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A man walks past a banner during a march organized by pro-Basque independence organization Gure Esku Dago (In Our Hands) in favor of Catalonia’s independence referendum. (Reuters)

The Basque: Spain’s Effective but Expensive Antidote to Secession

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 10, 2017 | Features

As Spain and Catalonia head towards a constitutional collision over the region’s claim to independence, lawmakers on both sides of the crisis are pointing to a way out: north, to Basque Country. Among the verdant mountains of Basque Country, which borders France, a...

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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. (AFP)

Thousands Rally in Barcelona against Secession as Spanish PM Vows to Halt Independence Drive

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 8, 2017 | World

Thousands of people staged demonstrations in Barcelona to protest against the Catalan government’s push for independence from Spain as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed to stand against the move for secession. In an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Pais...

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Protesters joined by firefighters raise their hands as they gather during a general strike in Barcelona called by Catalan unions on October 3, 2017. AFP PHOTO / Josep LAGO

Catalan Parliament Defies Madrid after Suspension of Independence Session

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2017 | World

Madrid, Barcelona- The Catalan head of foreign affairs said on Friday that Catalonia’s parliament will meet on Monday in defiance of a decision by Spain’s Constitutional Court to suspend the session. In a deepening standoff between those who support...

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An officer pushes a man outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant Julia de Ramis, Spain, October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Catalonia to Declare Independence in ‘Matter of Days’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2017 | World

Spain was braced for further political upheaval Wednesday after Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont said the region would declare independence “in a matter of days”. Puigdemont told the BBC in an interview that his government would “act at the...

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A woman is grabbed by riot police near a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona.

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Catalonia Calls for International Mediation

by Mohammed Fahmi | Oct 3, 2017 | World

London– Spanish government has vowed to stop Catalonia from announcing its independence after police used force to prevent voting in a unilateral independence referendum, amid UN calls for an investigation into the violent events during the country’s worst crisis....