Alvarez & Marsal welcomes Javier Hernando to CFO practice in Spain

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal has appointed Javier Hernando as a Managing Director in its Madrid office. A member of the Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) practice, Javier Hernando strengthen the firm’s CFO...

Royal Navy Fleet Flagship HMS Prince of Wales strike carrier heading to Spain, will she visit Mallorca?

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, which is in charge of the UK Carrier Strike Group (UKCSG), is due to begin drills with Nato allies in the Mediterranean and will also conduct a series of engagements with NATO and EU countries,...

Spain's exiled former king feels abandoned by his son

PARIS/MADRID--Spain's disgraced former king, Juan Carlos, feels abandoned and misunderstood, including by his son and heir, King Felipe VI, and by other close family members, according to his memoir that went on sale in France on Wednesday. In...

Oman and Spain release joint statement, reaffirm strategic partnership during His Majesty’s state visit

MUSCAT – In the joint statement issued following the conclusion of the state visit, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and His Majesty King Felipe VI of the Kingdom of Spain affirmed the importance of cooperation to strengthen economic...

Travel chaos in Spain’s Barcelona: Dozens of flights cancelled and train services cut as ex-Hurricane Melissa dumps torrential rain on Catalunya

EX-HURRICANE Melissa has brought major disruption to Barcelona’s public transport network this morning after an orange weather warning was issued for torrential rain. At least 54 flights have been cancelled at Barcelona’s El-Prat airport, with...

Spain’s former king spills secrets on Franco, abdication and killing his brother

Spain’s disgraced and exiled former monarch has revealed what happened when the dictator Francisco Franco summoned him to anoint him as his heir, changing the course of Spanish history. Juan Carlos, 87, has described the moment in his much-awaited...

Spain National Team Unveil 2026 World Cup Jersey

Wed 05 Nov 2025 | 09:56 PM The Spanish national football team officially revealed the new kit for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to AS, Spain will debut the new home kit during the upcoming international break this November, after the team...

Oman and Spain to Develop Green Methanol Bunkering Hub in Dhofar

The project aims to make Dhofar a hub for green methanol bunkering in the region. Image Credit: Oman's Foreign Ministry Oman and Spain have agreed to explore a green methanol production and bunkering project in Dhofar in Oman under a new...

Spain gets new look

Spain is debuting a new look. The team will wear it for the first time in the match against Turkey in Seville on November 18, but AS readers can already see the first jersey that Spain plans to show the soccer world at the World Cup in the United...

Franco ruled Spain with an iron fist until his death in 1975

Spanish youth are increasingly seduced by General Francisco Franco 50 years after the dictator's death, often unaware of his harsh rule and influenced by propaganda permeating social media, experts say.

Spain's Naturgy Turns to Oman LNG for Post-Russian Supply

Spain’s Naturgy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Oman LNG on a potential long-term LNG supply agreement as the Madrid-based utility seeks additional supplies amid the EU’s upcoming ban on Russian LNG imports.

Spain’s former king reveals how he shot and killed his brother

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has detailed for the first time how he shot his younger brother dead nearly 70 years ago. The exiled royal, 87, who now lives in Dubai, published his memoirs this week, in which he wrote about the death of Alfonso....

Spain greenlights €700 million to flailing FCAS fighter jet project

Spain backed its commitment to Europe’s next-generation fighter jet project FCAS on Wednesday with €700 million of funding to be paid over the next six years, even as Franco-German quarrelling casts doubt over the project’s future. As one of the...

TotalEnergies to Supply Power to Data4 from 30 MW Wind and Solar Plants in Spain

TotalEnergies and Data4 have signed an agreement to supply renewable electricity with a stable consumption profile (Clean Firm Power) to Data4’s sites in Spain. This contract will begin in January 2026 for 10 years and will represent a total...

Spectacular Paradors of Spain

There was no traffic on the road ahead of us. In the far distance, beyond the rolling hills covered with olive groves, vineyards, and brilliant yellow mustard fields were the snow-covered mountains of the Pyrenees. We stopped on the side of the...

Oman inks MoU with Spain's Naturgy on LNG supply, LNG carrier newbuild

Oman and Spain have agreed a series of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) that could see the Arab emirate and Spanish companies finalise LNG contracts. According to the sultanate, Oman and Spain have signed four MoUs in the fields of liquefied...

Spain’s exiled king recounts history, scandals in wistful memoir

Spain approves new draft law to ensure interns aren't exploited

The Spanish government has approved a draft bill which aims to give interns more rights and ensure companies are not hiring trainees to do the job of an employee, with Spain's Labour Minister saying the days of interns "just making coffee" are...

Spain grants citizenship to 170 descendants of International Brigade volunteers who fought Franco

THE Spanish government has announced that up to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigade will receive citizenship in recognition of their ancestors’ fight against the fascism of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship. During the Spanish...

Police smash seven ‘violent’ crime groups in Spain’s Costa del Sol resort region

BARCELONA - Spanish police said on Nov 5 they had dismantled seven criminal organisations operating in Costa del Sol, arresting 55 “highly violent” people and seizing nearly nine tonnes of drugs. The police operations, carried out over the past...