Tag: turkey
Spain to take in hundreds of vulnerable Syrian earthquake survivors left homeless by the disaster
Spain is set to take in over a hundred Syrian survivors whose homes were destroyed by the deadly earthquake that has already claimed over...
‘It’s a miracle’: How all 17 siblings of Turkish expat living in Spain survived horror earthquake
Turkish expat Refik Agri waited in quiet dread for five hours as he got nothing but radio silence from his family after a 7.8...
Firemen from Spain rescue woman, 50, who had spent 144 hours buried under rubble after Turkey earthquake
A TEAM of firemen from the Madrid region has taken part in the successful rescue of a 50-year-old woman who spent 144 hours buried...
Ex-Malaga footballer pulled out from rubble after horror Turkey earthquake
By Nadia McDonald
Former Malaga, Chelsea and Newcastle footballer, Christian Atsu has been found alive amongst the rubble after Turkey’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
The Ghanaian footballer,...
‘Terrible anguish’: Former Malaga CF footballer trapped under rubble after Turkey earthquake
Concerns are growing for a former Malaga footballer who is feared trapped under rubble at the scene of a horror 7.8 magnitude earthquake in...
Spain’s romance with Turkey blossoms thanks to the rise in popular Turkish TV shows and health tourism
SPAIN has started to fall in love with Turkey this year due to the popularity of Turkish TV series and health tourism.
This love affair...
Would-be migrants flee plane at Barcelona airport after fake medical emergency forces landing
TWENTY-EIGHT people fled an aeroplane travelling from Casablanca (Morocco) to Turkey on Wednesday morning, after an apparently faked medical emergency forced the aircraft to...
Police find €400,000 in checked-in suitcase for flight from Spain’s Valencia to Turkey
A man tried to smuggle €400,000 out of Spain on a flight from Valencia Airport to Istanbul, Turkey.
Guardia Civil officers at the luggage...
UK tourists aim for foreign holiday breaks in Spain as Greece and Turkey suffer due to Ukraine war
UK holidaymakers are opting for Spanish flight and hotel bookings, as interest in breaks to Greece and Turkey falls following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Mabrian's...
Tanker with three dead crew members poisoned by gas arrives at Cartagena port in Spain’s Murcia region
A chemical tanker docked in Cartagena this morning(August 26) carrying three deceased crew members, including the captain, who were poisoned by a gas leak...
Cocaine haul seemingly missed by Gibraltar police seized in Turkey
A FREIGHT tanker from Colombia that had already been searched by RGP was seized by Turkish authorities with a haul of just under six...
Spain enters tourism talks with Turkey
ARANCHA Gonzalez Laya, the Spanish foreign minister, discussed the future of tourism with her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu yesterday.
In a phone conversation, they spoke...
Turkey makes SPECTACULAR U-turn and releases respirators bought by Spain to combat coronavirus, only 24 hours after requisitioning them
IN a spectacular U-turn, Turkey has released the respirators bought by Spain, only 24 hours after requisitioning them.
Turkey requisitions respirators meant for Spain that were already paid for
TURKEY has requisitioned respirators that were meant to be delivered to Spain.
Turkey becomes second NATO member to answer Spain’s call for help in fight against coronavirus
TURKEY has become the second NATO member to answer Spain’s call for aid in the fight against Covid-19.
Interest in Spanish holidays FALL in favour of these unlikely destinations
INTEREST in Spanish holiday destinations has fallen this year in favour of other popular sites on the Med.
The Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, Costa...
Spain’s Costa del Sol is third cheapest holiday destination behind Turkey and Bulgaria
HOTELS and tourist flats on the Costa del Sol are offering discounts as tourism is threatened by decreasing rates of housing in other tourist...
Brits shun Spain for Middle East holiday rivals after Spanish hotels push up prices
BRITISH holidaymakers are looking east this summer after Spanish hotel bosses put up their prices to cash in on the recent surge in demand.
Thomas...
Doner kebabs facing ban in Spain as EU politicians link the British favourite to heart disease
The doner kebab is under threat in Spain and across the EU.
It comes after EU politicians have begun moving to ban phosphates, deemed necessary...
OUT OF LINE: Huge £200 million haul of cocaine seized by the Spanish after UK tip off
ONE of the world’s biggest hauls of cocaine has been intercepted and landed in Cadiz.
The £200 million seizure was found on a tug-boat sailing...
COSTA LOT: Price of holidays to Spain to soar by HUNDREDS thanks to weaker pound, claims Thomas Cook
TRAVEL company, Thomas Cook, predicts the price of Spanish holidays are set to rise by a further 5 to 10% in 2018 because of...
More than 160,000 protest in Barcelona to demand Spain takes in more refugees
Spain has so far taken in just 1,100 of the 17,300 refugees it promised to accept
Cost of holidays to Spain soar by 9% as hotel bosses cash in on Brits seeking safer getaways
Greece has also seen a massive 40% surge in holiday bookings
More than 30 million tourists have visited Spain so far this year following terrorist attacks in rival holiday hotspots
Brits were by far the largest group of visitors
Status Quo guitarist suffers heart attack in Turkey
The rock star has a history of health problems
Spain ‘paid millions to Jihadists for the release of three journalists’
They were kidnapped last July while reporting from Syria