Jailed Catalan leaders await transfer to Madrid
The jailed Catalan pro-independence leaders facing trial in the coming weeks are expected to be transferred from Catalan to Madrid prisons this Friday 1 February....
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King of Spain visits Iraq, first in 40 years
Spain’s King Felipe VI has arrived in Iraq for the first visit there by a Spanish monarch in four decades. The king, whose country is...
Observers seek to attend Catalan trial, ‘televised live’
International Trial Watch (ITW), a platform for human rights organisations, said on Tuesday in Madrid that at least 13 Catalan, Spanish and European groups intend...
Unemployment drops in Spain, yet still at 3.3m
Spain’s unemployment rate dropped in 2018 as the country’s services sector, which includes all-important tourism, generated more jobs, official figures showed Tuesday. At the end...
Drug smuggling ring used drones to ‘monitor’ police
Spanish police have smashed a drug smuggling ring which used drones to ‘monitor’ police and ensure the coast was clear when they unloaded shipments of...
EU fights US import duties on Spanish olives
The European Union on Monday said it would launch proceedings at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against US import duties on Spanish olives. ‘Tomorrow, we...
Pope Francis fears of Venezuela ‘bloodbath’
Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido has called for two new protests, in an effort to push the military to turn against leader Nicolas Maduro as...
Police use cranes to clear protest of Madrid taxis
Spanish riot police used cranes today to clear a major thoroughfare in Madrid that was blocked by striking taxi drivers. The drivers have been on...
Venezuela’s Maduro rejects call for elections
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has rejected a European ultimatum that he call elections as opposition rival Juan Guaido stepped up appeals to the military to...
Funeral held for toddler found dead in well
A funeral was held today for the Spanish toddler found dead at the bottom of a deep well after a massive rescue operation. Two-year-old Julen...
