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Spanish royals visit Ceuta amid Morocco tensions

Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta on Tuesday for their first visit to the North African enclave since 2007, amid tensions with Morocco following a mass migrant influx in July. Authorities cleared makeshift camps from beaches ahead of the visit. Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta.

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The royal couple have arrived for their first-ever visit to the exclave to show solidarity with residents.

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Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Ceuta

The royal couple have arrived for their first-ever visit to the exclave to show solidarity with residents.

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France 24

Spanish royals visit Ceuta amid tensions with Morocco over migrant influx

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta for the first time in 14 years on Tuesday, as the North African enclave grapples with the aftermath of a mass migrant influx. Authorities have cleared makeshift camps from the beaches ahead of the visit, amid strained relations with neighbouring Morocco.

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Al Jazeera

Spain’s King Felipe makes first visit to Ceuta amid migrant crisis

Spain’s King Felipe is visiting Ceuta for the first time in his reign, amid an ongoing migration crisis there.

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Euronews

Ceuta crowds affirm Spanish identity during royal visit

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia received a rapturous welcome in Ceuta on Tuesday, 13 October, as they began their first visit to the Spanish North African territory since 2007.

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France 24

Spanish royals visit crisis-hit Ceuta amid diplomatic tensions

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta for the first time since 2007, amid tensions with Morocco following July’s migration crisis, when more than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave. Most returned to Morocco, but thousands remained, and dozens died. Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta, making the royal visit diplomatically sensitive. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris has more from Madrid.

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France 24

Spain’s king visits Ceuta amid tensions with Morocco

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are visiting Ceuta months after more than 70,000 migrants arrived from Morocco. While most have returned, thousands remain. The visit has divided residents and risks reigniting diplomatic tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.

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Euronews

Ceuta awaits King Felipe after summer migration crisis

Ceuta braces for a symbolic royal visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia after a mass migration crisis strained the enclave’s social cohesion.

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