Tensions tied to Ceuta migrant crisis overshadow a date usually reserved for celebration

The Spanish city of Ceuta on the northern African coast normally celebrates its official holiday on Sept. 2 all on its own

CEUTA, Spain, Sept 2 - Residents in Spain's Ceuta appealed for calm on Wednesday as hundreds of rallies were planned nationwide in solidarity with the North African enclave, which is suffering an unprecedented migration crisis that many blame on the central government.

“After July 30th and 31st, there was an expansion of these hoaxes and this disinformation by social networks associated with both Russia and Israel," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

Spain's Economy Minister said the aid package represents a 'shock response' designed to meet the demands of social organisations and the city government.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday accused Israel and Russia of spreading disinformation about Spain’s approach to migration, fueling this summer’s migrant crisis at the border of Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. “After July 30 and 31, rumors and disinformation spread on social networks linked to R

Spain's socialist leader absolves Morocco of any involvement in Ceuta crisis that saw 80,000 migrants invade exclave  GB News

The decision to extend the suspension "was taken ... due to the persistence of the factors that had led to the reintroduction of the measures on Aug. 1," Italy's interior ministry said in a statement.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said there were signs ⁠Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation that triggered the rush of migrants into Ceuta.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain’s migration policy that triggered last month’s rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement. Over 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed ‌from Morocco into the tiny Spanis

Italy is suspending its open-border arrangements with Spain for another 15 days, extending restrictions it imposed after a mass ‌rush of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta a month ago.

Their continued presence has roiled the Spanish territory in Africa and heaped pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis  Reuters

Italy has extended border checks it first introduced with Spain after the Ceuta migrant crisis for another 15 days, but signaled it’s ready to reconsider the measures soon.

Socialist Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday accused Israel and Russia of secretly colluding to spread misinformation about the illegal migrant invasion that swamped the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July.

Spanish Prime Minister Blames Russia, Israel For Disinformation In Ceuta Migrant Crisis  HuffPost

An illegal migrant has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman who went for an early-hours dip at a Spanish beach.

MADRID, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain's migration policy that triggered last month's rush of migrants into Ceuta, but no evidence of Moroccan involvement. Over 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed from Mo

Spain's Sanchez: Israel amplified disinformation over Ceuta migrant crisis  Haaretz

NEWS headlines around the world in late July and early August, were dominated by reports of tens of thousands of people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa

Four Moroccan migrants in Spain's enclave of Ceuta were arrested Saturday for throwing stones at a patrol of Spanish soldiers, one of whom fell and injured himself while pursuing the assailants, a police spokesman told AFP.

Spanish protesters and migrants clashed with police and each other in Ceuta, one month after a horde of over 70,000 Moroccan migrants abruptly swarmed the small Spanish enclave. Footage of the mass of migrants storming the territory of just 84,000 people sparked a national crisis, and Madrid’s socialist government has

Spanish prime minister accused of ‘putting on flip-flops’ while illegal border crossings remain unresolved

Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on 27 August, amid growing tensions over the presence of thousands of migrants.

Albanian criminal has cut bars, descended sheets and even used human pyramid in escapes in Italy and Belgium Police in Spain have arrested a dangerous Albanian criminal nicknamed the “escape wizard” who has managed to break out of four jails in Italy and Belgium by sawing through bars, clambering down knotted sheets an

Spanish police have arrested a fugitive dubbed the “Master of Escapes” after he broke out of prison four times, most recently from a maximum-security facility in Italy, authorities said Wednesday.