Spain Park sweeps team championships at home cross-country invitational

Published 10:46 am Tuesday, September 30, 2025 By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor HOOVER – While the rest of the county was at the Shelby County Championships on Saturday, Sept. 27, Spain Park opened the doors of Veterans Park in Hoover to a...

ICCROM Strengthens Spanish-Language Access to Heritage Resources with Spain’s Support

International Translation Day, 30 September 2025 On this International Translation Day, ICCROM highlights the power of languages as bridges of understanding, social cohesion and international cooperation. This year, the celebration carries special...

Board of Spain’s Sabadell bank rejects improved BBVA takeover bid

The board of Spanish bank Sabadell on Tuesday rejected larger national rival BBVA’s improved hostile takeover bid as 10 days remain for shareholders to make a final decision. The proposed deal aims to create a European banking powerhouse capable...

Torrential rain triggers heavy flooding in Spain’s Ibiza

The Spanish holiday island of Ibiza is under the country’s highest weather alert as torrential rainfall triggered heavy flooding. Ibiza City, the capital of Ibiza, urged residents to avoid travel and outdoor activities and warned in a post on X...

Repsol: invests over EUR300m in an electrolyzer in Cartagena (Spain)

Repsol announces the construction of its first large 100 MW electrolyzer in Cartagena, in partnership with Enagás Renovable (25% of the project). The investment exceeds €300m, and the project has been recognized as being of European strategic...

Spain moves to criminalise gender-based abuse against victims’ loved ones

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s government on Tuesday proposed a new law on gender-based violence making it a separate crime when an abuser hurts someone close to their victim — like a child, parent or pet — in order to cause the victim more pain. A...

Disney+ Spain Executive on “Respecting Windows” and Star’s Hulu Rebrand

Respect for the theatrical window, co-productions and the upcoming rebrand of the Disney+‘s Star tile to Hulu in international markets were in focus during a keynote session featuring Sofía Fábregas, vp of original production at Disney+ Spain, on...

10 days remain to make final decision: Board of Spain's Sabadell bank rejects improved BBVA takeover bid

The board of Spanish bank Sabadell on Tuesday rejected larger national rival BBVA's improved hostile takeover bid as 10 days remain for shareholders to make a final decision. The proposed deal aims to create a European banking powerhouse capable...

Property boom continues with prices rising by 15% in just a year on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOUSE prices soared by 15.3% in Alicante province during the third-quarter of 2025 compared to the same three months last year- according to figures from property appraisal firm Tinsa. In Alicante City, prices stood at €1,907 per square metres- up...

Spain bases ban transit of US ships carrying weapons to Israel

The Rota and Morón bases will no longer accept US ships carrying weapons to Israel docking there [Getty/file photo] The government of Spain has barred the transit of American ships or aircraft carrying weapons destined to Israel through two of its...

Borderers fly flag for Britain at 2025 World Mountain and Trail-Running Championships in Spain

Three Borderers were among just short of a dozen Scots representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland at this year’s World Mountain and Trail-Running Championships in Spain from last Thursday until Sunday. Canfranc hosted 2025’s championships,...

Severe flooding drowns parts of Spain

EU’s reliance on Chinese EV battery tech deepens with CATL’s expansion in Spain

Europe’s dependence on Chinese electric vehicle technology is tightening as battery giant CATL prepares to send 2,000 workers to Spain to build a €4bn plant with Stellantis, the Financial Times reported recently. The project in Figueruelas, near...

Spain to probe firms tied to occupied Palestinian territories

Spain’s leftist government said on Tuesday it will investigate companies that advertise products or services in the country that originate in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. The measure follows the approval of a decree last week that...

Mads Mikkelsen Will Play A Stranded Astronaut & Diane Kruger His AI Companion In Sci-Fi Survival Thriller ‘Ami’; Filming Underway In Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Mads Mikkelsen (Doctor Strange) and Diane Kruger (Inglorious Basterds) have been set to star in Ami, a sci-fi survival thriller, which is currently in production in Spain. Directed by Fernando Szurman and written by John Wesley Norton...

Spain lowers rain alert level in Valencia region after flood fears

MADRID: Spain’s national weather agency lowered its rain alert level for the eastern region of Valencia on Tuesday. AEMET reduced the alert from red to yellow a day after downpours sparked fears of a repeat of last year’s deadly floods. Parts of...

Spain investigates companies linked to occupied Palestinian territories

MADRID: Spain’s leftist government announced it will investigate companies that advertise products or services originating from Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. The measure follows last week’s approval of a decree banning promotion of...

The 12 best things to do in Pamplona, Spain

The city of Pamplona (Basque: Iruña) in the north of Spain combines a rich history and well-preserved old town with a youthful vibe and buzzing bar scene. History seems to seep through old buildings and city walls. It's easy to get a sense of...

Spain blocks transfer of US weapons to Israel through its military bases

The Spanish government decided on Monday to maintain its ban on transferring weapons and military equipment to Israel through its Rota and Morón bases in the southwest of the country, according to the Spanish daily El País, which cited sources...

The 12 best things to do in Ronda, Spain

Built astride a huge gash in the mountains carved out by the Río Guadalevín, Ronda is a large pueblo blanco (white town) with a dramatic history, littered with outlaws, bandits, guerrilla warriors and rebels. During its millennia of existence it...