Spain’s PM urges world to ‘raise its voice’ for Palestinians

Shorouk Express Spain’s PM on Thursday called on the international community to “raise its voice” to prevent the plight of Palestinians from being forgotten, during a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also repeated Madrid’s support for a two-state solution, describing it as “the only possible solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian…

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Spain’s PM seeks to win back Catalan separatists to retain power

Shorouk Express Spain’s minority leftist government on Tuesday approved measures aimed at winning back Catalan separatists whose withdrawal of support threatens its survival. Junts per Catalunya, led by exiled separatist figurehead Carles Puigdemont, proved decisive when its votes allowed Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to serve another term after inconclusive 2023 elections produced a hung…

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Spain’s government supports limits on foreign homebuyers in the Canaries

Shorouk Express Spain’s Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda has given her support to the Canary government’s proposal of limiting the purchase of homes on the islands by non-resident foreigners. Spanish Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez’s has endorsed a proposal by Canary officials to find ways to dissuade non-residents from buying properties in the Atlantic archipelago,…

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