# King Felipe visits Ceuta for first time as migrant crisis simmers

Spain's King Felipe traveled to Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on Morocco's north coast, for the first royal visit to the territory, which has been at the center of tensions over migration. The trip comes as the enclave faces pressure from migrant arrivals and as Madrid and Rabat manage a fragile diplomatic thaw.

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- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/spains-king-felipe-makes-first-visit-to-ceuta-amid-migrant-crisis?traffic_source=rss) — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:41:15 +0000