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Spain air drops 26 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza, days after 18 Palestinians killed after malfunction

Spanish military aircraft delivered 26 tonnes of humanitarian aid yesterday to Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip, with Madrid urging Israel to open land border crossings to prevent famine, according to the Foreign Ministry. The operation, conducted in collaboration with Jordan and supported financially by the European Union, involved the airdrop of over 11,000 food rations to address the “catastrophic levels of food insecurity” impacting up to 1.1 million Palestinians […]

today29 March 2024

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‘Let’s do business’: Ramaphosa opens investment doors for Spanish government

“South Africa is open for business.” This is the message President Cyril Ramaphosa had for a Spanish business delegation led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday. Sánchez, who was accompanied by his minister of industry, trade and tourism Reyes Maroto on an official visit to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, observed the signing of three memoranda of understanding, including on cooperation in education, science and technology, defence, arts, culture […]

today28 October 2022

International

Algeria to continue gas supply to Spain despite Western Sahara row

Algeria will continue gas supply to Spain despite a diplomatic row with Madrid over Western Sahara, the country's president said on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported. "We assure the Spanish friends, the Spanish people that Algeria will never abandon its commitment to supply Spain with gas under any circumstances," Tebboune said in an interview with state television. "Algeria's relations with Spain are good and very solid," he added. The Algerian leader said the […]

today25 April 2022

International News

Palestine signs $112m cooperation deal with Spain

A memorandum of understanding on economic development and cooperation spanning the next four years has been signed between Palestine and Spain at a value of €100 million ($112 million), reported Wafa news agency. The agreement, signed by Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki and his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya, includes support for the employment sector and the Palestinian economy, agriculture and water sector. “This agreement signed today, and Spanish support […]

today27 June 2020

International News

COVID-19 deaths in Spain rise above 10,000

A record 950 people have died from coronavirus in Spain in the space of 24 hours, lifting the country's death toll to 10,003 from 9,053. Meanwhile, the number of infections on Thursday rose to 110,238, up from 102,136 a day earlier. With the world's second-highest number of fatalities after Italy, and third-highest tally of cases after the United States and Italy, Spain is struggling to contain the infection amid a […]

today3 April 2020

International News

Spain records highest jump in coronavirus deaths

Spain has reported 849 new deaths from the coronavirus, the highest overnight jump since the start of the epidemic, bringing the total number of fatalities in the southern European country to 8,189. In the United States, further restrictions on movement are being considered to curb the spread of the virus, with the country now reporting twice the number of cases as China where the outbreak began late last year. The […]

today31 March 2020

International News

NGOs urge Spain to stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia

A coalition of NGOs on Wednesday urged Spain not to sign off on a planned sale of warships to Saudi Arabia during an upcoming visit to Madrid by the kingdom's crown prince. The "Arms Under Control" collective, which includes Amnesty International, Oxfam and Greenpeace, also called on Spain to stop exporting arms to the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, where thousands of civilians have been killed. During his […]

today11 April 2018

International News

Meet the activists fighting for Catalan ‘independence’

Moments after Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced that Spain would assume control of Catalonia's government, the streets of Catalonia's capital were once again filled with noise. An estimated 450,000 people on Saturday gathered in Barcelona's centre to protest against Madrid's move to impose direct rule over the , a move regional officials described as a "coup". Carrying the Estelada, the single-starred flag that symbolises an independent Catalonia, separatist supporters […]

today22 October 2017

International News

‘Yes’ wins Catalonia independence vote marred by chaos

Catalonia's regional leader opened the door to a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain after voters defied a violent police crackdown and voted 90 percent in favour of breaking away. Carles Puigdemont's comments followed a television address by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who ruled out independence and accused separatists of trying to "blackmail ... the whole nation". He offered all-party talks on the region's future. Despite Spanish police using […]

today2 October 2017

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