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November 15, 2019

Banderas opens his Malaga theatre with ‘A Chorus Line’

Hollywood star Antonio Banderas throws open the doors of his own theatre in his hometown of Malaga in southern Spain on Friday, with an inaugural performance of “A Chorus Line”. When the curtain goes up, the musical will be the…

November 15, 2019

Support for secession slips in Catalonia

The number of Catalans who support regional independence fell to just under 42 percent, a poll showed on Friday, carried out before Spain’s top court jailed nine separatist leaders. Conducted by the Catalan regional government’s CEO survey institute, the figures…

November 14, 2019

Actors hurt in Saudi stabbing were Spanish: Madrid

Madrid on Thursday confirmed that four Spanish nationals were injured when a knife-wielding Yemeni man attacked a group of actors earlier this week as they performed in the Saudi capital Riyadh. The incident happened on Monday evening when a foreign…

November 14, 2019

Catalan ex-minister Ponsati freed on bail after Scotland arrest

Former Catalan minister Clara Ponsati was released on bail when she appeared in court in Scotland on Thursday in connection with a Spanish extradition request for her to be tried with sedition. The 62-year-old ex-minister handed herself in at a…

November 14, 2019

In blow to Spain PM, key Catalan party withholds support

A Catalan separatist party whose support is key to the investiture of Spain’s new government on Thursday refused to offer its backing in a blow to Socialist premier Pedro Sanchez. For Sanchez, securing the endorsement of the Republican Left of…

November 14, 2019

Catalan ex-minister Ponsati arrested in Scotland

Former Catalan minister Clara Ponsati, wanted in Spain for her role in the region’s unilateral bid for independence in 2017, was arrested by Scottish police on Thursday. Ponsati, 62, handed herself in at a police station in Edinburgh before a…

November 13, 2019

Police disperse separatist demo on key Spain-France motorway

Police on Wednesday managed to disperse Catalan separatist protesters from a busy motorway linking Spain and France, reopening the road in both directions after more than 48 hours of intermittent blockages. The demonstration caused chaos on an artery which is…

November 13, 2019

Venezuela ex-intel chief missing in Spain ahead of US extradition

Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said Wednesday. “They are currently looking for him,” said a…

November 13, 2019

Venezuela ex-intel chief missing in Spain ahead of US extradition: police

Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said Wednesday. “They are currently looking for him,” said a…