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Exports of Spanish Arms and Defense Sector Drop 44 Percent in Spain
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spain's arms exports fell 43.7 percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2011, the Industry Ministry said in a report released Wednesday. continue reading »
Extreme Traffikcing: Spanish Authorities Seize over 11 Tons of Hashish
December 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spanish police arrested 35 people and seized more than 11 tons of hashish, marking one of the biggest blows to traffickers of this drug in the Iberian Peninsula, officials said Wednesday. continue reading »
Spain’s Luxury Goods and Services Sector Up 15 Percent from 2011
December 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spanish firms offering luxury goods and services will end the year with total sales of 4.79 billion euros ($6.3 billion), up 15 percent over 2011. continue reading »
Spain’s King Juan Carlos Speaks of Economic Crisis in Christmas Message to Country
December 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spain's King Juan Carlos on Monday defended the idea of making austerity compatible with economic growth and emphasized that the country is "part of the solution to the global crisis." continue reading »
FC Barcelona Tops 2012 Spanish Soccer League
December 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff
FC Barcelona emerged as the winter champions in the Spanish soccer league for 2012 by notching three more points for an accumulated total of 49 out of 51 possible since the start of the season. continue reading »
Spain Revokes Asylum Status for Pakistani who Directed Anti-Muslim Video
December 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spanish authorities have revoked asylum for a Pakistani citizen, who filmed a defamatory video about Mohammed, for "putting the security of the Spanish state at risk," Interior Ministry officials told Efe on Saturday. continue reading »
Spanish Engineering Firm to Benefit from $100 Million Loan From IDB
December 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spanish engineering and consulting company Isolux has received a $100 million corporate loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to finance renewable energy and energy infrastructure projects in Peru and Brazil. continue reading »
Christmas Lottery Distributes $3.3 Billion in Spain
December 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The more than 2.5 billion euros (some $3.3 billion) distributed Saturday by Spain's Christmas lottery, the most anticipated and popular of the year, provided a breathing space for many Spaniards and immigrants, many of them jobless, amid the economic crisis the country is going through. continue reading »
Shakira and Pique’s Son To Be Made FC Barcelona Member at Birth
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Following in the footsteps of his father, the son that Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique and Colombian singer Shakira expect this January will be an FC Barcelona soccer club member from the minute he is born. continue reading »
Spanish PM Says Economy Will Grow in 2014
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said here Saturday during an unannounced trip to Afghanistan that Spain's economy will improve next year and start growing again in 2014. continue reading »
Spain Overturns Cyclists Doping Disqualification, Restores Vuelta Win
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spain's Supreme Court upheld on Friday the overturning of the doping disqualification that cost cyclist Roberto Heras his victory in the 2005 Vuelta a España. continue reading »
Immigration Whore Arrested For Marrying Undocumented Migrants for Cash
December 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A 40-year-old Spanish woman has been arrested for being simultaneously married to three Nigerians who paid her 3,000 euros ($3,952) each to marry them so they would be eligible to be naturalized, police said Friday. continue reading »
Spanish Royal Family Joins YouTube Community
December 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Images of the official activities of Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, as well as Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia, can now be viewed on YouTube. continue reading »
Rafael Nadal WILL Play in 2013 Barcelona Open
December 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, who has been sidelined with a knee injury since last summer, will play in the Barcelona Open, which will take place April 20-28, 2013, in the northeastern Spanish city, organizers said Thursday. continue reading »
Brand Spain Shares Spanish Culture with the World
December 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The high commissioner for Brand Spain presented on Thursday a Web site that aims to show the best of the Iberian nation in every aspect of life. continue reading »
