Spanish Government Approves Saudi Stake Expansion in Telefónica
by Spain has approved Saudi Arabia’s telecommunications giant, STC Group, to expand its investment in Telefónica, the nation’s iconic telecom operator, from just over 5% to …
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Fire kills at least 10 people in Spanish retirement home
At least 10 people were killed after a fire broke out in a retirement home in the northern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro early …
Sorrow and Pain in a Spanish Town Devastated by Flooding
More than 60 people were killed as floodwaters roared through Paiporta. “We are alive,” one woman said. “But we have lost everything.”
Son of Spanish Actor Is Convicted of Murdering Colombian Surgeon in Thailand
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo was sentenced to life imprisonment after a court in Koh Samui ruled that he was guilty of murdering Edwin Arrieta Arteaga last …
Spanish woman believed to be the oldest person in the world has died at age 117
Maria Branyas, an American-born Spaniard considered the world’s oldest person at 117 years old, has died, her family said on Tuesday. In a post on …
Carles Puigdemont Returns to Catalonia, Defying Spanish Arrest Warrant
Large crowds greeted the former regional leader, who has lived in self-imposed exile since a failed 2017 independence bid. Despite a new amnesty law, he …
Spanish Police Find Body Where British Teenager Jay Slater Disappeared
Jay Slater disappeared on the Spanish island of Tenerife last month. A missing persons group said Monday that a body had been found with his …
Masdar Vies for Brookfield’s Spanish Renewables Portfolio
Masdar, a clean energy company from the United Arab Emirates, has emerged as a contender in the race to acquire Saeta Yield, the Spanish renewables …
Ángeles Flórez Peón, Spanish Civil War’s Last Militiawoman, Dies at 105
In 1946, she married Graciano Rozada Vallina, a miner and Socialist militant who had been seized by Franco’s police while serving with Republican forces but …
Spanish Online Gambling Booms in First Quarter of 2024
Spain’s online gambling market kicked off 2024 with a flourish, according to recent data released by the Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ). Gross …