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Spanish government orders town in Murcia to reverse its ban on Muslim festivities in sports venues

News Desk11th August 202519th August 2025

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Spain’s central government has ordered the town of Jumilla in the Murcia region to reverse its newly introduced ban on holding religious celebrations in municipal...

Outrage after town in Murcia region bans Muslim festivals in public venues

News Desk9th August 202511th August 2025

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A town in southeastern Spain has barred Muslim festivities from taking place in public venues, describing the move as a defence ‘against foreign customs’. It...

Vueling denies ‘highly disruptive’ passengers were removed from flight because they are Jewish

News Desk24th July 202530th July 2025

24th July 202530th July 20252059

Dozens of French passengers were taken off a Vueling flight preparing to leave from Valencia to Paris on Wednesday, due to what Spanish police and...

Well-preserved ‘miracle’ body of Saint Teresa, who died in 1582, on display in Spanish church

News Desk13th May 202519th May 2025

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The remarkably well-preserved remains of a 16th-century Catholic saint, who passed away nearly five centuries ago, left viewers in awe when her body was publicly...

Spanish government aims to repeal blasphemy law amid free expression debate

News Desk12th January 202517th January 2025

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Spain’s coalition government led by the PSOE socialist party with the Sumar left-wing group has said it will be proposing legislation to stop religious groups...

‘Effeminate’ and ‘shameful’ poster of Jesus angers Spain’s ultra conservatives

News Desk30th January 20245th February 2024

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A poster of Jesus Christ to promote Holy Week in Seville has drawn fierce criticism from Spanish ultra-conservatives, who denounced it as ‘effeminate’ and ‘offensive’ to...

Rare 14th-century synagogue uncovered in southern Spain

News Desk8th February 202314th February 2023

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Archaeologists in the Spanish city of Utrera in the province of Seville (Andalusia) confirmed this week that they have uncovered a 14th-century synagogue hidden within a...

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