TEHRAN, October 26 - Catalonian president Carles Puigdemont is set to call a snap regional election for Dec. 20, local media said on Friday, a move that could help break a one-month deadlock between the Madrid government and Catalan separatists seeking independence from Spain.
TEHRAN, October 26 -Spanish Economy Minister Luis De Guindos said on Thursday he sees economic growth of just above 3 percent this year despite a secession bid by the wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia.
TEHRAN, October 24 - Catalonia's leader cannot solve its political crisis with Madrid just by calling regional elections, Spain's justice minister said on Tuesday, dampening hopes of a quick fix for a dispute that has rattled investors and fractured the country.
TEHRAN, October 24 - It’s been twenty-five years since the Spanish government and the country’s Islamic organizations reached an agreement on teaching Islam in schools.
TEHRAN, October 23 - Spanish government announced that it would take the necessary measures to remove the incumbent separatist Catalan government from power and hold new election in the semi-autonomous region.
TEHRAN, October 23 -The Spanish government has urged Catalans to accept Madrid’s decision to dismiss their secessionist leadership and to take control of the restive region, as the nation’s biggest political crisis in decades enters a decisive week.
TEHRAN, October 22 -A senior European Union official has warned that the spread of small nations across Europe is a serious threat to the bloc’s integrity.
TEHRAN, October 21 - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has announced Madrid’s decision to dismiss Catalonia's separatist government and hold fresh elections in the region in a bid to prevent Catalan leaders from declaring independence.
TEHRAN, October 18 - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned the regional president of Catalonia to “act sensibly” and renounce his push for a breakup with Madrid, 24 hours before a final ultimatum comes to an end.
TEHRAN, October 16 - Three people have been killed in Portugal as the country is hit by a record number of forest fires, and three more have died in Spain where blazes sparked by arsonists have been fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Ophelia.
TEHRAN, October 13 - People have taken to the streets of the Spanish cities of Madrid and Barcelona on the Spanish National Day in a sign of unity following a banned referendum on independence for Spain’s autonomous Catalonia region.
TEHRAN, October 13 -Human Rights Watch says Spanish national police used “excessive force towards peaceful Catalans expressing their political opinion.” The group shared accounts of witnesses, including a 70-year-old woman, who said they were dragged, pushed and beaten during rallies.
TEHRAN, October 12 - Iran said it supports a “united” Spain and calls for national solidarity and peace in the face of a push for secession in Catalonia which has plunged the country into one of its worst crises in recent years.
TEHRAN, October 10 -The Catalan referendum on October 1 made headlines around the world as Spanish police physically removed people from polling stations and confiscated ballot boxes.
TEHRAN, October 9 - Around 250,000 anti-independence Catalans, and supporters from the rest of Spain protested against any moves for a breakaway state.
TEHRAN, October 6 - Thousands of Spanish National and Civil Guard police officers have protested in the capital, Madrid, calling for equal wages with regional police forces such as the Catalan and Basque officers.
TEHRAN, October 6 -Spain’s national court has summoned four Catalan officials, including the region’s police chief, for a hearing over allegations of sedition against the central government during last month’s pro-independence demonstrations in Barcelona.
TEHRAN, October 6 -The Spanish Constitutional Court has ordered a suspension of a Catalan parliament session on Monday, at which the local MPs planned to announce the region's unilateral independence from Madrid.