in the report sent to the National…
Majority of Spaniards fault Sánchez over Ceuta crisis
Some 14.2 per cent rated it positively. Two-thirds said the government's reaction was too slow, with 47.7 per cent calling its speed "very bad".
Vox takes Sánchez to court over Ceuta
The party has authorised a criminal complaint charging the Prime Minister, the interior minister and the secretary of state for security with collaborating with…
Brussels keeps Morocco migration funding on course despite Ceuta breach
The European Commission has called Rabat a strategic partner and confirmed further money for border work, five weeks after tens of thousands crossed into the Spanish…
Moroccan minister renews Ceuta claim as Sánchez defends ties with Rabat
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Brussels wants more answers from Madrid before reinforcing Frontex in Ceuta
The Commission refuses to discuss the leaked police report and calls Morocco a strategic partner on migration.
Recruiters of Daesh jihadists detected among Ceuta immigrants
Counter-terrorism officers believed at least 10 men previously arrested, convicted and deported from Spain over jihadist offences had crossed back on July 30.
Spanish police fire tear gas at Ceuta protesters outside Congress
Riot units cleared the streets around parliament on Ceuta Day, five weeks after no such equipment was used as tens of thousands walked into the enclave.
Guardia Civil identifies Moroccan intelligence agents who crossed into Ceuta
A second report for the National Court lands as Pedro Sánchez faces the Congress of Deputies over the July border collapse.
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Ceuta protests spread across Spain as police report points to Rabat
Hundreds of municipalities took part, with the largest gathering filling Madrid's Plaza de Cibeles.
MEPs rally outside European Parliament in support of Ceuta
Chants included "Ceuta is not for sale, Ceuta defends itself" and "Long live Spain, long live Ceuta".
Spain’s foreign minister accuses EU governments of amplifying Ceuta disinformation
Albares asked partners for political and financial solidarity at the European Union's only land border with Africa
Sánchez turns on the Spanish King over Ceuta hours before meeting him
The Spanish Prime Minister said Felipe VI had never set foot in the city, in a reign he overstated by eight years.
One month later, will Ceuta finish with Sánchez, or will Sánchez finish with Spain?
As Ceuta grapples with a humanitarian crisis and rising crime, Pedro Sánchez's delayed response raises questions about his leadership and Spain's growing vulnerabilities.
Spanish police shield Ceuta migrant camp from residents
Officers fired warning shots on El Trampolín beach as demonstrators pulled down tents at a settlement the city government has asked Madrid to clear.
Spain’s intelligence services warned before the Ceuta assault
The CNI picked up a call to cross on July 29 and passed what it had to the security forces and the Government Delegation.
Mohammed VI pardons 634 as Moroccan offender numbers increase in Europe
The King used a religious holiday to release extremism convicts by decree, days after tens of thousands crossed into Ceuta
Ceuta emergency calls rise tenfold to 200 a day after invasion
Officers in the city were working shifts of up to 16 hours and sleeping in army barracks, the union said.
Spain defies EU and prepares transfer of 500 migrant girls from Ceuta to mainland after spike in sexual assaults
Officials say the girls and children under 13 are being given priority because they are considered the most vulnerable profiles.
Migrant camps displace Ceuta’s cat colonies as carers search for missing animals
Volunteers say feeding sites beside the desalination plant and in several outlying neighbourhoods have emptied since the July 30 crossing.