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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

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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

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Students camp at the Complutense University in Madrid

Madrid students join a growing number of protest camps across Spain calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza

STUDENTS in Madrid have become the latest to set up a protest camp to call for an end to the conflict in Gaza. The tents

8 May, 2024 @ 16:18

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Israel warns Spain and Ireland of ‘grave consequences’ after they agreed to recognise Palestine as a nation state

Spain and Ireland will ‘soon’ formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state

SPAIN’S prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, spoke via telephone with his Irish counterpart Simon Harris on Monday, to discuss the conflict in the Middle East among

6 May, 2024 @ 17:07

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

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‘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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Spain’s foreign minister slams ‘unfriendly gesture’ from Israel after its embassy issues statement criticising stance of ‘some members of the Spanish government’

SPAIN’S foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, has responded to criticism of his caretaker government by the Israeli embassy in Madrid by calling it an ‘unfriendly

17 Oct, 2023 @ 14:21

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Pictured: Soldier, 19, from Sevilla is among two missing Spaniards in Israel following deadly Hamas attack

Spain confirms death of Spanish 19-year-old in Hamas attacks on Israel

SPAIN’S Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the death of Maya Villalobo Sinvany, a 19-year-old woman with joint Spanish-Israeli nationality who had been missing since Hamas

11 Oct, 2023 @ 14:08

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Two non-local men arrested for alleged racism against Jewish community in Gibraltar

POLICE arrested two foreign men who allegedly hurled abuse at members of the Jewish community on Gibraltar’s Main Street Tuesday morning. Officers arrested the Portuguese

11 Oct, 2023 @ 09:25

Crime & Law·Gibraltar