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Spain to evacuate hundreds of its citizens from Lebanon following Israeli invasion

Spain to evacuate hundreds of its citizens from Lebanon following Israeli attacks

DEFENCE Minister, Margarita Robles, has said Spain will send two army planes to Lebanon on Thursday to evacuate Spanish citizens. As tensions ramp up following

2 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Israel urges Spain to ‘reverse’ its recognition of Palestine as a nation state

ISRAEL has called on Spain to renege its recognition of Palestine as a nation state in the wake of the murder of six Israeli hostages

4 Sep, 2024 @ 07:30

Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez says ‘welcome’ as Spain takes in 15 children from Gaza requiring ‘urgent medical care’

FIFTEEN children from Gaza have arrived in Madrid to receive ‘urgent medical care’ as part of a deal to fly hundreds of youngsters injured in

25 Jul, 2024 @ 13:06

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Riot police struggle with protestors in Sevilla University

Watch: Dramatic scenes in Spain’s Sevilla University as riot police forcibly remove students protesting against Israel’s war in Gaza

STUDENTS at Spain’s Sevilla University have denounced being physically assaulted by riot officers from the Policia Nacional, as they broke up a pro-Palestine protest in

11 Jun, 2024 @ 12:55

Lead·Sevilla

Israel threatens Spain with closure of its embassy in Jerusalem: Tel Aviv warns Madrid it must have zero contact with the Palestinian Authority

ISRAEL’S foreign minister has threatened to close the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate in the aftermath of

31 May, 2024 @ 14:24

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Santiago Abascal Indignado Con Tve Quot Se Les Ha Olvidado Pintarme Los Cuernos Quot

Spain’s far-right Vox leader visits Israel: Santiago Abascal vows to ‘undo’ Pedro Sanchez’s recognition of Palestine in surprise meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu

SANTIAGO Abascal, the leader of the far-right Vox party, made a surprise visit to Israel on Tuesday where he promised to ‘undo’ Spain’s recognition of

29 May, 2024 @ 14:19

Lead·Politics

Spain approves recognition of state of Palestine: Madrid declares Jerusalem as the capital and says 1967 borders should return – but Israel accused PM Pedro Sanchez of ‘inciting genocide’

SPAIN will join 140 member states of the United Nations today by officially recognising a Palestinian state as Israel’s foreign minister claimed Spanish PM Pedro

28 May, 2024 @ 11:40

Lead·Politics

‘We harm those who harm us’: Israel threatens Spain after it recognised Palestine as a nation state alongside Ireland and Norway

ISRAEL’S Foreign Minister has accused Spain of ‘rewarding terror’ as relations between the two countries broke down on the eve of Madrid’s diplomatic recognition of

27 May, 2024 @ 12:43

Lead·Politics

Denys Shmyhal Meet With Manuel Albarez Bueno

Spain turns away ship carrying 27 TONNES of explosive weapons to Israel: Vessel had requested permission to port in Cartagena

THE Spanish government has denied permission for a cargo ship that was carrying explosive material destined for Israel to call at the southeastern port of

17 May, 2024 @ 11:07

Lead·Politics

Spanish chef Jose Andres mourns one of his aid workers

At memorial service in Washington, Spanish chef Jose Andres pays tribute to seven of his aid workers who were killed in an Israeli air strike: ‘They were the best of humanity’

SPANISH chef Jose Andres on Thursday paid tribute to seven of his aid workers who were killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier this month, calling

26 Apr, 2024 @ 17:43

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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez insists Spain will recognise Palestine ‘as a state in its own right’

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has once again insisted that his government will support the recognition of Palestine ‘as a state in its own right’.

6 Apr, 2024 @ 14:31

Lead·Politics

‘Israel needs to stop killing’: Spanish chef Jose Andres’s message to Benjamin Netanyahu after seven of his NGO workers were killed in Gaza

SPANISH chef Jose Andres conveyed a stark message to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, after seven members of staff at his NGO World Central

3 Apr, 2024 @ 11:37

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British and American citizens are among seven aid workers killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza: Victims worked for Spanish chef Jose Andre’s’ NGO

VICTIMS of an Israeli strike on Gaza were British and American citizens who worked for an NGO run by Spanish chef Jose Andre. At least

2 Apr, 2024 @ 10:49

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Spain and Ireland demand Brussels investigate Israel for potential human rights abuses in Gaza

THE leaders of Spain and Ireland have asked the European Commission to urgently review whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza.

14 Feb, 2024 @ 17:04

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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez uses Christmas message to call for an end to the ‘unbearable suffering’ of the people of Gaza

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has used a Christmas video message to call on the international community to bring about an end to the ‘unbearable

25 Dec, 2023 @ 09:30

Lead·Politics

Spaniard kidnapped by Hamas is dead: Ivan Illarramendi, 46, was taken hostage alongside his wife during savage attack on Israel last month

“We are OK, but I’ve been shot.” The terrifying messages sent by a Spanish victim of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel

MESSAGES sent by a Spaniard who was killed during the October 7 Hamas attacks against Israel have been published by online daily El Confidencial. In

20 Dec, 2023 @ 13:06

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Israel recalls its ambassador in Spain after Prime Minister Sanchez expresses ‘genuine doubts’ that Israel is respecting international humanitarian law

ISRAEL has indefinitely recalled its ambassador in Spain after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used a television interview this morning to express ‘genuine doubts’ that Israel

30 Nov, 2023 @ 17:43

Lead·Politics

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sparks diplomatic spat with outspoken criticism of Israel

A VISIT by Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Israel and Palestine last week sparked a major diplomatic spat between the two countries, after the

26 Nov, 2023 @ 14:48

Lead·Politics

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s stark message to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘The number of Palestinians killed is truly unbearable’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez conveyed a stark message to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, condemning the attacks on Israel by Hamas but

23 Nov, 2023 @ 14:17

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Motorist runs over pro-Palestine protestors

Watch: Police launch investigation in Spain’s Madrid after motorist runs down cyclists during pro-Palestine protest

A MAN handed himself in to police in Madrid on Thursday evening after he ran over a number of cyclists who were taking part in

27 Oct, 2023 @ 12:39

Lead·Madrid

Spain is monitoring 12 known Jihadists who have returned from Syria and Iraq and who represent ‘one of the biggest challenges’ in the fight against terrorism

SPAIN is on high alert for 12 known Jihadists in the country after recent terror attacks in France and Belgium. According to the Department for

20 Oct, 2023 @ 11:33

Crime & Law·Lead

Elon Musk's Tesla eyeing up massive Valencia deal in Spain

Elon Musk weighs banning X (Twitter) in the EU as bloc demands answers for ‘fake viral content’ relating to Israeli-Hamas conflict

THE OWNER of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, is considering removing the social media platform from European countries such as Spain thanks to new regulations

19 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Technology

Pro-Palestine protesters screaming ‘murderous Israel!’ try to storm synagogue in Spain: Tensions mount in Melilla as hundreds take to the streets and police are forced to intervene

SEVERAL hundred people demonstrated on Wednesday night in Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla in support of Palestine over Israel’s military action against the Hamas

19 Oct, 2023 @ 17:06

Lead·National News

Terror watch: Spain is tracking more than 300 ‘lone wolves’ amid fears of an Islamist attack

SPANISH police are on high alert for over 300 ‘lone wolf’ terror suspects amid rising tensions in the Middle East. According to El Mundo, Spain

19 Oct, 2023 @ 11:51

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Spain’s social rights minister Ione Belarra doubles down on criticism of Israel, calling on PM to suspend relations

SPAIN’S caretaker Social Rights Minister Ione Belarra on Wednesday stepped up her criticism of Israel, just days after the country’s embassy in Madrid issued a

18 Oct, 2023 @ 14:35

Lead·Politics

High terror alert in Spain: 700 police officers deployed ahead of basketball game featuring Israeli team in Valencia

A VALENCIA basketball game has been deemed a high terror risk as hundreds of officers are deployed in the city. Around 700 police officers will

18 Oct, 2023 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia