Tag: Spain
Death of African migrant sparks brawls in south-eastern Spain
A group of about 200 migrants rampaged through a traditionally Roma section of the south-eastern Spanish town of Roquetas de…
Belgium-Spain football friendly cancelled after Paris attacks
The football friendly between Belgium and Spain scheduled for Tuesday in Brussels has been cancelled on the recommendation of the…
Spanish coast guard abandons search for 35 missing migrants
Spain’s coast guard said Friday it has called off the search for 35 migrants missing at sea after their boat…
Spain backs Buhari’s reforms
The Spanish Government on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies, especially the anti-corruption campaign, were vital to attracting investment to…
World’s second-richest person closing in on Bill Gates
Spain’s fast-fashion king Amancio Ortega has added $3.7 billion to his personal fortune after Inditex SA, the world’s largest clothing…
Spanish companies awaiting Buhari’s ministerial list
Mr Pablo Segrelles, Economic Counsellor of the Embassy of Spain in Nigeria, on Thursday said that Spanish companies were awaiting…
Spanish police arrest organiser of migrant-smuggling ring
Reuters – Spanish police have arrested the suspected organiser of a ring smuggling migrants from Western Sahara to the Canary…
Spain’s Lopez wins 20km walk world title, Fraser-Pryce cruises
Spain’s Lopez wins 20km walk world title, Fraser-Pryce cruises Miguel Angel Lopez made the strongest finish on Sunday to claim…
Spain buys €6.5bn oil from Nigeria
The Spanish Government on Tuesday said it bought oil and gas worth 6.5 billion Euros from Nigeria in 2014. The…
Spain charges Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau with crimes against humanity
MADRID May 28 (Reuters) – Spain’s state prosecutor charged the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau,…
Student kills teacher at Spanish school
A young teenage student was in police custody on suspicion of killing a teacher and wounding four other people at…
Spanish court drops charges against 11 clerical sex abuse case
A Spanish court dropped charges against 11 out of 12 suspects in the country’s biggest ever clerical sex abuse scandal…
Ten dead, 13 injured in Greek fighter jet crash in Spain
A Greek fighter jet crashed Monday on takeoff at a military airbase in Spain housing a NATO training centre for…
Spain arrests four suspected jihadists
Police on Saturday arrested four suspected Islamist extremists in the Spanish territory of Ceuta bordering Morocco and were investigating whether…
Spain bomb attack station evacuated after false alert
Madrid’s Atocha station, the scene of the worst terror attack in Spanish history, was evacuated Friday after a false alert…