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Amnesty International puts death toll from June 2022 border fence storming at 37 with 76 migrants still unaccounted for

NEARLY A year on from a migrant tragedy at the Spanish border with Morocco at Melilla, Amnesty International has released a new estimate of how

23 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead

Court opens probe into possible voter fraud in Spain’s North African city Melilla

A COURT in the North African city of Melilla has opened an investigation into possible voter fraud ahead of the local and regional elections that

18 May, 2023 @ 21:00

Lead·Politics

Police detail 82 Ceuta gang members after Friday arrest of their leader in Spain’s Andalusia

POLICE have arrested 82 people alleged to be part of one of the biggest drug trafficking gangs in Spain’s Ceuta. Policia Nacional agents arrested the

26 Apr, 2023 @ 09:14

Crime & Law·Other News

Spain to spend €20m to assist transfer of unaccompanied minors from migration hotspots to peninsula

THE SPANISH government is planning to assign €20 million to the country’s regions to support the voluntary reception of unaccompanied migrant minors. The youngsters will

5 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Canary Islands·Lead

Continua Le Llegada De Inmigrantes A Nado Desde Marruecos A La Playa Del Tarajal Aunque Se Han Reducido Los Intentos

Morocco to get €500 million from EU to fight illegal migration

THE European Commission could give Morocco €500 million to keep migrants out of the EU for the period of 2021 to 2027, the EU body

20 Aug, 2022 @ 16:01

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Man faces 4 years jail for kicking Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s car

A MAN who kicked Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s car and hurled insults during a protest in Spain’s African enclave of Ceuta faces up to four

4 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

The great and the good praise Olive Press on its 200th issue

The leader of Gibraltar, the British consul and the Mayor of Mijas all sent warm messages

17 Nov, 2014 @ 17:44

Gibraltar·Malaga