Kirana is an aspiring Dutch journalist with an international outlook. After spending the past year in Washington, D.C. - working in the press department of the Dutch Embassy and later reporting for the Dutch public broadcaster while closely following the White House - she has returned to Spain to complete her master’s degree in Political Science at the University of Barcelona. She is passionate about Spanish affairs and committed to report on stories that matter.

Spain’s PP in talks with Vox to form coalition government as public healthcare for foreigners without legal residence is targeted

The move marks a sizeable shift in leader Alberto Nuñez Feijoo’s previous opposition to a coalition with far-right Vox

24 Oct, 2026 @ 12:50

Election 2026·Lead·Politics

Trasmoz, Zaragoza, being cursed by a witch in a black robe

Inside the Spanish ‘village of witches’ said to be cursed by the Church – where only a pope can lift the 500-year-old spell

The town was excommunicated and cursed by the Vatican after a supposed history of witchcraft.

23 Oct, 2026 @ 18:36

La Cultura·Lead·Northern Spain

Violent clashes in A Coruña after a Vox rally

WATCH: Bins torched and barricades built in A Coruña as thousands of anti-fascist protesters clash with riot police over Vox rally

THOUSANDS of anti-fascist protesters took to the streets of A Coruña on Wednesday, with rubbish bins set ablaze, barricades erected and roads closed as clashes

22 Oct, 2026 @ 17:52

Crime & Law·Election 2026·Galicia·Lead·Politics

Driverless taxis to hit Madrid’s streets in 2027 as Google’s Waymo confirms Spain launch

The company announced on Tuesday that it would begin testing its electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles on roads across the region in the coming days.

22 Oct, 2026 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Travel News

US demands end to ‘obsolete’ UN decolonisation committee that oversees Spain’s push to claim Gibraltar

The White House said the committee had outlived its original purpose, criticising what it slammed as 'repetitive meetings' and 'unnecessary travel'

21 Oct, 2026 @ 15:51

Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead

Spanish police officers during an operation against organised crime in Cádiz

Veterans from Ukraine and the Balkans are joining narco mafias in Cadiz to go to war with other gangs – and Spain’s Guardia Civil

Spanish prosecutors warn that former military personnel from Ukraine and the Balkans are arriving to fight drug wars in Cadiz.

20 Oct, 2026 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Chaos in Malaga as torrential burst of rain floods homes and causes health centre roof to cave in

Episodes of torrential rain like the one that flooded parts of Malaga are becoming more frequent and intense, experts have warned.

20 Oct, 2026 @ 15:46

Lead·Malaga·Weather

Spain successfully blocks Denmark-led EU offensive against migrant amnesty plan – after winning backing from France and Portugal

DENMARK, Italy and Poland have joined forces to push the EU to take a tougher stance on migration, in a move widely seen as a

19 Oct, 2026 @ 14:02

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spanihs Pensioners sitting down at a bench

Spain’s state pension and minimum wage to rise before the end of the year – but after the election

Carlos Cuerpo said the government could approve the increase in December, even if it is still acting in a caretaker capacity following the election.

16 Oct, 2026 @ 18:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

The USS John Basilone, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, arrives at the US and Spanish naval base at Rota

US steps up missile shield in southern Europe with sixth destroyer arriving in Cadiz despite tensions with Trump admin

THE US Navy has completed its planned expansion at Spain’s Rota naval base with the arrival of a sixth guided-missile destroyer. The USS John Basilone

16 Oct, 2026 @ 16:30

Cadiz·International Affairs·Lead

Demonstrators protest against Spain’s housing crisis and demand affordable homes.

Three quarters of Spaniards want the state to intervene in Spain’s housing market ‘as necessary’ to guarantee access to homes

Around 76% believe the state should intervene ‘as much as necessary’ to ensure people can access housing, according to a new survey.

15 Oct, 2026 @ 17:45

Lead·Property

US President Donald Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Spain’s exports to the US under threat after Washington proposes $200,000 penalty fee for Spanish ships docking in American ports

The dispute dates back to November 2024, when Spanish authorities refused entry to three US-flagged cargo ships at the port of Algeciras.

15 Oct, 2026 @ 16:45

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead

Top police inspectors brand the Costa del Sol the ‘Champions League of organised crime’ while collecting medals at award ceremony

The comments came during an award ceremony which honoured two senior inspectors for their work in tackling drug trafficking and organised crime.

14 Oct, 2026 @ 18:15

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Estepona mayor José María García Urbano and Algeciras mayor Landaluce

PP urged to ‘take similar action’ against Estepona mayor after centre-right party called on its own Algeciras leader to resign

PP called on Jose Ignacio Landaluce – their own mayor in Algeciras – to resign after two new allegations of sexual misconduct emerged.

14 Oct, 2026 @ 14:32

Andalucia·Estepona·Lead·Politics

Can banks in Spain refuse to open accounts for expats if they have a passport but no NIE?

Foreigners in Spain are being turned away by some banks when trying to open an account with just a passport.

12 Oct, 2026 @ 17:07

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain is named Europe’s top retirement destination as British buyers return to the Costa del Sol

The report describes Spain as ‘the single largest European destination for retired UK migrants’.

9 Oct, 2026 @ 17:45

Andalucia·Brexit·Lead·Other News

Costa del Sol electricity supply hanging by a thread as Benahavis fire risked blackout along entire coast

THE western Costa del Sol has been left dependent on a single power substation which came under threat during the Benahavis wildfire last month. Manuel

9 Oct, 2026 @ 12:50

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead

Andalucia’s narco gangs are militarising and hiring fighters with ‘war zone experience’, new report claims

According to the report, Andalucia – including the Costa del Sol – has become a key territory in the European drug trafficking network.

7 Oct, 2026 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish police seize nearly one tonne of cocaine at Valencia port – investigators believe drugs were ‘hoisted’ on board while at sea

When officers opened the container, on September 27, they found 862 ‘bricks’ of cocaine, each weighing approximately one kilo, packed into 32 bundles.

5 Oct, 2026 @ 15:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Warning for drivers in Spain as new ‘flashing amber’ traffic light rule comes into effect nationwide

The new rules came into force on October 1 as part of a wider reform of Spain's traffic regulations.

3 Oct, 2026 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Technology·Travel News

Los Palacios y Villafranca, Gavi, Fabian Ruiz and Jesus Navas

A breeding ground for champions: Inside the small Sevilla town that produced three of Spain’s World Cup heroes

Nowhere celebrated this summer's FIFA World Cup victory more passionately than Los Palacios y Villafranca, a small corner of rural Sevilla province.

27 Sep, 2026 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Lead·Sevilla·Sport

Barcelona’s changing demographics in the 21st century: Two-thirds of early-30s were born abroad while foreign population increases seven-fold

Taking a wider spectrum, more than half of the city's residents aged between 25 and 44 were born also abroad, according to the city’s municipal

17 Sep, 2026 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·National News

Estepona and its mayor Jose Maria Garcia Urbano

The Estepona conundrum: Mayor announces historic €7m tax cut for residents even as he faces corruption and embezzlement probes

ESTEPONA residents are set to benefit from more than €7 million in tax cuts – even as the town’s mayor faces an ongoing corruption investigation.

12 Sep, 2026 @ 16:10

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Politics

Spain’s migrant amnesty eases traditional August jobs slump – with 70% of new roles going to foreign workers

SPAIN'S traditional August jobs slump was slower than normal this year thanks to Pedro Sanchez's controversial migrant regularisation scheme.

5 Sep, 2026 @ 10:50

Business & Finance·Lead

The day that Spain exploded in anger for Ceuta and its people after one month of crisis

“We were being invaded by 60,000 people, that is almost the whole population of Ceuta,” one protestor told The Olive Press.

4 Sep, 2026 @ 17:02

International Affairs·Lead·National News·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: The hunt for a lion roaming the wilds of the Spanish heartlands was very real – but local residents weren’t concerned

IT’S not every day you wake up to the news that a lion is on the loose. While it was, admittedly, silly season, the mid-August

26 Aug, 2026 @ 18:00

Animals·Cordoba·Lead·Madrid·Other News

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Spain’s PP in talks with Vox to form coalition government as public healthcare for foreigners without legal residence is targeted

Inside the Spanish ‘village of witches’ said to be cursed by the Church – where only a pope can lift the 500-year-old spell

WATCH: Bins torched and barricades built in A Coruña as thousands of anti-fascist protesters clash with riot police over Vox rally

Driverless taxis to hit Madrid’s streets in 2027 as Google’s Waymo confirms Spain launch

US demands end to ‘obsolete’ UN decolonisation committee that oversees Spain’s push to claim Gibraltar

Veterans from Ukraine and the Balkans are joining narco mafias in Cadiz to go to war with other gangs – and Spain’s Guardia Civil

Chaos in Malaga as torrential burst of rain floods homes and causes health centre roof to cave in

Spain successfully blocks Denmark-led EU offensive against migrant amnesty plan – after winning backing from France and Portugal

Spain’s state pension and minimum wage to rise before the end of the year – but after the election

US steps up missile shield in southern Europe with sixth destroyer arriving in Cadiz despite tensions with Trump admin

Three quarters of Spaniards want the state to intervene in Spain’s housing market ‘as necessary’ to guarantee access to homes

Spain’s exports to the US under threat after Washington proposes $200,000 penalty fee for Spanish ships docking in American ports

Top police inspectors brand the Costa del Sol the ‘Champions League of organised crime’ while collecting medals at award ceremony

PP urged to ‘take similar action’ against Estepona mayor after centre-right party called on its own Algeciras leader to resign

Can banks in Spain refuse to open accounts for expats if they have a passport but no NIE?

Spain is named Europe’s top retirement destination as British buyers return to the Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol electricity supply hanging by a thread as Benahavis fire risked blackout along entire coast

Andalucia’s narco gangs are militarising and hiring fighters with ‘war zone experience’, new report claims

Spanish police seize nearly one tonne of cocaine at Valencia port – investigators believe drugs were ‘hoisted’ on board while at sea

Warning for drivers in Spain as new ‘flashing amber’ traffic light rule comes into effect nationwide

A breeding ground for champions: Inside the small Sevilla town that produced three of Spain’s World Cup heroes

Barcelona’s changing demographics in the 21st century: Two-thirds of early-30s were born abroad while foreign population increases seven-fold

The Estepona conundrum: Mayor announces historic €7m tax cut for residents even as he faces corruption and embezzlement probes

Spain’s migrant amnesty eases traditional August jobs slump – with 70% of new roles going to foreign workers

The day that Spain exploded in anger for Ceuta and its people after one month of crisis

EXCLUSIVE: The hunt for a lion roaming the wilds of the Spanish heartlands was very real – but local residents weren’t concerned

EXCLUSIVE: How a free app is helping 150,000 people in southern Spain warn each other of deadly wildfires – with plans to roll it out nationwide

Police investigate string of burglaries targeting football stars in Sevilla after Irish striker Troy Parrott’s home is raided

IN PICS: Ronda like you’ve never seen it before – an expat photographer captures the quirky side of the clifftop town

Spain’s PP in talks with Vox to form coalition government as public healthcare for foreigners without legal residence is targeted

OPINION: Spain cannot afford to bite the hand that builds it – foreigners like you and I are the future of this country, writes Charlie Mullins

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