TEHRAN, December 11 - Catalonia's Leader Quim Torra has joined a two-day fasting to support the hunger strike of four jailed politicians. The move, which was called by a civil society platform known as "Enough Hostages", aims at drawing public attention to Madrid’s silence on the appeals of prisoners to be granted bail while they await trial. Press TV correspondent Kusai Kedri reports.
TEHRAN, December 11 -Spain's interior minister said he would send national police to Catalonia if local authorities did not do more to stop protests like the one that shut down major highways over the weekend.
TEHRAN, December 06 - Germany, France to add Spain to fighter program: sourcesGermany and France will welcome Spain as a full partner in their program to develop a next-generation air combat system, and expect to sign an agreement finalizing the move at the Paris Air Show in June, German government sources said.
TEHRAN, December 04 -The wave of right-wing resurgence that has flooded Europe following the refugee crisis has reached Spain. An upstart anti-immigrant party has entered the parliament in Spain’s Andalusia and might yet become a kingmaker.
TEHRAN, December 03 - A far-right party has won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, results in Andalusia's election showed.
TEHRAN, November 30 - Protests in Catalonia gain in intensity, with people calling on the government to reverse its budget cuts and improve working conditions. The demonstrations come despite an emergency package offer from the regional government to resolve the outstanding economic issues. Our correspondent Kusai Kedri has the details.
TEHRAN, November 24 -Spain has managed to force Britain into signing an agreement on how the two countries should deal with the British territory of Gibraltar, which lies to the southern coast of Spain, once Britain leaves the European Union in March next year.
TEHRAN, November 24 - Spain was standing between Theresa May and a Brexit deal as it threatened to derail an EU summit on Sunday if it does not get new assurances on having a say in the future of Gibraltar.
TEHRAN, November 23 - Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez agreed with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to deepen bilateral political ties on Thursday, at the start of the first official visit by a Spanish leader to the Communist-run country in three decades.
TEHRAN, November 20 -Spain will vote against the European Union’s draft Brexit deal on Sunday unless it is modified to make clear that the future of the disputed British territory of Gibraltar relies on talks between Madrid and London, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said.
TEHRAN, November 07 - Police closed two train lines in Barcelona's main station on Wednesday after a security scanner detected an object inside a suitcase that could be an explosive.
TEHRAN, November 03 -Spain-based Repsol said Wednesday in its January-September report that it increased its worldwide production of oil and gas by 4 percent, using the windfall from higher crude oil prices to expand renewables and slash debt.
TEHRAN, November 02 - Spanish prosecutors called Friday for Catalan separatist leaders to be jailed for up to 25 years on charges of rebellion or misuse of public funds over last year's failed secession bid.
TEHRAN, October 28 - Two seven-year-old children have died in the Mediterranean as hundreds of migrants sought to reach Spain from Morocco, a Spanish NGO said Saturday.
TEHRAN, October 28 - It has been one year since Spain sacked the semi-autonomous government in Catalonia and dissolved the regional parliament after a unilateral declaration of independence. With half the former government officials in jail and the other in exile, the pro-independence movement in Catalonia is trying to regain control of the region's institutions.
TEHRAN, October 25 - Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered the trial of 18 former Catalan leaders over their role in holding and supporting a controversial referendum on independence last year.
TEHRAN, October 22 - Sheep replaced the usual traffic in central Madrid on Sunday as shepherds steered hundreds of the animals through the Spanish capital to proclaim their right to use ancient migration routes.
TEHRAN, October 14 - In October 2017, strong winds from Hurricane Ophelia, which travelled north off the coast of Portugal and western Spain, fed forest fires that killed around 40 people during a heatwave.