News about Spain

10 June 2022, Spain, Pujerra: A firefighting helicopter pours water over a burned area to control a wild fire near Pujerra on the Costa del Sol. Photo: Álex Zea/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

DISASTER

Wildfire that forced thousands to evacuate in Spain under control

The Nomad Today 6/11/22

Officials said about 2,000 people had to evacuate their homes as a precaution but they have now been allowed to return

HANDOUT - 09 June 2022, Algeria, Algiers: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) is received by President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune (R) at the government palace in Algiers. Photo: Zurimar Campos/Prensa Miraflores/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits.

CONFLICT

EU rebukes Algeria over dispute with Spain over Western Sahara

The Nomad Today 6/11/22

The Polisario Front movement is striving for an independent state in Western Sahara and is supported by Algeria. Morocco's claim has not yet been recognized internationally

FILED - 13 December 2019, Algeria, Algiers: Abdelmadjid Tebboune, then Newly elected Algerian President, speaks during a press conference. In the diplomatic conflict with France, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has adopted an intransigent stance towards the former colonial power. Photo: Farouk Batiche/dpa.

CONFLICT

Algerian banks halt trade with Spain over Western Sahara dispute

The Nomad Today 6/9/22

The Algerian presidential office said that Spain's position was contributing to the deterioration of the situation in Western Sahara and the region as a whole

09 June 2022, Spain, Pujerra: Firefighters who worked all night on the wildfire in the Sierra Bermeja mountain range arrive by helicopter at the command post in Pujerra. Photo: Álex Zea/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

EMERGENCY

More than 3,000 evacuated due to forest fire in southern Spain

The Nomad Today 6/9/22

Three firefighters were injured

HANDOUT - 04 July 2021, Italy, ---: Migrants sit in a small boat and a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea. The Ocean Viking rescue vessel has pulled 67 people from the central Mediterranean Sea, SOS Mediterranee the private organization that runs the vessel, said on Sunday. Photo: Flavio Gasperini/SOS Mediterranee/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

More than 100 immigrants arrive on Mallorca and Formentera islands

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/9/22

The majority are young men, mainly from North African countries, police said

07 June 2022, Lithuania, Pabrade: Soldiers stand in front of a German Army Leopard-2 tank used by the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group (eFP battalion) during a visit by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Camp Adrian Rohn. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Scholz: No request from Spain to export Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 6/7/22

A delivery of Leopard 2 tanks would be the first time that Ukraine would receive modern Western tanks in the fight against the Russian army

03 June 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: People inspect a destroyed Russian army tank about 40 km west of Kiev. 03 June is the 100th day of Russia's all-out war against Ukraine. Photo: Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain’s defence minister non-committal on supplying tanks to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 6/6/22

On Sunday, the El Pais daily reported that Spain planned to supply Ukraine with around 40 main battle tanks made in Germany, providing the country with modern Western tanks for the first…

FILED - 27 May 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: A girl poses next to a destroyed Russian tank on display in Mikhailovsky Square. Photo: Deml Ondøej/CTK/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain to supply modern heavy German tanks to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 6/6/22

Madrid is also preparing to supply a battery of Italian-manufactured Aspide anti-aircraft missiles, the report says

Spanish police van and helicopter. Photo: @policia/Twitter.

DRUG TRAFFICKING

Suspected head of drug gang from Germany arrested in Barcelona

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/1/22

At his partner's residence, the investigators discovered lockers with about €250,000 in cash from drug-trafficking profits

A Spanish police officer. Photo: @policia/Twitter.

CRIME

Spanish police operation targeting child abuse leads to 18 arrests

The Nomad Today 6/1/22

The investigation was initiated in January 2020 thanks to tips from the US embassy in Madrid

DEMONSTRATION

Thousands protest against prostitution in Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/29/22

The protest was organized by 175 groups and drew some 7,000 people, police said

25 May 2022, France, Cannes: Colombian singer Shakira attends the Elvis premiere during the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Doug Peters/PA Wire/dpa.

TAXATION

Shakira must face criminal trial for alleged tax evasion in Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/26/22

At issue is where the Colombian singer was liable to pay taxes

26 May 2022, Spain, Calahorra: A Local Police vehicle and several Guardia Civil officers stand near the site of an explosion at a biodiesel plant in Calahorra. Two people died after an explosion and a fire at a biodiesel plant in La Rioja in northern Spain early on Thursday afternoon. Photo: Eduardo Sanz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

LA RIOJA REGION

Two dead after explosion at biodiesel plant in northern Spain

The Nomad Today 5/26/22

The authorities called on the public to avoid the area

13 May 2022, Italy, Turin: Chanel from Spain performs "SloMo" the dress rehearsal for the final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The final of the 66th version of the international music contest will be held in Turin on 14 May with a total of 40 participants. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa.

TELEVISION

At least 161 million people watched Eurovision final from Turin

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/25/22

In Italy, an average of 6.6 million tuned in, in Spain 6.8 million and in Britain 8.9 million, which means that the British this time replaced Germany with the highest absolute number of…

10 August 2020, Spain, Petra: Spanish King Felipe VI (R) and Queen Letizia (L) with their daughters Princess Leonor (2nd L) and Infanta Sofia walk through the streets of Petra's village during the Spanish Royal Family visit to Mallorca. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

AWARD

Olympic refugee team wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/25/22

The Princess of Asturias Awards are named after the heiress to the Spanish throne and are awarded annually in eight categories

24 May 2022, Spain, Barcelona: Catalan Regional President Pere Aragones, speaks during a press conference at the Palau de la Generalitat in Barcelona. Photo: David Zorrakino/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

POLITICS

Pardon for Catalonian separatists to be reviewed by Supreme Court

The Nomad Today 5/25/22

The nine were sentenced for their role in organizing the 2017 independence referendum, which had been deemed illegal, on charges of misusing public funds

HANDOUT - 24 May 2022, Switzerland, Davos: Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, delivers an address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters. Photo: Manuel Lopez/World Economic Forum/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain's Sánchez and EU's von der Leyen address Ukraine war at Davos

The Nomad Today 5/24/22

Spain has six liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and large storage capacities, but limited transportation capacities

An image of the two murdered sisters in Pakistan. Image: @Xadeejournalist

FORCED MARRIAGE

Arrests in Pakistan after 'honour killing' of two Spanish sisters

The Nomad Today 5/24/22

The women, both in their early 20s, were married to their cousins in their home town of Gujrat, but were seeking a divorce to marry the men of their choice in Spain

21 May 2022, Spain, Sanxenxo: Juan Carlos I, former king of Spain, attends 3rd Regatta of the IV Circuit Spain Cup sailing event. Photo: Raúl Terrel/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

MONARCHY

Spain's former king arrives for meeting with his son Felipe VI

The Nomad Today 5/23/22

Juan Carlos, who now lives in exile in Abu Dhabi, spent the first four days since his arrival in Spain on Thursday at the coastal city of Sanxenxo in Galicia in the north-west of the…