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FC Barcelona apologizes to Israeli fans after player goes viral waving Palestinian flag

FC Barcelona's statement, written in Hebrew, was specifically aimed at its Israeli fans.

 FC Barcelona's Raphinha and FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal during the bus parade as they celebrate winning LaLiga
A mural painted by Palestinian artists depicts soccer star Lamine Yamal, who waved a Palestinian flag during Barcelona's LaLiga victory parade, on the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City, May 13, 2026.

Israel's defense minister condemns soccer star Lamine Yamal for flying Palestinian flag

Protest against Israel's seizure of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in Barcelona, Spain, May 1, 2026.

Spain reportedly summons Israeli chargé d'affaires as protests erupt over Gaza flotilla seizure

Mummies discovered in a Roman-era tomb during archaeological excavations in the el-Bahnasa area in Egypt’s Minya Governorate, April 22, 2026.

Fragment of Homer's Iliad discovered inside Roman-era mummy during Egypt excavations


Global leftist leaders gather in Spain to mobilize against far right

Europe's far right lost one of its biggest champions with the defeat of Hungary's nationalist leader Viktor Orban in Sunday's election.

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meet at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, March 6, 2024.

Gaza flotilla backed by Greenpeace falters on departure date due to storm

The 39 vessels departing from Moll de la Fusta Port on Sunday would not be sailing directly to Gaza due to weather conditions and would instead travel to another port.

Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau, who participated in the 2025 Global Sumud Flotilla, speaks to the press as a flotilla prepares to depart for Gaza from Barcelona, Spain, April 12, 2026.

Spain makes loud military statement, rocket fire continues

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Spain's Defence Minister Margarita Robles gestures as she speaks during the ceremony of the Soldado Idoia Rodriguez 2026 award, at the Ministry of Defence, in Madrid, Spain, March 19, 2026.

Hapoel Tel Aviv back on track in Euroleague return; Maccabi falls

Hapoel Tel Aviv downed Barcelona 80-75 as Dan Oturu and Elijah Bryant paced the Reds to their first road win after a three-game losing streak away from home.

ELIJAH BRYANT (left) and Hapoel Tel Aviv beat host Barcelona in Euroleague action.

Barcelona doubles tourism tax, charging visitors up to €15 a night

A couple spending two nights in a four-star hotel — nearly half of Barcelona’s hotel stock — could see the bill rise by €45.60.

The illuminated Nativity Facade of the famous Sagrada Familia in Barcelona at blue hour.

Maccabi Barcelona inaugurated with over 300 attendees, celebrates Jewish identity, sports

The inauguration of Maccabi Barcelona is particularly significant as it reflects the solidarity of a growing Jewish community in the face of increasing global antisemitism.

A GROUP of youth take part in this week's Maccabi Barcelona inauguration.

New EMET-Truth Foundation launched to combat antisemitism in Catalonia

Valls, Trias, PSC senator Gabriel Colomé, historian Adriá Fortet, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), and the Jewish Community of Barcelona presented the foundation on Monday.

DAVID OBADIA, president of the Jewish Communities of Spain, presents the EMET-Truth Foundation.

Barcelona police arrest Chinese businessman for financing Hamas through his beauty shop

The man is accused of sending Hamas 600,000 Euros (some $710,000) in crypto-assets to finance their terror operations, the police said in a statement.

Mossos d'Esquadra police officers stand on the stage as they attend a press conference.

Giant portrait of Hind Rajab, girl killed in Gaza war, unfurled on Barcelona beach

Protesters in Barcelona unveil a giant portrait of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed in the Israel-Hamas War, as her mother calls for global attention to Gaza's children.

A giant portrait of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab who was killed in Gaza in 2024, is unfurled on Barceloneta Beach in the second anniversary of her death and after a film about her death received an Oscar nomination, in Barcelona, Spain January 29, 2026.

Dozens of Jewish graves vandalized at Barcelona cemetery

Spanish politician Daniel Sirera responded to the incident, stating in a post to X/Twitter, “It is not mere vandalism: it is antisemitism.”

One of the Jewish graves desecrated at Les Corts cemetary in Barcelona.