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By JOSEPH WILSON, Associated PressBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — When Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas started kicking a ball in the small square of her Spanish village, she did so with the typical disadvantages of a young girl with big dreams…

The Spanish Interior Minister defended the behavior of the police officers who were filmed hitting and pepper spraying a young sub-Saharan African man as he climbed the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish North African enclave of…

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"We hope to connect with emerging producers in Europe and Latin America"02/07/2022 - The organization has set up the Atlantic Film Accelerator, a production laboratory which will take place in Tenerife at the end of February; the call…

Double blow to Algeria Moroccan observers told The Arab Weekly that Spain's decision deals a double blow to Algeria, which had hoped to isolate Morocco and prevent the kingdom from reaping the benefits of gas flowing through the…

A total of 31.1 million foreigners visited Spain in 2021, representing a 64.4% increase on figures for 2020, when Spain welcomed 18.9 million visitors. These figures were published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), reports…

In next week, Britain's energy regulator will announce the biggest increase ever to its energy price cap, leaving millions of households with an annual energy bill of nearly £2,000.The hit to household finances follows nearly six months of…

More than 1,300 flights are planned from the UK to Spain during the February midterm after a surge in demand for winter holidays in the sun. The country and its islands are expected to see 1,338 flights from the UK this semester, making!-->…

Spanish authorities expect tourism to increase in the spring after suffering a decline due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Also, according to a senior government official, they expect the number of international visitors this…

The sixth wave of the coronavirus in Spain is starting to slow down. On Wednesday, Spain's health ministry said the 14-day incidence rate fell 20 points to 3,286 per 100,000. It's the second day in a row that this data point has fallen…

TAHICHE, Spain — Coronavirus infections were skyrocketing in Spain, causing a number of cases never seen before in the pandemic. Intensive care unit beds were filling up in hospitals.But that didn't stop Tatjana Baldynjuk and Timur…

MÁLAGA, Spain - While learning to develop video games, 21-year-old David León Serrano had an experience quite unprecedented for a Spaniard: living in student accommodation on the south coast of Spain, a five-hour drive from his family home…

As one of the most famous artists in the history of Western art, Pablo Picasso is known for his remarkably prolific career which spanned 79 years and included multiple disciplines. In particular, his paintings…

More than 500 delegates from around the world, including tourism ministers from UNWTO member states, international organizations, as well as leaders from the private sector and civil society,…

Japan has closed its borders to all international travelers over fears that the newly identified omicron variant of Covid-19 will no longer be transmissible and reduce the effectiveness of vaccines.Stricter border controls and travel…

A group of Nepalese human rights organizations on Wednesday called on the Spanish government to open an investigation into President Agni Sapkota under the principles of universal jurisdiction for his alleged involvement in crimes…

(November 24, 2021 / JNS) A piece in El Spanish November 16, informed of a supposed agreement between Israel and Morocco to establish a joint military base in the Arab country. The news comes in the context of the ongoing visit to…

The UK music industry has hailed the Spanish government's decision to remove post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours, but warned that significant issues remain that will make many tours 'impossible'.Spain's…

THELocated just minutes east of Orange near the unincorporated town of Silverado, the eponymous 6.7-mile Black Star Canyon Trail offers a breathtaking daytime adventure through the Santa Ana Mountains. Orange County passing lush greenery,…

Credit: InvolcanSpain pledges additional millions in aid to La Palma. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the island for the fifth time since the volcanic eruptions began.La Palma volcano began to erupt on September 19. Businesses and…

The Spanish government is offering citizens who turn 18 next year € 400 to spend on cultural activities. It is estimated that half a million teens will be able to participate in the action, provided they do not wish to…

SUNDAY, September 19, 2021, like the Sundays spent in the Canary Islands, promised to be a calm and restful day. It was also a day of Christian worship. But beneath the land of La Palma on the islands, the rock had been pulverized and…

At the end of March, Maria Cristina Terzaghi, associate professor at the Italian University Roma Tre, was writing about the famous baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, when the art dealer Fabrizio Moretti sent her a photo of…

Summer may be over, but a Spanish fall heralds crowd-free attractions, better value for the vacation, and still plenty of sunshine, especially in the south. Cases have declined in Spain in recent weeks and you can enter the country with…

Newsletter: Europe ExpressYour essential guide to what matters in Europe today. Delivered every day of the week. Spanish economic supremacy has pushed back electricity companies' challenge to Madrid's € 3 billion…

Iberdrola is currently building around 1.8 GW of photovoltaic and wind projects in Spain. Picture: Iberdrola. Iberdrola has suspended tenders for goods and services associated with the construction of renewable energy projects in…

Seven centuries after its creation, a priceless Sephardic Jewish book whose wine-stained pages somehow survived exile, the Inquisition, the rise and fall of an empire, the two world wars and the Bosnian conflict, goes back to basics. All…

MADRID (AP) - Spain's Supreme Court on Monday refused to suspend a government decision allowing the…

FOR CHILDREN: Cuevas del Almanzora is one of the five towns in Almeria with this status Photo credit: Cuevas del Almanzora town hall One out of five CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA has recently been confirmed as a Child!-->!-->…

The leaders of the Spanish government and that of Catalonia have met across the table, but the gap between them remains wide. How it plays out on the street will matter (davide bonaldo / Shutterstock.com) Spanish Prime…

The Spanish government decided last Tuesday in the Council of Ministers to grant the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, the Grand Cross of Isabella the Catholic, the second most important decoration of the Order of King…

MADRID - The Spanish countryside is slowly disappearing after the long exodus of its rural population, but Sárnago hopes to avoid that fate - for now. Nestled in the mountainous region of Soria north of Madrid, it…

MADRID, August 22 (Reuters) - US President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have agreed that two military bases in southern Spain can be used to receive Afghans who have worked for the US government, announced on Sunday…

Publication date: 07/21/2021 The country's highest court ruled that the state of alarm to fight the spread of Covid was unconstitutional. The Spanish Constitutional Court ruling that the national lockdown imposed in March…

MADRID - The Spanish government on Tuesday opened its auctions for concessions for its 5G networks in the 700 megahertz (MHz) frequency in a move it hopes to generate 1.5 billion euros ($ 1.76 billion) from income. Telefonica, Orange…

The Spanish government is considering further measures to reduce rapidly rising electricity bills, Consumer Rights Minister Alberto Garzon said on Tuesday as electricity prices approached record highs, alarming consumer groups.…

A political animal, President López Obrador has represented three different political parties during his 46-year career. He joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1976, when Mexico was a one-party state. In…

The entry rules for British visitors to Spain, who have not received the two doses of the Covid vaccine, have changed again. The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for the country saying visitors who have not been fully!-->…

In less than a week, thousands of vaccinated Irishmen will finally be able to travel freely in Europe for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The new EU digital travel certificate goes into effect on July 19 - with the!-->…

The Delta variant of Covid-19 and an increase in infections in younger, unvaccinated people have catapulted the coronavirus rate in Spain to the highest in mainland Europe, according to Financial Times research.Infection…

More than 1,800 people have supported a call to the Spanish authorities to regularize the immigration status of an undocumented Senegalese after his second rescue of a foreigner from drowning in the main river of Bilbao. Muhammad Diouf…

John McAfee founder of McAfee Associates, famous for selling antivirus software has been found dead in his prison cell near Barcelona, ​​Spain on June 23. The businessman had been iindicted for tax…