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How a Syrian dictator’s uncle and his Marbella-based family allegedly laundered a fortune through Spain and Gibraltar

AS Spain’s National Court gears up for one of the most high-profile money laundering trials in its recent history, the spotlight has turned to the

25 May, 2025 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Lead·Marbella

The most enchanting city in Spain? Get ready – Ronda Romántica is about to happen!

FROM Friday May 30 to Sunday June1, the city of Ronda is going to erupt with artistic and musical events, live drama and children’s activities

25 May, 2025 @ 14:23

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

4 bedroom Villa for sale in Oliva with pool garage – € 320,000

Villa with pool, large garage and 2,278m2 plot. It consists of two floors. On the ground floor is the garage, a second kitchen, bathroom and

25 May, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: The Malaga village with a Scottish connection

THIS has to be one of the strangest Spanish stories of them all. In the third week of August each year, beautiful little town of

25 May, 2025 @ 11:58

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Life-saving tuberculosis vaccine created by Spanish scientists- but it needs a €20 million boost

SPANISH scientists have created a new, more effective vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s most lethal illness- but they need €20 million to finish their life

25 May, 2025 @ 10:00

Health·Lead

SPANISH RECIPE: Andalucian Fish Casserole (Cazuela de Pescado)

FISH casserole is quick and easy to do, and it will help you to get used to asking for metric quantities in the fishmonger’s (pescadería),

25 May, 2025 @ 09:30

Andalucia·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

REVEALED: The three beaches in Spain with the best photographic ‘wow factor’

THREE Spanish beaches have been proclaimed to have the ‘wow factor’ when photographs are posted online via social media or in travel blogs. The holiday

25 May, 2025 @ 08:00

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Galicia·Lead

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz starts his French Open title defence THIS Sunday morning

SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz begins his defence of the French Open title on Sunday morning against Japan’s Kei Nishikori. It’s the second Grand Slam event of

24 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·Sport

Is it true that great white sharks swim in Spain’s waters off the Costa del Sol?

AFTER the recent sighting of a seven-metre basking shark just off the beaches of Marbella, many people wondered what other large marine animals live in

24 May, 2025 @ 17:15

Costa del Sol·Lead

HIDDEN CORNERS OF SPAIN: Palma del Río is the perfect stop on the way from Cordoba to Sevilla

POETS write about two Andalucian rivers, and it just so happens that Palma del Río is surrounded by both of them. The Guadalquivir (mentioned by

24 May, 2025 @ 16:24

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel

No silver bullet: Despite new housing laws and government intervention, Spain’s rental market remains under severe strain

THE rental housing situation in Spain remains dire. The number of long-term rental units continues to decline, even as demand keeps rising. Everyone agrees something

24 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists·Lead·Other News·Property

Don’t miss the Sanlucar Wine Festival 2025 if you like Andalucia and love sherry

The annual Manzanilla Fair will be held in Andalucia’s Sanlúcar de Barrameda from Tuesday May 27 to Sunday June 1, 2025. So now the twin

24 May, 2025 @ 13:07

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

3 bedroom Terraced Villa for sale in Marbella – € 625,000

Located in a quaint narrow street, decorated with beautiful flowerpots, in the centre of Marbella, just over two hundred metres to the Plaza de los

24 May, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property

Homeless people in Malaga airport ‘mostly foreign and refuse paid flights home’

LATEST figures show that nearly a quarter of Malaga’s homeless population are sleeping in the city’s airport, with claims emerging that many of them are

24 May, 2025 @ 12:12

Lead·Malaga

LIFE IN SPAIN: The curious affair of the daughter of a British Prime Minister and the son of a Spanish dictator

HIS name was Herbert Henry Asquith. He was British Prime Minister between 1908 and 1916. Indeed, he was the last Liberal leader to reside at

24 May, 2025 @ 10:27

Lead

Skip the crowds at these hidden Balearic Island beauty spots from Ibiza to Formentera

IN the past few years, the Balearic Islands have become overrun with tourists in popular hotspots. This phenomenon has frustrated locals and visitors, who dream

24 May, 2025 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Hotels warn of holiday chaos for millions of Brits and Americans coming to Spain due to new EU travel rules

THE European Union’s new digital entry systems may create unwanted delays and headaches for non-EU travellers when it comes into effect in October. This is

24 May, 2025 @ 08:05

Costa del Sol·Lead·Travel News

Rapper who fled Spain in notorious free-speech case is investigated for punching two men in Mallorca nightclub

A MALLORCAN rapper who became famous due to a notorious free speech court case is being investigated for punching two young men in a Cala

23 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Weather experts say this August is the hottest so far since records started in Spain

2024 was another top scorcher with hot summer predicted yet again for Spain

2024 was the third-hottest year in Spain since current records began in 1961 according to the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet), which is also predicting another hot

23 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·Weather

Italian tourist stabbed by vagrant and rushed to Valencia hospital with ‘prolific’ bleeding

AN ITALIAN tourist was stabbed in the neck by a man while visiting Valencia City with her boyfriend. The Valencia Policia Local arrested the attacker

23 May, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Court rejects appeal to reopen criminal probe into Valencia apartment fire that killed 10 people

Reconstruction starts ‘within weeks’ on Valencia building gutted by fire that killed 10 people

THE owners of a Valencia apartment block have received a license to redevelop it after the devastating fire that killed 10 people in February 2024.

23 May, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Valencia

My night of bedlam in Bilbao: Richarlison, friendly locals and a slick police operation that kept 80,000 English fans from harm – but couldn’t keep the buses and trains running

By Jon Clarke in Bilbao AT 5am on Thursday morning when the heavens opened at the taxi rank at Plaza Moyua in central Bilbao, I

23 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Basque Country·Bilbao·Lead·Sport·Video

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, meets with Valencia flood victim groups

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez met with three Valencia flood victim groups on Thursday to brief them on the government’s response to the October 29 disaster.

23 May, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Lottery ticket seller scams customer out of big payout on Spain's Costa Blanca

Lucky person in Malaga wins more than €58 million in Spanish lottery

A LUCKY person in Malaga has just won the Spanish Primitiva state lottery, taking home more than €58 million.It’s literally raining money in Malaga for

23 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

YOU SPEAKY ENGLISH?: UK demands fluent English from immigrants as expats abroad still butcher basic Spanish

IN a dazzling display of irony, the UK has announced that all immigrants must now speak English to B2 standard – a level so advanced

23 May, 2025 @ 14:45

La Cultura·Lead

Kids Stay Healthy: Over 1,200 Teenagers in Marbella take part in health and wellness workshops led by Quirónsalud

MORE than 1,200 secondary school students in Marbella have taken part in a series of educational workshops aimed at encouraging healthier lifestyles, thanks to an

23 May, 2025 @ 14:28

Andalucia·Health·Other News·Sponsored

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