Madrid imam arrested by Guardia Civil for ‘radicalising minors’
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Thursday that they had arrested a 44-year-old imam who worked as an Arabic teacher and used his position ‘to...
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Spain’s foreign minister speaks with Israeli ambassador to avoid diplomatic row
Spain said on Tuesday that it ‘would work’ with Israel to maintain good relations after the Israeli Embassy accused some Spanish ministers of siding with...
Sánchez jeered at Spain’s national day, with chants of controversial slogan
Many Spaniards jeered acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the country’s National Day military parade in Madrid on Thursday, over his efforts to end Spain’s...
Socialist candidate Armengol elected as parliament speaker – seen as step to Sánchez securing re-election
Francina Armengol, the candidate proposed by Spain’s PSOE socialist party, was elected by MPs as the parliament’s new speaker on Thursday morning, which has been...
No Catalan independence ‘offline or online’, warns Pedro Sánchez
There will be no Catalan independence ‘offline or online,’ acting Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, warned on Thursday, ahead of a cabinet meeting to pass...
Nine days of protests in Catalonia, and on-going …
When the Spanish Supreme Court announced its verdict on the Catalan independence leaders on Monday 14 October, sentencing nine politicians and activists to jail for...
Seven years of pro-independence rallies during Catalonia’s ‘La Diada’
Catalonia’s pro-independence supporters are planning a huge rally this Wednesday 11 September to again coincide with La Diada (Catalonia’s National Day). It will also be a test...
Spain breaks up jihadi prison recruiting network
Spain has broken up a jihadist group which was trying to radicalise prisoners to carry out attacks when they left jail. Eight inmates were arrested,...
Grenade-shaped belt sparks train scare
A woman carrying a grenade-shaped belt buckle on a train from Barcelona to Madrid caused havoc on Wednesday, forcing a station to be partly evacuated...
Belgium: no extradition of Spanish rapper
A Belgian court on Monday rejected an extradition request for a Spanish rapper, who has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for allegedly praising terrorism...
