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Migrants walk towards the Fnideq region in northern Morocco after leaving Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta following an attempted crossing at the Bab Sebta border crossing, on the outskirts of Fnideq, on 1 August 2026. Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP

The Ceuta tragedy: illusory homelands and unattainable paradises

Where social media offers magic solutions, the real world delivers slammed doors

Samer Abou Hawwach 06 August 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez smiles as he delivers a speech during the Basque Socialist Party (PSE) closing campaign meeting in Bilbao on 19 April 2024, ahead of regional elections in the Basque Country. ANDER GILLENEA / AFP)

Pedro Sánchez: the Spanish PM putting Palestine front and centre

His argument is simple. He wants Europe to defend international law consistently, ensuring it is applied not only in the case of Ukraine but also in Gaza.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 10 May 2026
US President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 3 March 2026. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

Will European allies get drawn into the US-Iran war?

Key US allies, like the UK and France, initially said the US attacks on Iran were unlawful, but after Trump lashed out some are now singing a different tune

Con Coughlin 04 March 2026
Spanish poet Miriam Reyes Wikimedia Commons

Spanish poet Miriam Reyes on escaping the prison of the page

With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.

Mohammed Al-Bittari 06 December 2025
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Jordi Puntí: today's writers are more like entertainers than creators

The novelist has emerged as a distinctive voice in the contemporary Catalan literary scene, skillfully blending profound narrative sensibility with linguistic precision and a vivid humanist vision

Mohammed Al-Bittari 30 August 2025
The expiry of a fishing agreement between Morocco and Europe has put pressure on Spain to act. Shutterstock / Majalla

Morocco fishes for better benefits from Europe

As Spain reckons with the aftermath of the ended fishing agreement between Europe and Morocco, Rabat demands better terms.

Mohamed Sharki 24 July 2023
Spain and Morocco have revived an ambitious project for a tunnel under the Mediterranean Sea. The long-held dream to link two continents would be a historical first and economically transformative. Ewan White

The $10bn undersea dream to link Europe and Africa

Spain and Morocco have revived an ambitious project for a tunnel under the Mediterranean Sea. The long-held dream to link two continents would be a historical first and economically transformative

Mohamed Sharki 07 May 2023
Britain's Prince Harry's book "Spare" is seen in a bookstore, before its official release date, in Barcelona, Spain January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Prince Harry's Book Sold Ahead of Official Launch Date in Spain

Several bookstores in Spain were selling the much-awaited memoir by Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday, five days ahead of the book's official launch date. A Reuters reporter bought a Spanish…

05 January 2023
Chess - FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships - Rapid Women - Almaty, Kazakhstan - December 28, 2022. Sara Khadem of Iran sits in front of a chess board. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Iranian Chess Player Was Warned Not To Return To Iran After Competing Without Hijab -Source

An Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an international tournament in…

03 January 2023
A wounded person is helped by medical emergency after two trains collided in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region, in Montcada i Reixac, near Barcelona, Spain December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Two Trains Collide in Spain's Catalonia Region, Several Injured - Emergency Services

Two trains collided on Wednesday morning in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region and several people were lightly injured, local emergency services said. "Among the passengers, several people were…

07 December 2022
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The Houthis: the new Hezbollah?

24, Sep 2026

Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US

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Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

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The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

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A rebel fighter seen behind a Kingdom of Libya flag near the front line along the western entrance gate of Ajdabiyah, on 18 April 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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In Libya today, things have never been better. They have also never been worse. Just depends on who you ask

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Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16, Sep 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
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Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

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