Juan Carlos criticised for meeting Saudi crown prince
Former Spanish King Juan Carlos was under fire Monday after a photo emerged of him meeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who has been...
Podemos
Leaked chats hint to ‘control’ of court trial
According to leaked chats from Spain’s People’s Party (PP) spokesman in the Spanish Senate, the party could ‘control from the behind the scenes’ the trial prosecuting...
Prosecutor to propose sentences for jailed leaders
The Spanish Public Prosecutor will make public this week their proposed sentences for the 18 Catalan leaders, prosecuted over the 2017 independence push ahead of...
Spain PM defends selling arms to Saudi
Spain’s Socialist prime minister defended Wednesday arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia despite an outcry over the murder of a Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying it...
Podemos leader Iglesias to visit Junqueras in prison
The head of Spain’s leftwing Podemos party, Pablo Iglesias, has said he will visit the former Catalan vice president, Oriol Junqueras, in prison on Friday...
Spain’s elite shaken by ‘blackmailer’ cop, Villarejo
He may be behind bars, but a former police chief still strikes fear into the highest levels of the Spanish state thanks to his covert...
Court confirms jail term for Rodrigo Rato
Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato‘s jail sentence of four years and six months for misusing funds in a case...
Spain’s Justice Minister facing calls to resign
Spain’s Justice Minister, Dolores Delgado, faced calls to resign on Tuesday after audio recordings emerged of her having lunch nearly a decade ago with a...
Franco exhumation: Spain passes decree
Spain’s Socialist (PSOE) government passed a decree on Friday allowing the exhumation of the remains of Franco from his vast mausoleum, a decision that divides...
Franco exhumation creates political row
For over 40 years the remains of dictator Francisco Franco have lain in the mausoleum outside Madrid known as the Valley of the Fallen. However,...
