King Abdullah called on followers of the world’s prominent religions to turn away from extremism, and embrace reconciliation, at an inter-faith conference in Madrid this week. He said that conflicts of history were not caused by religion, but by the misinterpretation of religion. Conference co-host King Juan Carlos of Spain said that the country has…
Spain’s King Juan Carlos and several Saudi leaders agreed that their respective governments would work together to combat terrorism. In addition, Spain will support a Saudi initiative to create an international center to fight terrorism – a plan that is currently in progress. In another agreement, the two nations also signed a motion whereby Saudi…
On Tuesday, Spaniards remembered the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and injured over 1,400. King Juan Carlos attended a memorial ceremony commemorating the terrorist blasts four years ago. The ceremony took place outside of Atocha station, which was the destination of each of the four commuter trains targeted in the attacks. Other…
