A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Region of Murcia on Friday, according to Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN). The quake was located southeast of Beniel and reached a maximum intensity of IV.
Migrant boats have continued arriving in the Balearic Islands in recent days, with Formentera among the main entry points. Since Wednesday, authorities have carried out operations to locate and assist migrants who arrived by sea and at various points along the island’s coastline.
Spain faces a stable and hot Friday in many areas, but with a sharp contrast in temperatures: while some locations will approach 40 degrees, temperatures will begin to fall sharply in the north. The change will continue through the weekend.
Agriculture Minister Luis Planas rejected suspending the European Union’s trade agreements with Morocco over the situation in Ceuta and warned that “radical statements or shouting” would not solve the problems.
Director General of Traffic Pere Navarro cleared up doubts about the future of the V-16 warning beacon on Thursday. Some reports suggested it would no longer be mandatory from October 1, when the new General Traffic Regulations come into force, but Navarro said the light-emitting device “works well” and its use will remain compulsory.
This video shows spectacular images of the fire that broke out Thursday at a warehouse in Zaragoza’s Cogullada industrial park. A huge column of black smoke rises over the area and dominates the city’s skyline, while flames spread inside the facility. The scale of the smoke has made the fire visible from numerous points across Zaragoza.
Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets took off in Romania early this morning after a new alert over the possible entry of drones believed to be of Russian origin into its airspace. The aircraft are deployed in the country with NATO and are part of the Enhanced Air Policing service.
Former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s defense has rejected the €1.3 million valuation assigned to jewelry found in his office and asked the judge to request Saudi Arabia’s confirmation that it was a personal gift from King Abdullah during his official visit to Spain in 2007.
A story about learning to stay when life changes course. This is one interpretation of “The Unexpected,” Pedro Simón’s story about generations shaped by memory, loss and family ties, as well as love, tenderness and unexpected opportunities.
Maricarmen was carried out on a stretcher Wednesday from the house where she had spent virtually her entire life. At 87, with a disability and after more than seven decades in the same apartment in Madrid’s Retiro district, the National Police finally carried out her eviction amid intense tension and despite resistance from dozens of people who formed a human chain outside the entrance in an attempt to stop it.
Astronomical autumn will officially begin in Spain at 2:05 a.m. peninsular time this Wednesday, September 23. The new season will last 89 days and 21 hours and end on December 21, when winter begins, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, part of Spain’s National Geographic Institute.
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Wednesday that Morocco has assured him it will halt any attempt by migrants to enter Ceuta en masse.
The government reiterated on Wednesday that "there is coordination with Morocco every day of the year" and hopes the threat of a new mass crossing of irregular migrants into Ceuta, circulated on some social media platforms, will end like the one on August 15, with no significant movement at the border.
Compromís lawmaker Alberto Ibáñez said Wednesday that he expects Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to explain in Congress his "change of story" after saying in an interview in the United States that Morocco had failed to control its border on July 30.
PP lawmaker Ana Belén Vázquez has attacked Congress speaker Francina Armengol after being expelled for displaying pepper spray. She called Armengol a “hooligan” and insisted the canister “is not a weapon.”
Vox national legal coordinator Marta Castro said Tuesday that her party is seeking three years in prison for each of the creators of a poster depicting the party's leader, Santiago Abascal, with a gunshot to the back of the head, arguing that “this is not freedom of expression.”
Vox secretary general in Congress José María Figaredo stressed on Tuesday that Moroccans “cannot apply for asylum in Spain” because Morocco “has been deemed a safe state by the European Union, whose institutions are reliable,” meaning that “the asylum procedure cannot be initiated automatically.”
The Board of the Congress of Deputies agreed on Tuesday to permanently withdraw activist Vito Quiles' accreditation for committing “three very serious offenses due to repeated sanctions.” Nearly a dozen disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Quiles for various violations in the chamber.
Judge José Luis Calama has given former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero three days to provide information about jewelry found in his office last May as part of the investigation into the Plus Ultra case. The judge has also ordered a new appraisal of the pieces, this time by Yanes jewelry store, after an initial examination by Ansorena valued them at 1.3 million euros.
Astronomical autumn will officially begin in Spain at 2:05 a.m. (mainland time) this Wednesday, September 23. The new season will last 89 days and 21 hours and end on December 21, when winter begins, according to calculations by the National Astronomical Observatory, part of the National Geographic Institute.
