China extends visa-free transit stays to 10 days HONG KONG: China announced on Tuesday a relaxation of its visa-free transit policy, extending the permitted stay for... Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:48am
Life & Style Mango fashion tycoon Andic dies in mountain accident MADRID: The founder and owner of fashion empire Mango, Isak Andic, died on Saturday in a mountain accident, police... Published 14 Dec, 2024 11:43pm
Business & Finance Spain’s October industrial output rises 1.9% year-on-year Spain’s seasonally- and calendar-adjusted industrial output grew 1.9% in October from the same month a year earlier,... Published 05 Dec, 2024 02:03pm
World After floods, Spain records warmest November ever MADRID: Spain has registered its warmest November since record-keeping began more than six decades ago, even after... Published 03 Dec, 2024 05:14pm
World Developing nations blast $300bn COP29 climate deal as insufficient BAKU: Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help... Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:47pm
Sports Italy ousts Iga Swiatek, Poland to reach Billie Jean King Cup final Italy returned to the championship match of the Billie Jean King Cup finals by outlasting Poland 2-1 in Monday’s... Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:23pm
Business & Finance Governor seeks enhanced trade ties with Spain LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has expressed hope that trade between Pakistan and Spain will... Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:51am
World Fire in Spanish care home kills 10, injures two MADRID: A fire erupted Friday in a home for the elderly and those with mental health issues in northeastern Spain,... Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:01pm
World Spanish regional leader admits ‘mistakes’ in handling deadly floods VALENCIA: The head of Spain’s eastern Valencia region admitted Friday to “mistakes” in handing the country’s... Published 15 Nov, 2024 05:52pm
World Spain announces 3.76bn euros in new aid to Valencia after floods MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced 3.76 billion euros ($4.01 billion) in additional... Published 11 Nov, 2024 05:55pm
World Spain unveils $11bn aid plan after catastrophic floods VALENCIA: Spain announced Tuesday an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions... Published 06 Nov, 2024 04:58pm
World Spain deploys more troops to flood zone where public anger rises PAIPORTA: Spain sent more soldiers on Monday to its flood-hit east where rescuers scoured underground carparks for... Published 04 Nov, 2024 05:43pm
Print Crowd hurls mud, insults at Spanish royals, PM on visit to flood zone VALENCIA: Furious locals pelted Spain’s royals and premier on Sunday with mud and cries of “murderers!”, forcing... Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:23am
World Spain sends thousands more troops to flood-hit region VALENCIA: Spain will deploy 10,000 more troops and police officers to the eastern Valencia region devastated by... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 07:10pm
World Death toll from floods in Spain’s Valencia rises to 202 MADRID: The death toll from the flash floods that ravaged eastern Spain this week rose to at least 202 people in the... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:01pm
World Spain mourns after historic floods kill 95 MADRID: Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday as rescuers equipped with drones raced to find survivors of... Published 31 Oct, 2024 05:13pm
World Spanish PM in India seeking to bolster trade ties NEW DELHI: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was welcomed to India Monday with a flower-filled open-top parade... Published 28 Oct, 2024 10:24am
World Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands against mass tourism MASPALOMAS, (Spain): Thousands of flag-waving demonstrators hit the streets across Spain’s Canary Islands on ... Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:04am
World Thousands march in Spain to demand affordable housing MADRID: Thousands protested on Sunday in Madrid to demand more affordable housing amid rising anger from Spaniards... Published 14 Oct, 2024 06:24am
Sports Cristiano Ronaldo scores in Portugal’s Nations League win as Spain sink Denmark PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Portugal beat Poland 3-1 for their third straight Nations League win on Saturday,... Published 13 Oct, 2024 01:18pm
World Tragedy of Madrid street sweeper highlights how heatwaves kill MADRID: Three hours into his shift as a street sweeper in Madrid on a summer afternoon when temperatures went above... Published 08 Oct, 2024 12:08pm
World European, Muslim countries meet in Spain eyeing schedule for Palestinian statehood MADRID: Spain, hosting a high-level meeting on Friday of several Muslim and European countries on ways to end the... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:42pm
World Spain’s PM meets Xi, pushes ‘fair trade order’ on China trip BEIJING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called Monday for a “fair trade order” during a visit to China where... Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:40pm
World Venezuela opposition candidate Gonzalez leaves for Spain as diplomatic tensions rise BRASILIA/CARACAS: Venezuela’s former presidential opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left for Spain in the... Published 08 Sep, 2024 10:38am
Life & Style Spain’s crackdown on holiday rentals bodes well for luxury hotels Spain: Spanish authorities are encouraging the expansion of luxury hotels as they crack down on a surge in holiday... Published 03 Sep, 2024 01:52pm
World Spain saw its hottest August on record in 2024: weather agency MADRID: Spain saw its hottest August since records began in 2024, with average temperature at 25 degrees Celsius (77... Published 03 Sep, 2024 01:09pm
World Spain PM heads to West Africa as migrant arrivals surge MADRID: Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez heads on a three-day visit to West Africa on Tuesday, as his left-wing... Published 26 Aug, 2024 11:42am
World Spain arrests 77, busts global migrant smuggling ring MADRID: Spanish police said on Thursday they had dismantled a global people-smuggling network that brought Indian,... Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Life & Style Spain set for record tourist numbers in 2024 after first-half jump MADRID: The number of foreign tourists in Spain jumped 13% in the first-half of 2024, putting the country on track... Published 02 Aug, 2024 04:26pm
Life & Style In Mallorca, 20,000 rally against overtourism PALMA, Spain: Some 20,000 protesters hit the streets of Palma in Mallorca Sunday for a mass demonstration against... Published 22 Jul, 2024 02:12pm
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept