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Scottish crime boss deported from Bali as Spain moves to extradite over Costa del Sol crimes

News Desk8th April 202616th April 2026

8th April 202616th April 2026902

A suspected Scottish crime boss wanted by Spanish authorities has been deported from Indonesia and is now facing extradition proceedings to Spain following his arrest...

Military aircraft carrying 172 Spanish citizens evacuated from Middle East lands in Madrid

News Desk5th March 20269th March 2026

5th March 20269th March 20263306

An aircraft belonging to Spain’s Armed Forces carrying 172 Spaniards repatriated from the Middle East landed early on Thursday morning at Torrejón de Ardoz air...

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos makes second visit home … via Chelsea

News Desk19th April 202325th April 2023

19th April 202325th April 20233107

Spain’s disgraced former king Juan Carlos returned home on Wednesday for the second time since he went into self-imposed exile in Abu Dhabi in 2020...

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos wins permission to appeal harassment case

News Desk19th July 202226th July 2022

19th July 202226th July 20222595

Spain’s disgraced former former king Juan Carlos has won permission to appeal against a London court ruling that allowed his former lover to bring a...

Juan Carlos I to remain in Abu Dhabi but will visit Spain ‘frequently’

News Desk8th March 202210th March 2022

8th March 202210th March 20222698

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I has said that he will stay in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, despite the end of investigations into his...

A year since Juan Carlos I left Spain, scandals and legal troubles remain

News Desk3rd August 20219th August 2021

3rd August 20219th August 20216031

It is now one year since Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I went into self-imposed exile, amid mounting questions regarding his financial and personal affairs....

Royal household finally confirms former king’s whereabouts

News Desk17th August 202028th July 2021

17th August 202028th July 20214611

Spain’s royal household has finally confirmed the whereabouts of former king Juan Carlos I, two weeks after he announced he was leaving the country. It has...

Spain recalls frigate from accompanying US carrier in Gulf

News Desk14th May 201917th May 2019

14th May 201917th May 20192551

A Spanish frigate accompanying a US aircraft carrier to the Middle East has been recalled due to rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, the Spanish defence...

Business Industry

Abu Dhabi to sell over 25% of Spain’s Cepsa

AFP17th September 201810th October 2020

17th September 201810th October 20202905

Abu Dhabi‘s state investor plans to float at least 25 percent of Spain’s Cepsa by the end of 2018, the energy company announced Monday, in...

U-turn: Spain to deliver bombs to Saudis

News Desk13th September 20185th November 2018

13th September 20185th November 20182998

Spain will go ahead with the controversial delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, engaged in a bloody conflict in Yemen, Foreign Minister Josep...

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