Skip linksSkip to Contentplay Live Sign upShow navigation menuNavigation menuNewsShow more news sectionsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoMoreShow more sectionsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Contentplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upToggle PlayIceland and Spain plunged into darkness during total solar eclipseNewsFeedIceland and Spain plunged into darkness during total solar eclipseA total solar eclipse took place in Iceland and Spain as crowds gathered to watch. The eclipse is sweeping across Europe with a 290-300 km-wide path of totality. Europe is experiencing its first total solar eclipse in 27 years.Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMore from the same showThousands flee drought in Somalia amid sharp aid declineVideo Duration 01 minutes 40 seconds play-arrow01:40Lebanese families demand release of detainees held by IsraelVideo Duration 01 minutes 40 seconds play-arrow01:40Mount Etna eruption disrupts travel at Italy’s Catania airportVideo Duration 00 minutes 55 seconds play-arrow00:55Drought exposes Nazi-era warship wrecks beneath the DanubeVideo Duration 00 minutes 49 seconds play-arrow00:49Europe prepares for first total solar eclipse in 27 yearsVideo Duration 01 minutes 24 seconds play-arrow01:24Sudanese army intercepts RSF drones over el-ObeidVideo Duration 00 minutes 35 seconds play-arrow00:35Egyptian student livestreams his kidnappingVideo Duration 00 minutes 47 seconds play-arrow00:47AboutAboutShow moreAbout UsCode of EthicsTerms and ConditionsEU/EEA Regulatory NoticePrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyCookie PreferencesAccessibility StatementSitemapWork for usConnectConnectShow moreContact UsUser Accounts HelpAdvertise with usStay ConnectedNewslettersChannel FinderTV SchedulePodcastsSubmit a TipPaid Partner ContentOur ChannelsOur ChannelsShow moreAl Jazeera ArabicAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Investigative UnitAl Jazeera MubasherAl Jazeera DocumentaryAl Jazeera BalkansAJ+Our NetworkOur NetworkShow moreAl Jazeera Centre for StudiesAl Jazeera Media InstituteLearn ArabicAl Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human RightsAl Jazeera ForumAl Jazeera Hotel PartnersFollow Al Jazeera English:facebook-f-darktwitteryoutube-whiteinstagram-whiterss-white© 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network
