The Muslims finding belonging in southern Spain
Centuries after the end of Islamic rule, some Muslims are choosing Andalusia, drawn by traces of its past.
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Centuries after the end of Islamic rule, some Muslims are choosing Andalusia, drawn by traces of its past.
Spain's People's Party leads the Socialists by only 1.4 points in the newest IMOP poll, while the state CIS still shows PSOE far ahead of the PP. The post Spain’s Right Loses Ground in Latest Poll appeared first on The Rio Times.
More than 70,000 people entered Ceuta irregularly from Morocco, triggering border security concerns in the EU bloc.
A sense of abandonment in conservative Ceuta following the migrant crisis of July is giving fresh ammunition to right-wing parties ahead of Spain's general election on 29 November.
Protesters across Europe have hit the streets amid anger over the cost of living.
Spain extradited the suspect known as Vida Loca to Madagascar on 16 October 2026, facing trafficking and money laundering charges. The post Vida Loca Drug Suspect Sent to Madagascar appeared first on The Rio Times.
Spain's migrant regularisation closed on 30 June 2026 with 1,174,978 applications, far above the government's estimate. Here is who qualified. The post Spain Regularisation Drew 1.17 Million Applications appeared first on The Rio Times.
Spain appeals to Court of Arbitration for Sport following FIFA sanctions for fans' behaviour during Egypt friendly.
Italy has extended by another week its suspension of the European Union's border-free travel arrangements with Spain over a surge in migrant arrivals in Ceuta in late July, an Italian government source said on Friday. A Spanish government spokesperson said the interior ministers of both countries would work over the coming week on lifting the border controls.
Spain sanctioned by FIFA after incidents at Espanyol's stadium in Barcelona, which staged the friendly with Egypt.
King Felipe VI on Tuesday said Ceuta and Melilla were "an inalienable part" of Spain as he made a landmark visit to the north African territories claimed by neighbouring Morocco. But the monarch, who rarely makes political interventions, emphasised Spain's need to "maintain good neighbourly relations" with Rabat after July's unprecedented migrant surge into Ceuta strained historically delicate ties. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid, Spain.
Cheering crowds waving Spanish flags filled Ceuta on Tuesday as King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia made a diplomatically sensitive visit to the city following July's migrant influx from Morocco. Their trip is the first royal visit since 2007, when a diplomatic crisis erupted with neighbouring Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain's other North African territory of Melilla.
Spanish utility Cox plans to build a gas terminal, solar plants and batteries under a US$2.9 billion El Salvador energy deal that Bukele signed on Tuesday. The post Spanish Firm Signs El Salvador Energy Deal appeared first on The Rio Times.
King Felipe VI on Tuesday said Ceuta and Melilla were "an inalienable part" of Spain as he made a landmark visit to the north African territories claimed by neighbouring Morocco. "Ceuta and Melilla are an inalienable part of the political and national reality that is Spain. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country are not negotiable," Felipe said. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.
Spain’s King Felipe VI has called for “good neighbourly relations” with Morocco during a landmark visit to Ceuta, as tensions over migration continue to test relations between the two neighbours and highlight the human cost of Europe’s borders
Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta for the first time since 2007, amid tensions with Morocco following July’s migration crisis, when more than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave. Most returned to Morocco, but thousands remained, and dozens died. Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta, making the royal visit diplomatically sensitive. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris has more from Madrid.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia kicked off their first visit to Ceuta on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with residents of the Spanish city in North Africa as they grapple with a migration crisis that has strained relations with Morocco. The royal couple will then travel to Melilla, Spain’s other North African exclave, on Wednesday. It will be the first visit by a Spanish monarch to the two cities since Felipe’s father, Juan Carlos I, toured them in 2007. Their visit comes after about 80,000...
Spain's National Day on Monday, 12 October, was marked by demonstrations in Barcelona in support of Spanish unity, while far-right leader Santiago Abascal visited Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
Snap vote could bring PP, Vox to power as polls show falling support for Sanchez, one of Europe's last leftist leaders.
Felipe VI’s first visit to Ceuta and Melilla as king brings Spain’s territorial dispute with Morocco back into focus.
People in Ceuta allege they were mistreated by Spanish soldiers after authorities cleared migrant camps.
Although Spain's general election is set to take place on November 29, the battle has already begun. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his main conservative challenger, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, kicked off their pre-election rallies, targeting each other's key vulnerabilities.
Graffiti artist honours Spain’s housing rights figure ‘Maricarmen’
Thousands of protesters honour Maricarmen Abascal's life, while tributes in Spanish parliament spark debate.
The 87-year-old whose eviction last month sparked nationwide protests in Spain has died. Maricarmen Abascal was evicted from her home of more than 70 years last month, after it was bought by an investment fund. After news of her passing, some who took to the streets say they believe her death was brought on by the stress of the eviction.
Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old Spanish woman whose dramatic eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, has died, the Madrid tenants' union said on Wednesday, as thousands demonstrated over her death. France 24's correspondent in Madrid Sarah Morris has the details.