by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 20, 2017 | World
Spanish police stormed Catalan government offices and buildings and arrested officials on Wednesday to halt the region’s independence referendum, an action the regional president said meant Madrid had effectively taken over his administration. In the early hours...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 7, 2017 | World
The Spanish government asked the country’s top court on Wednesday to nullify a vote in the Catalan parliament over a disputed independence referendum bill. The push from the wealthy northeastern region to hold an independence vote sets Spain — which is...