Tag: Spain

Friday, July 26th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Spain's socialist president Sánchez has two months to avoid a new election

Spain's caretaker socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a crunch post-election vote of confidence on Thursday after coalition talks with the far-left failed, pushing the country closer to repeat polls.
Friday, July 5th 2019 - 15:09 UTC
Iran furious with Gibraltar: condemns the illegal interception of one of its oil tankers

Iran on Thursday condemned the “illegal interception” of one of its oil tankers in Gibraltar where authorities said they suspected it was carrying crude to Syria in violation of EU sanctions.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 15:11 UTC
Crew member of Brazilian presidential aircraft caught with 39 kg of cocaine in Spain

Spanish police have arrested a member of the Brazilian Air Force who carried three bags full of cocaine on a military plane to Seville hours before President Jair Bolsonaro’s was scheduled to take a stopover there, police and officials said on Wednesday.
Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
 Spanish and Portuguese vessels overfishing sharks in the North Atlantic, claims Greenpeace

Thousands of endangered sharks are killed each year in the North Atlantic due to a lack of protection against overfishing in international waters, Greenpeace said on Thursday .
Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 19:56 UTC
Madrid ignores Trump's warnings: Huawei 5G service network for Spanish cities

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is set to roll out its 5G service in several Spanish cities on Saturday, making it one of the first European countries with the ultrafast mobile phone network.
Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Finally Barcelona City extends permit to finish Gaudi's Sagrada Familia Cathedral

Construction of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica may have started 137 years ago, but the emblematic monument got a building permit only last Friday. The Spanish seaside city council awarded the license to a committee in charge of finishing construction of the Catholic church for €4.6 million (S$7.1 million), Ms Janet Sanz, in charge of urban planning, told reporters.
Friday, May 31st 2019 - 22:25 UTC
Gibraltar celebrates 50 years of the 1969 Constitution

Today marks 50 years from the day Gibraltar’s 1969 Constitution was commenced on 30 May 1969. The Constitution had come about following a Constitutional Conference in 1968 between the United Kingdom Government, Gibraltar’s Elected Members and the Integration with Britain Party.
Friday, May 24th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
No Parallels between Falklands and Chagos

In a move that will no doubt be greeted favorably in Buenos Aires, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly demanded on Wednesday that Britain give up control over the Chagos Islands.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
UNWTO says Spain has some of the best beaches and marina resorts for this European summer

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced this week the beaches, ports and sustainable boat tour operators in Europe for 2019. Spain boasts 669 Blue Flag awards including 566 Spanish beaches, 98 marina resorts and 5 sustainable tourist boat operators.
Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 09:59 UTC
A defiant Maduro appears with the military at an army base in Caracas and calls to defeat coup plotters

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appeared on Thursday flanked by soldiers at an army base in Caracas, in a show of defiance towards his opponents. Maduro called on the armed forces to defeat “any coup plotter”, following two days of clashes between opposition and pro-government forces.