# Spain’s king visits Ceuta amid tensions with Morocco

https://mins.news/en/item/97716

- France 24, 2026-10-13 09:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/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. Most have returned, but thousands remain. The visit has divided residents and could rekindle diplomatic tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.

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