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Spain granted citizenship to 300,000 foreigners in 2025 – highest annual figure since records began

News Desk29th May 20263rd June 2026

29th May 20263rd June 20261536

Nearly 300,000 foreign nationals acquired Spanish citizenship in 2025, marking the highest annual figure since official records began more than a decade ago, according to...

Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June

News Desk6th May 202612th May 2026

6th May 202612th May 20261298

Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...

Spanish police uncover sophisticated drug tunnel network linking Ceuta and Morocco

News Desk31st March 202612th May 2026

31st March 202612th May 20261249

Spain’s National Police have dismantled a major international drug trafficking network after uncovering a highly sophisticated underground tunnel system in the North African exclave of...

Spain and Morocco arrest three suspects of jihadist cell, Mallorca man ‘planned lone wolf attack’

News Desk26th March 202631st March 2026

26th March 202631st March 20261481

A joint counterterrorism operation carried out by Spain’s National Police and Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) has led to the arrest of three...

Post-Brexit Gibraltar agreement gives Spain new role in border and residency decisions

News Desk26th February 20265th March 2026

26th February 20265th March 20262045

Spain will gain the authority to block British travellers from entering Gibraltar and to deny residency permits on security-related grounds under a post-Brexit treaty that...

Spanish police alert to sharp rise in ‘lost’ passport reports ahead of migrant regularisation

News Desk13th February 202618th February 2026

13th February 202618th February 20261425

Spain’s National Police have issued a nationwide warning after detecting a sharp rise in allegedly fraudulent reports of lost or stolen passports. Police investigators suspect...

Irregular migration to Spain dropped by over 40% in 2025

News Desk3rd January 20268th January 2026

3rd January 20268th January 20262984

Irregular migration to Spain dropped sharply in 2025, with arrivals falling by more than 40%, according to official data, driven mainly by a steep decline...

Guardia Civil dismantle drug gang using helicopter to smuggle in hashish from Morocco

News Desk15th December 202512th May 2026

15th December 202512th May 20261147

Spain’s Guardia Civil police on Saturday said they had dismantled a criminal gang that flew helicopters to smuggle hashish into the country from Morocco, in...

55 arrests as Spanish police smash seven ‘highly violent’ crime groups on the Costa del Sol

News Desk6th November 202512th November 2025

6th November 202512th November 20252040

Spain’s National Police said on Wednesday that they had dismantled seven criminal networks operating along the Costa del Sol, arresting 55 ‘highly violent’ suspects and...

Spain begins trial of terrorism suspect in 2023 church machete killings

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

7th October 202513th October 20251459

Spain’s highest criminal court on Monday began the terrorism trial of a Moroccan man accused of carrying out machete attacks on two churches in 2023...

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