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Spain sets new tourism record as foreign visitors spend €82 billion in first seven months of 2026

News Desk1st September 20261st September 2026

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Spain has set another tourism record, with 58.1 million international visitors arriving during the first seven months of 2026 and spending more than €82 billion,...

Gran Canaria gang accused of recruiting vulnerable migrant girls for sexual exploitation

News Desk12th August 202617th August 2026

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Spain’s Guardia Civil police hace arrested five people suspected of belonging to a criminal network based in Gran Canaria that allegedly targeted unaccompanied foreign minors...

International crackdown breaks up vast Spain-Algeria migrant trafficking operation

News Desk7th August 202612th August 2026

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A major international police operation led by Spain has dismantled what investigators describe as one of the largest organised criminal networks operating migrant smuggling routes...

Spain accelerates plans to redistribute unaccompanied migrant children from Ceuta

News Desk7th August 202611th August 2026

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Spain’s government expects to begin transferring unaccompanied migrant children from the overcrowded North African enclave of Ceuta to mainland Spain within the next few weeks,...

Pope Leo concludes Spain trip in Tenerife after highlighting migrant crisis in Canary Islands

News Desk12th June 202617th June 2026

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Pope Leo XIV was due to fly back to Rome on Friday after concluding a week-long visit to Spain with a final stop in Tenerife,...

Pope Leo calls for respect for migrants, end to rearmament in historic speech to Spanish parliament

News Desk8th June 202615th June 2026

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Pope Leo XIV used the first papal address ever delivered to Spain’s parliament on Monday to warn that the world is facing a ‘profound spiritual...

Pope Leo begins landmark Spain tour amid political tensions and migration debate

News Desk6th June 20268th June 2026

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Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain on Saturday to begin a week-long visit that will combine historic political milestones, major religious celebrations and a strong...

Guardia Civil arrest FBI-wanted suspect in Tenerife over $650 million global pyramid scheme

News Desk4th June 202610th June 2026

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Spain’s Guardia Civil police have arrested in Tenerife (Canary Islands) a fugitive wanted by US authorities over his alleged role in OmegaPro, a global investment...

‘Thank you, Tenerife’: WHO chief hails island’s ‘moral courage’ during hantavirus crisis

News Desk15th May 202618th May 2026

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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued an open letter expressing gratitude to the people of Tenerife for what he described...

Greggs expands abroad with Tenerife airport launch and Spanish breakfast twist

News Desk12th May 202618th May 2026

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British bakery giant Greggs is set to open its first overseas outlet in almost two decades at Tenerife South airport later this month, as the...

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