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Spain's king visits Ceuta, reviving name and status dispute
Original: Ceuta or Sebta? Why one city has two names and a disputed status https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/ ceuta-or-se
Spanish King Felipe VI has made his first visit as monarch to Ceuta and Melilla, the two Spanish territories on Morocco's coast, prompting renewed debate over their status. Spain calls them autonomous cities; Morocco claims them and refers to Ceuta as Sebta. Al Jazeera examines why the city carries two names and remains a point of tension between Madrid and Rabat.
Why now: The king's first visit to the contested territories has reignited the Spain-Morocco sovereignty dispute.
Felipe VICeutaMelillaSpainMorocco
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- Ceuta or Sebta? Why one city has two names and a disputed status https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/12/ ceuta-or-sebta-why-one-city-has-two-names-and-a-disputed-status?traffic_source=rss Felipe VI’s first visit to Ceuta and Melilla as king brings Spain’s territorial… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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