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Spain’s Nadal and Alcaraz play for biggest cash prize in tennis history at controversial Saudia Arabia tournament

SIX of the world’s top male tennis players including Spain’s Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, will play in the richest-ever exhibition tournament starting in Saudi

16 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

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Saudi princess is dragged to court in Spain over criminal complaint filed by an ex-employee at her Mallorca mansion

PRINCESS AlJoharah Talal Alsaud, granddaughter of Saudi Arabia’s founder, was stopped by police and ordered to appear in court in Son Sant Joan, Mallorca. She

24 Jul, 2024 @ 13:38

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Luis Rubiales is arrested in Spain: Ex-football federation boss is cuffed after landing in Madrid

THE former Spanish FA president, Luis Rubiales, was arrested at Madrid airport on Wednesday morning after arriving back in the country on a flight from

3 Apr, 2024 @ 11:05

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Tapas, pintxos and his grandma’s homemade lentil stew: Spanish golf star Jon Rahm reveals his delicious selections for the traditional Masters Champions Dinner in a nod to his Basque upbringing

SPANISH golf star Jon Rahm has revealed the menu for his Champions Dinner ahead of the 2024 Masters golf tournament. After winning last year’s major

22 Mar, 2024 @ 13:41

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News·Sport

Cristina Gutierrez makes history as the first ever woman from Spain – and second in the world – to win the Dakar Rally

CRISTINA Gutierrez has made history as the first ever Spanish woman to win a category at the prestigious Dakar Rally. The 32 year old is

19 Jan, 2024 @ 13:20

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal to hold press conference as French Open decision looms

Spanish tennis legend Rafa Nadal under fire after he signs up as Saudi ambassador for the sport

SPANISH tennis legend Rafa Nadal has come under fire after he announced he will be the new ambassador for the sport for Saudi Arabia. On

17 Jan, 2024 @ 14:15

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Explainer: Spain chosen by Fifa to host 2030 World Cup – but it won’t be alone

FIFA, the international governing body for football, yesterday announced that it had chosen Spain as host for the 2030 World Cup. But there’s a catch:

5 Oct, 2023 @ 10:33

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FC Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets to leave Spain this summer as Saudi Arabia beckons

SERGIO BUSQUETS will leave FC Barcelona this summer, ending an 18-year association with the La Liga club. The 34-year-old midfielder, who joined Barca’s youth team

10 May, 2023 @ 15:00

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Spain’s Barcelona picked to host yachting’s America’s Cup in 2024

THE oldest trophy in international sport, the America’s Cup, will be fought for in the waters off Barcelona in autumn 2024. The yachting team event

30 Mar, 2022 @ 15:21

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

High Court in London rejects sovereign immunity for Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, over damages claim by ex-mistress

SPAIN’S former monarch, Juan Carlos, could be forced to give evidence in a damages claim brought by his ex-mistress in a London High Court trial.

24 Mar, 2022 @ 13:39

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain's Emeritus King Juan Carlos to pay income tax in exiled home of Abu Dhabi

Corruption probes into former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, dropped due to ‘lack of evidence’

PROSECUTORS in Spain are shelving two corruption probes involving former monarch, Juan Carlos, due to a lack of evidence. It’s more good news for the

2 Mar, 2022 @ 19:22

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Former Spanish King Juan Carlos Leaves Spain *file Photo*

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos gets good news over Saudi Arabia bung investigation

SWISS authorities have dropped a corruption probe into an offshore fund linked to King Emeritus Juan Carlos I. It had been alleged that the ex-monarch

13 Dec, 2021 @ 15:46

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10-man Real Madrid win 11th Spanish Super Cup against rivals Atletico in Saudi Arabia

The Galacticos captain put away the decisive spot kick at Jeddah’s King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

13 Jan, 2020 @ 09:38

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Andalucia warships propping up Saudia Arabia’s war chest as Yemen war produces ‘worst famine in 100 years’

WARSHIPS built in Cadiz have boosted Spanish arms sales to Saudi Arabia by more than €1 billion. It comes as the Saudi-led war in Yemen

3 Nov, 2018 @ 11:21

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Pedro Sanchez justifies selling Andalucia warships to Saudi Arabia, as violence and famine in Yemen continue

Foreign aid can not reach everyone who needs it in Yemen, because of the fighting, and Saudi's weapons, bought from European countries, have been used

25 Oct, 2018 @ 13:31

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain makes U-turn on bombs sale to Saudi Arabia despite concerns over use in Yemen

Just 48 hours after Defence Minister Margarita Robles said the sale was 'undergoing review', the government decided to reactivate it

14 Sep, 2018 @ 17:27

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Spain to halt sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia amid fears of their use in Yemen conflict

The process of cancelling a contract signed between Mariano Rajoy’s former government and the Arab state in 2015 is currently underway

5 Sep, 2018 @ 13:18

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Spain shatters weapons exports record as sales to Saudi Arabia soar 133%

The bulk of all sales were aircraft assembled at a plant in Sevilla

15 May, 2018 @ 10:51

Business & Finance·Lead·Sevilla

NEVER GONNA DANCE AGAIN?: Teenage boy arrested for doing the Macarena on busy road

A TEENAGER has been arrested in Saudi Arabia after footage of him doing the Macarena on a busy street in Jeddah went viral. The 14-year-old

23 Aug, 2017 @ 12:04

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Sevilla

Lucrative warship sale on agenda as Spanish king set to visit Saudi Arabia

The visit has already been re-scheduled twice: it was originally planned for February 2016, but cancelled after 47 people were executed by the Saudi Kingdom.

10 Jan, 2017 @ 11:21

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