Students camp at University of Barcelona in support of Palestine
Protesters will consider extending action until election day on Sunday
May 7, 2024 10:25 AM
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Catalonia to grant €800,000 to UN agency for Palestine refugees
Half of Catalonia's €1.6m aid for UN in Palestine in 2024 allocated to UNRWA
May 4, 2024 11:06 AM
Catalan police upgrade surveillance after copper wire thefts on train lines
Mossos d’ESquadra approve new measures and ask for legal changes and more security at facilities
May 23, 2024 05:30 PM
Taxi drivers to 'paralyze' Barcelona next week in protest at ride-hailing services
Élite Taxi union proposes slow march through center of Catalan capital on Tuesday from 10 am to 1pm
May 23, 2024 02:41 PM
Casa Batlló and Sónar team up in new immersive artistic space
Music by The Chemical Brothers will lead new project in iconic Antoni Gaudí’s modernist building
May 23, 2024 01:27 PM
Barcelona residents rally against Louis Vuitton fashion show at Park Güell
Protesters plan to demonstrate during the runway event, which will be attended by many celebrities
May 23, 2024 12:37 PM
Cabify criticizes Barcelona's lack of taxis and ride-hailing services
Taxi sector confronts ridesharing app protest and threatens future demonstrations
May 22, 2024 06:58 PM
Drought damages 66,500 hectares of Catalan forests in 2023, double previous year
Most affected trees, especially pine and oak, are in northeastern regions
May 22, 2024 03:36 PM
All Spanish tourists affected by terrorist attack leave Afghanistan
Bodies of three Catalans killed to be repatriated on Wednesday
May 22, 2024 11:20 AM
One arrested in connection with violent death of 29-year-old woman
Body was found on a road on Sunday night in Esparreguera, north of Barcelona
May 22, 2024 03:55 PM
Bodies of three Catalans killed in Afghanistan to be repatriated on Wednesday
Health of Basque woman in serious condition has deteriorated and will remain in country
May 21, 2024 03:47 PM
Barcelona's Nova Mar Bella beach reopens after November storm
Beaches in Catalan capital lose 30,000 m3 of sand every year
May 21, 2024 02:03 PM
Catalan tour guide and photographer killed in Ethiopia
Toni Espadas involved in 'complex incident' while recording TV program for Chilean network
May 20, 2024 11:19 PM
Islamic State branch claims deadly Afghanistan attack on Catalan tourists
Spain says crimes 'will not go unpunished' as unharmed visitors already outside Asian country
May 20, 2024 11:13 AM
One of the two unharmed tourists in Afghanistan has already left the country
The injured woman is doing "favorably" in the hospital in Kabul, although her prognosis is reserved
May 19, 2024 02:08 PM
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