Spain's COVID-19 case count up by 6,600 over past 24 hours, death toll up by 514: ministry

Mar 24, 2020, at 05:30 pm

Madrid/Sputnik/UNI:  Spain's number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 6,600 over the past 24 hours and now nears 40,000, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Spain imposes lockdown to fight coronavirus

Mar 15, 2020, at 09:17 am

Madrid/UNI: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed the 'State of Alarm' in Spain, announcing that the country will go into lockdown for 15 days from 0800 hrs on Monday morning in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

COVID-19: Spain becomes latest country to declare state of emergency

Mar 15, 2020, at 12:44 am

Madrid/UNI: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced that his government has decided to declare a state of emergency for the next 15 days in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak which has engulfed Spain and large parts of mainland Europe.

Spain says joint work with Russia needed for boosting bilateral trade relations

Nov 16, 2019, at 07:15 am

Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: Moscow and Madrid need to work together for stepping up bilateral trade ties, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said after a meeting between Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Fernando Valenzuela Marzo and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

China takes over 94 telecom fraud suspects from Spain

Jun 07, 2019, at 10:23 am

Beijing, Jun 7 (Xinhua/UNI) A group of 94 suspects, escorted by Chinese police, flew in Beijing on Friday morning from Spain, the first delivery of telecom fraud suspects in this scale from Europe.

Over forty suspected members of criminal groups detained in Italy, Spain : Spanish Police

May 11, 2019, at 04:56 pm

Madrid, May 11 (Sputnik/UNI) Italian and Spanish law enforcement agencies carried out a joint operation and detained 44 members of criminal groups, the Spanish police said on Saturday.

Three Spaniards suspected of planning violent acts arrested in France

May 01, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Paris, May 1 (Xinhua) French police on Wednesday arrested three Spaniards suspected of planning violent acts during a May Day rally in the French capital as part of the government's preventive measures against violence, local media reported.

Spanish Prime Minister hopes stable government will be formed after general election

Apr 28, 2019, at 04:40 pm

Madrid, Apr 28 (Sputnik/UNI) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez voted on Sunday in the country's snap general election and voiced his belief that it would be possible to form a stable government as a result of the ongoing election.

Now is the time for cooperative leadership, not nationalist rhetoric, Spain’s President says at UN

Sep 28, 2018, at 10:27 am

New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): The world is facing enormous global challenges, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of Spain, told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, underscoring that these times “do not need nationalist or non-inclusive rhetoric.”

Million gather at Catalonia national day rally in Barcelona

Sep 12, 2018, at 12:49 pm

Barcelona, Sept 12 (IBNS): Around a million people took to the streets in Barcelona to participate in the Catalonia national day rally and demand independence from Spain.

Proposal for Spain to reckon with its past during Franco era, welcomed by UN rights experts

Jul 26, 2018, at 09:32 am

New York, July 26 (IBNS): A group of UN human rights experts has welcomed the announcement earlier this month by the Spanish Minister of Justice that the Government is paving the way for a Truth Commission to investigate violations that occurred during the civil war and the era of dictatorship under General Francisco Franco that followed.

Catalonia: Five separatist leaders detained; Protesters clash with police

Mar 24, 2018, at 06:25 pm

Barcelona, Mar 24 (IBNS): Following orders from the Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid, police detained five Catalan separatist leaders, triggering a clash with protesters in the regional capital, Barcelona, late on Friday night.

Spain's King Felipe faces protests in Catalonia

Feb 26, 2018, at 05:05 pm

Barcelona, Feb 26 (IBNS): Spain's King Felipe faced protests in his maiden visit to Catalonia since October 2017's failed separation saga.

Catalonia Crisis: Spanish High Court summons Puidgemont and 13 other dismissed leaders

Nov 01, 2017, at 06:12 pm

Madrid, Nov 1 (IBNS): The Spanish High Court has summoned controversial Catalonia leader Carles Puidgemont and 13 other leaders of his dismissed government, reports said.

Catalan lawmakers vote to declare independence from Spain

Oct 28, 2017, at 01:31 am

Barcelona, Oct 27 (IBNS): In a major development, the Catalan Parliament on Friday voted in favour of declaring independence from Spain.

Spain likely to impose direct rule over Catalonia

Oct 21, 2017, at 04:47 pm

Madrid, Oct 21 (IBNS): Spain is likely to impose a direct rule over the disputed Catalonia region, though a final verdict will be declared after Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meets with his cabinet to discuss the issue.

Portugal wildfire leaves 41 dead and many injured, fans political blame too

Oct 18, 2017, at 06:43 pm

Lisbon, Oct 18 (IBNS): Rain and a decline in wind speed helped firefighters in Portugal and Spain to tame the deadly wild fire raging through parts of both countries, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Spain-Catalonia crisis: Thousands take to street before independence referendum

Sep 30, 2017, at 04:17 pm

Barcelona, Sep 30 (IBNS): Thousands took to the streets in Catalonia ahead of Sunday's referendum on independence from Spain, reports said.

Spain: Pakistan man arrested for spreading 'jihadi propaganda'

Sep 19, 2017, at 09:50 pm

Madrid, Sept 19 (IBNS): A Pakistani national has been arrested by Spanish security officials on suspicion of promoting terrorism and spreading Islamic jihadi propaganda on social media networks, media reports said.

Spanish drug bust: At least 14 arrested, 3-kilo cocaine seized

Sep 03, 2017, at 07:18 pm

Majorca, Sep 3 (IBNS): At least 14 people have been arrested, including 12 Britons, in a drug bust in Spain's Majorca island, reports said.

Spain's eviction violated family's human rights, say UN experts

Jul 06, 2017, at 02:16 pm

New York, July 6(Just Earth News): By evicting a family with young children from a rented room – without providing alternative housing – Spain violated the right to housing, according to a group of United Nations human rights experts.

Spain: Train derails, 4 killed

Sep 09, 2016, at 11:17 pm

O Porriño, Sept 9 (IBNS): At least four people were killed as a train derailed in passenger train en route to Porto (Portugal) from Vigo in Galicia derailed in Spain's northwestern town O Porriño, media reports said on Friday.

Two injured in shooting in shopping centre in Spanish city Zaragoza

Aug 12, 2016, at 09:28 pm

Zaragoza, Spain, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Two persons were seriously injured after a gunman went on a shooting spree at a shopping centre in Zaragoza in northeastern Spain on Friday, media reports said.