Portugal and Spain were united under a single monarch in 1580, and so Ceuta fell under the rule of the Iberian Union until 1640 when Portugal broke away. The people of Ceuta though – who’d ...

Most crossed into Ceuta largely unimpeded ... the situation was a "serious crisis for Spain but also for Europe," which is a destination of choice for people fleeing poverty and war in Africa.

Every year, tens of thousands of migrants set off to Europe from Africa in fragile wooden boats. But there’s growing evidence ...

Spanish police, in cooperation with Europol, announced the successful dismantling of a criminal network operating between ...

a prison employee and deputy in Ceuta’s local assembly for the Movement for Dignity and Citizenship. The investigation also revealed the involvement of two police officers. So far, 14 people ...

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“For us to be here is not only football. This club belongs to the people of Ceuta, and is also the image of Ceuta in Spain.” At the start of the 20th century Spain held a long slice of North ...