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• Morocco Recalls Ambassador in Flap with Spain

MADRID, Spain (AP) - Morocco recalled its ambassador from Spain on Friday after what it called a regrettable plan by Spain's king and queen to visit two Spanish enclaves in North Africa that are claimed by Morocco. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia are to make their first official visit to Ceuta and Melilla, Spain's possessions in North Africa. Both territories are claimed by Morocco and are located on its northern Mediterranean coastline.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• November 03, 2007

• Spain to Start Expelling Illegal African Migrants

MELILLA, Spain -- Hundreds of destitute Africans rushed Morocco's border with this Spanish enclave Wednesday, scrambling up a razor- wire fence only to be yanked back by police. The fifth assault in a week prompted Spain to announce plans to expel the illegal migrants. In the coming hours, probably tomorrow or the next day, illegal immigrants will be returned to Morocco," Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said after arriving in Melilla late Wednesday.

..."The citizens of Ceuta and Melilla, and of Spain in general, must be assu...

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• October 06, 2005

• Morocco Angered by Spanish King's Visit ; Promises to Reclaim Colonial-Era Enclaves

MADRID, Spain Thousands waving Spain's flag welcomed the king and queen to a Spanish enclave in North Africa, on a trip sparking a diplomatic spat with Morocco. King Juan Carlos' two-day visit was his first to Ceuta and Melilla in his 32 years as head of state. The two cities on Morocco's northern coast are remnants of Spain's colonial empire.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• November 06, 2007

• Briefly

Morocco Visit to enclaves raises royal flap

... and Queen Sofia will be their first to Ceuta and Melilla, Spanish enclaves on Morocco's norther...

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• November 05, 2007

• Six Africans Slain in Rush Into Spanish Enclave

MELILLA, Spain - A humanitarian crisis turned deadly for the second time in a week, with six African immigrants killed Thursday in clashes with Moroccan police during a rush on the border between Morocco and this Spanish enclave by hundreds of men desperate to reach Europe. Spain said it will start sending the Africans back, beginning with a boatload of 70 Malians. The boat was to leave Thursday night for Morocco, according to Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega.

... fences and reach another Spanish enclave, Ceuta, about 300 miles to the west, also on Morocco's no...

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• October 07, 2005