EU ministers to convene Tuesday over Ceuta crisis

Over 60,000 illegal migrants crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco. The massive influx equalled roughly 70 percent of Ceuta’s population. Nearly all the migrants have since returned to Morocco.

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Spanish PM vows response to Ceuta migrant crisis amid EU backlash

"Estimates indicate that around 60,000 people have entered our city as a result of this event," Ceuta’s Mayor-President Juan Jesus Vivas said Friday. "This figure shows that it is impossible to absorb such pressure. It is absolutely impossible," he added.

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Spain to deploy army to North African exclave amid migrant rush

The Spanish exclave of Ceuta has often served as a flashpoint for tensions between Spain and Morocco, with Madrid having accused Rabat of weaponizing migration to achieve diplomatic aims.

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Wildfires send nearly 260,000 fleeing in France and Spain

France hustled 197,000 people from areas around Bordeaux -- including vacation spots crowded this time of year -- in what was "probably" the biggest peacetime evacuation the country has seen, its interior minister said. In Spain, 60,000 people were evacuated from villages west of Madrid.

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Madrid awaits triumphant return of Spain's World Cup heroes

Spain's 1-0 victory over Argentina in New Jersey on Sunday, secured by a Ferran Torres strike in extra-time, has sparked an outpouring of national pride in the football-mad country, whose only other World Cup triumph came in 2010.

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Kurdistan Region to host economic forum with Spain to boost investment

“The strategic objective of participating in those forums was to attract the attention of Spanish companies to invest in the Kurdistan Region in the sectors of agriculture, tourism, and oil and gas,” Bargasht Akrayi, head of the Kurdistan Region's Board of Investment, told The New Region.

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Spain pulls special force from Iraq over security concerns

Spain has temporarily relocated its Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) from Iraq due to the deteriorating security situation, the Spanish Ministry of Defense said.

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Spain’s La Liga holds Madrid workshop with IFA to bolster Iraq Stars League

The top-flight Spanish football league has engaged extensively with the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) to bolster its financial management and competitive sustainability.

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Iraq, Spain co-chair counter-terrorism meeting in New York

"Since the establishment of the Group … Iraq has continued to lead international efforts in this field," read the statement, citing Hussein

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