Spain requests Morocco's collaboration to restore the electricity supply and has received, according to the press, about 700 MW. Thanks to the cooperation between both countries, it has been possible to restore the service in southern Spain.
12 hour ago"Let's follow only official information." Sánchez urged citizens to be cautious about possible rumors or fake news.
According to sources from the Ministry of the Interior: Andalusia, Madrid, Extremadura and Murcia have formally requested Civil Protection emergency level 3. In these four communities, the Government has declared an emergency of national interest.
12 hour agoTransport Ministry confirms that, seven hours after the blackout, 26 trains remain to be evacuated. Most of them are on the Madrid-Seville line and the one between Madrid and Barcelona.
REN, the company responsible for the transmission of electricity and natural gas in Portugal, detected "a large voltage fluctuation" in the Spanish grid at 11:33 a.m. local time (10:33 a.m. GMT).
Spanish PM Sanchez: We have no answers and we are not ruling out any hypothesis regarding the power outage
'Impossible' to say when Portugal electricity will be restored: grid operator
'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' behind outage and disruption could last a week, Portuguese operator says - after power outages hit large parts of Spain and Portugal
19 hour agoMassive electricity outage hits Spain, which large part of the country suffering blackouts (including Madrid and Barcelona). Data from Spain's national grid shows a lost of >10 GW of demand, from ~26GW to ~12GW in a few seconds. Reason unknown
Protesting the housing crisis, demonstrators in Barcelona attacked tourists with water pistols in front of the Sagrada Familia Cathedral. Barcelona, Spain.
Spanish government: Any arms deals with Israeli companies dating back to before October 7 will not be implemented.
Five protesters arrested and four Ertzaintza officers injured in riots over the eviction of a squatted social center in Bilbao.
Spanish Prime Minister: Europe faces a US commercial attack from the West and a Russian military attack from the East.
Spanish internal security forces arrested today a Hezbollah cell operating in Barcelona. According to a Spanish security source, all five cell members belong to Hezbollah and are all Shi’ite. Their mission is to provide logistic assistance for manufacturing drones and their accessories
A demonstration in Barcelona demands the reversal of the acquittal of Dani Alves. Dozens of protesters gathered this Monday at Sant Jaume Square to show their support for the complainant.
A group of protesters interrupted the red carpet at the Malaga Film Festival to protest housing prices.
Protesters in Badajoz condemn the murder of the educator and demand more security for social workers.
Military officials from at least 26 countries attended today's "Coalition of the willing" meeting. Those include: UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Ukraine, Poland, Canada, Denmark, Australia, Czechia, Finland, Bulgaria, Albania, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Romania, Portugal, Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Türkiye, Spain, Italy, Estonia
Madrid government protests Casa de América for showing films that "whitewash" Chavismo
Two demonstrations are taking place in the streets of Valencia. One of them has the slogan "Feminism is the voice of the revolution"
1 month agoIn the Canary Islands and especially in Gran Canaria, over 300 mm of rain fell in a few hours, causing disastrous flooding
Spanish Foreign Minister: EU leaders will discuss at Paris summit what Europeans must do to ensure peace in Ukraine
A new housing protest sweeps through the centre of Madrid with thousands of demonstrators: "It is not a commodity but a right"
2 month agoAbascal, Le Pen, Salvini and Orban proclaim from Madrid their brotherhood with Trump: "High fences make good neighbors"
2 month agoIsrael calling Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, Sweden, Norway and others: Can you please inform the Israeli foreign ministry in Jerusalem, which day you are sending ships to dock at the Gaza port and bring Gazans, who wish to leave to your respective countries please
Thousands of people protest again in Valencia against flood management
Explosion at the Gunpowder Factory in Murcia. A deflagration at the Rheinmetall Expal Munitions headquarters in Javalí Viejo leaves six injured, one of them seriously
Taxi drivers protest in Madrid and Barcelona against rising insurance prices
3 month agoForeign Minister of Spain has arrived in Ukraine
Sánchez returns to Valencia 81 days after his visit with the kings that ended in protests and caused his hasty departure
