Sources: Al Jazeera
Spain recalls its ambassador to Israel after the Israeli government accused Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez of being "antisemitic" and barred two Spanish officials from entering Israel, with Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares calling it "slanderous accusations" against the country. 2025-09-8
Researchers from the University of Granada confirm that bones lying in the Seville Cathedral in Seville, Andalusia, Spain, belonged to Christopher Columbus. 2024-10-10
Archaeologists discover one of the largest megalithic sites in Europe on a farm in southern Spain. The site dates back 7,000 years and contains more than 500 standing stones. 2022-08-17
Spain reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa. 2021-11-29
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that Spain will allow all vaccinated travelers to visit the country starting on June 7 regardless of their country of origin, and it will also allow British holidaymakers to visit as well starting on May 24, as it aims to revive its pandemic-hit tourism industry. 2021-05-21
The last statue of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in Spain is removed in Melilla. 2021-02-23
In Spain, authorities report two deaths connected to the extreme heat. The worst wildfire in 20 years burns more than 5,000 hectares at the south of Province of Tarragona, in Catalonia. 2019-06-28
Spanish police in Alicante arrest the suspected leader of a bank hacking scheme believed to have stolen over €1 billion. 2018-03-26
The remnants of former Tropical Storm Henri combines with another storm in western Europe to cause heavy rains and possible floods in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal. 2015-09-16
2 firefighters are killed fighting wildfires in Fornelos de Montes, Pontevedra, in Galicia, Spain. 2010-08-13