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Spain's Former King to Leave Country Amid Corruption Claims

TEHRAN (defapress)- The former monarch of Spain, King Juan Carlos I, said he is leaving to live in another country, weeks after he was linked to an investigation into allegations of corruption.
News ID: 81718    Publish Date : 2020/08/04

Spain Turns Back Cars from Land Borders as COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 491

TEHRAN (defapress) – Spain set up police checks at its land borders with France and Portugal on Tuesday and turned back foreigners attempting to enter, part of strict measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s second hardest-hit country.
News ID: 80533    Publish Date : 2020/03/17

Spain Votes in Fourth General Election in Four Years

TEHRAN (defapress) – Spain is voting in its fourth general election in four years on Sunday, after a campaign overshadowed by the crisis in Catalonia and the rise of the hard right.
News ID: 79244    Publish Date : 2019/11/10

Spain Finds Catalan Leaders Guilty of Sedition

TEHRAN (defapress) – Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region's failed bid for independence in 2017.
News ID: 78969    Publish Date : 2019/10/15

Spain’s Acting PM Struggles to Win Backing for Second Term

TEHRAN (defapress) - With less than two weeks before a parliamentary vote on his investiture, Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is struggling to win support from other parties to form a new government and avoid fresh elections.
News ID: 78047    Publish Date : 2019/07/12

Spain Votes in 'Second Round' Local, Regional, EU Polls

TEHRAN (defapress) - Spain votes in local, regional and European elections on Sunday seen as a "second round" for acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as he seeks to form a new government and gain influence in the EU.
News ID: 77554    Publish Date : 2019/05/26

US Arrests former Marine Connected to North Korea Embassy Raid in Spain

TEHRAN (defapress) – US authorities have arrested a former US Marine who is a member of a group that allegedly raided the North Korean embassy in Madrid in February and stole electronics, two sources familiar with the arrest said on Friday.
News ID: 76932    Publish Date : 2019/04/20

Spain hopes US unilateral sanctions against Iran would end

TEHRAN(defapress)-- The President of the Senate of Spain Pio Garcia-Escudero said on Wednesday that the US unilateral sanctions against Iran would hopefully end at the earliest.
News ID: 76034    Publish Date : 2019/03/07

Spain's Divisions Laid Bare as Catalan Separatists' Trial Starts

TEHRAN (defapress) - Twelve Catalan secessionist leaders go on trial in Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday, charged for their role in a failed independence bid 16 months ago that deeply divided the country and triggered the biggest political crisis in decades.
News ID: 75555    Publish Date : 2019/02/12

Envoy:

No Obstacles to Iran-Spain Cooperation

TEHRAN (defapress)- Spanish Ambassador to Iran Eduardo Lopez Busquets stressed that Tehran and Madrid can develop relations and cooperation without interruption.
News ID: 74084    Publish Date : 2018/12/02

Spain Bars May's Way to Brussels Brexit Deal

TEHRAN (defapress) - 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.
News ID: 73905    Publish Date : 2018/11/24

Spain:

Europe determined to confront US unilateralism

TEHRAN(defapress)– Europe is determined to stand against US unilateral policy, Spanish State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Fernando Valenzuela said.
News ID: 73761    Publish Date : 2018/11/17

Iran, Spain Stress Preserving JCPOA

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian ambassador to Spain Mohammad Hassan Fadayeefard in separate meetings with President of Spain's Senate Pío García-Escudero and Congress Speaker of Deputies Ana Pastor reviewed the latest conditions for maintaining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
News ID: 72602    Publish Date : 2018/09/22

Spanish Police Shoot Man Trying to Attack Officers with Knife near Barcelona

Spanish police have shot a man armed with a knife as he tried to attack a police station near Barcelona.
News ID: 71877    Publish Date : 2018/08/20

Germany Can Extradite Puigdemont to Spain for Graft, Not Rebellion: Court

A German court ruled Thursday that deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont may be extradited to Spain, but only for alleged corruption and not on the more serious charge of rebellion.
News ID: 71159    Publish Date : 2018/07/12

German Prosecutors Request Puigdemont Extradition to Spain

TEHRAN (defapress) - German prosecutors on Tuesday asked a court to order the extradition to Spain of Catalonia's ousted president Carles Puigdemont on a rebellion charge following his arrest in Germany last month.
News ID: 69518    Publish Date : 2018/04/03

Spain to Send FM to Tehran for Bilateral Talks

TEHRAN (defapress)- Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis is due to visit Tehran later this month to discuss bilateral relations and the latest regional developments with Iranian officials.
News ID: 68395    Publish Date : 2018/02/01

Spain Issues Arrest Warrant for Catalan Leader

TEHRAN (defapress) - A Spanish judge issued an EU arrest warrant for Catalonia's deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region's tumultuous independence drive.
News ID: 66849    Publish Date : 2017/11/04

FM spox:

Iran believes in ‘united, democratic’ Spain

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s principled positions call for a united and democratic Spain with respect to the rule of law and avoidance of violence, FM spokesman Ghasemi said Thur. in reaction to Catalonia’s bid for independence from Spain.
News ID: 66324    Publish Date : 2017/10/12

Spain:

Muslims Hold Demonstration Against Terrorism in Barcelona

TEHRAN (defapress)- Dozens of Muslims living in Barcelona went out on Las Ramblas street on Saturday in order to express their protest against recent terrorist attacks in Catalonia.
News ID: 65665    Publish Date : 2017/08/20