Source: Travel and Leisure Take a look at the countries travelers have been heading to most. BY TALIA AVAKIAN JANUARY 16, 2018 While France is set to remain the world’s most popular tourist destination, Spain is […]
Source: CNN “The Catalan Republic has won,” he announced in Brussels in the early hours of Friday morning. “The Spanish government was defeated.” The Spanish government had called an early election in the hope of quelling the separatist movement, whose push for independence triggered the country’s worst political crisis in […]
Source:CNN Barcelona, Spain (CNN)Catalonia’s deposed leader Carles Puigdemont said he was not in Brussels to apply for political asylum but had traveled to the Belgian capital for “safety” after Spain filed charges of rebellion against him. In his first public remarks since charges were announced over his drive for independence […]
Carles Puigdemont and cabinet formally removed from posts as Mariano Rajoy faces challenge of implementing takeover Carles Puigdemont and parliamentarians applaud at the end of the session at the plenary room of the Catalonian parliament after declaring independence. Photograph: Boixa/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Emma Graham-Harrison in Barcelona Saturday 28 October 2017 13.53 BST […]
Video: The moment Catalonia declared independence from Spain. (Photo: AP) (ABC News) The Spanish Government has moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia, stripping the region of its autonomy less than an hour after its Parliament declared independence in a stunning show of defiance. Key points: The Catalan […]
Source: BBC Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on senators to approve direct rule over Catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the region’s push for independence. He said he wanted to dismiss Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his vice-president and all regional ministers. Mr Rajoy’s speech was met with applause […]
Source: Daily Mirror Spain’s Prime Minister is set to impose direct rule over Catalonia in an unprecedented move never seen before in the country’s democracy. It comes after Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont has refused to clarify whether he has made a declaration of independence or not. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano […]
Source: BBC Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont is facing a final deadline to drop a secession bid, with Spain warning it will suspend the region’s autonomy if he fails to do so by 10:00 (08:00 GMT). After a referendum on 1 October, he signed an independence declaration but then suspended it, […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 10, 2017 7:27 PMOct 10, 2017 – 19:27 Catalan President Carles Puigdemont leaves after addressing deputies in the chamber at the Catalonian regional parliament in Barcelona, Spain, October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea (reuters_tickers) By Angus Berwick and Sonya Dowsett BARCELONA (Reuters) […]
Source: BBC News Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC. In his first interview since a […]
Source: BBC News Catalan emergency officials say 761 people have been injured as police used force to try to block voting in Catalonia’s independence referendum. The Spanish government has pledged […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The father of the youngest victim of last week’s tragic terror attacks in Cambrils and Barcelona hugged a local imam in an emotional protest against terror and Islamophobia. Xavier Martinez, who lost his three-year-old son Xavi in the attack on Las Ramblas avenue, embraced Spanish imam Driss […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP BARCELONA Muslims attend a demonstration in Granada on August 23, 2017 in protest against a surge in anti-Islamic hate crimes following last week’s deadly attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils (AFP Photo) Tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners are to stage a defiant march […]
It may be a jolly idea that the cultist murderers of Isis – however unwittingly – could create Spanish unity on the eve of Catalonia’s independence vote, but the idea that this potentially catastrophic moment in Spanish history played no part in the aftermath of the massacre is ridiculous Robert […]
While some pray for Barcelona after the terrorist attack that left at least 13 people dead and more than 100 injured, others offer prayers of celebration. The bitter truth is that Islamic extremists celebrate the death and carnage in Barcelona as an answer to their prayers, and a victory for […]
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley August 20 at 4:09 PM BARCELONA — In the aftermath of Europe’s latest terrorist attack , a set of familiar tensions clouded this sunny, vibrant city Sunday . Some […]
One factor common amongst these attackers is their youth: the alleged offender in the Barcelona attack, Younes Abouyaaqoub, is 22 years old. The suspected terrorists shot dead by police in Cambrils were aged between 17 and 24 Imam Qari Asim 330 comments This week has seen three terror attacks in […]
Source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/842511/las-ramblas-barcelona-gunmen-in-restaurant-terror-spain Abdul Razzaq, National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Spain, said: “The victims of the tragic and barbaric attacks in Barcelona and their families are in our special thoughts and prayers. “To harm the innocent is never acceptable and goes against the teachings of Islam, the Holy Qur’an and […]
Source: CNN What we know so far Cambrils attack: Five suspected terrorists were killed by police early Friday in Cambrils, a coastal town 75 miles from Barcelona. The attackers wore fake explosive belts; seven people were injured. Barcelona attack: A van plowed into a crowd of people in Las Ramblas […]
Source: BBC News Three times as many migrants have arrived in Spain so far this year compared to the same period in 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. […]