Costa del Sol firms Suninvest 2000 and Elvira Invest,Georgian mafia henchman extradited to Spain

Georgian mafia henchman extradited to Spain | Olive Press Newspaper | News Spain: "right-hand man of Georgian mafia boss is being extradited to Spain. Leon Lann, aka Leonid Kaplan, managed Costa del Sol real estate investments for gang leader Zakhar Kalashov. Kalashov was sentenced...

Man arrested in Marbella for attempted murder of former girlfriend | Nerja News

Man arrested in Marbella for attempted murder of former girlfriend | Nerja News: "Police in Marbella have arrested a 38 year old Bulgarian national on a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend. The couple had split up in October after two years together and then on December 13th, the woman was found wounded on calle Pablo Casals in Marbella. She spent a week in hospital under police protection before being discharged. The...

Marbella-based British company named in nation-wide fraud | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Marbella-based British company named in nation-wide fraud | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "GUARDIA CIVIL are investigating a possible fraud which has affected parents with children in schools throughout Spain. A company based in Marbella, Forward Press (Europe) Ltd, organized a short story contest for young writers in schools all over the country. Diplomas were handed out to the...

Mother is convinced missing Amy is still alive | Irish Examiner

Mother is convinced missing Amy is still alive | Irish Examiner: "THE mother of missing schoolgirl Amy Fitzpatrick is convinced her daughter is still alive and believes she is living with an older man who has brainwashed her." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not...

Costa del Sol gains a quarter of a million residents in ten years

Costa del Sol gains a quarter of a million residents in ten years: "The Costa del Sol has gained a quarter of a million residents over the past ten years. Málaga province now has a population of more than 1.6 million. Most of the 250,000 new residents are concentrated into ten localities...

'Ruta Británica' proposed as new tourist route in Huelva

'Ruta Británica' proposed as new tourist route in Huelva: "The mines which are considered to be the oldest in the world were bought by the British in the 19th Century The Partido Popular in Andalucía is proposing a new tourist route in Huelva to promote the areas of the province which are linked to mining. The PP MP for Andalucía, Loles López, told the website ‘vivahuelva.es’, that her party plans to ask the regional parliament for funding to set...

Anni Dewani Was Executed Without Sexual Assault : NewsTime : South Africa

Anni Dewani Was Executed Without Sexual Assault : NewsTime : South Africa: "leaked report by an unnamed paramedic, who examined Anni Dewani’s body at the crime scene, has allegedly ruled out the theory of resistance to an attempted sexual assault leading to the gun going off in the murder of the Cape Town honeymooner. This is in line with police reports after the body was discovered which said that there was no suggestion of a sexual assault and...

15 arrested as Civil Guard smash car theft network in Andalucía

15 arrested as Civil Guard smash car theft network in Andalucía: "Civil Guard have recovered 15 top range cars after arresting 15 members of a gang which operated on the Costa del Sol and in Cádiz province in the illegal traffic of vehicles. Investigations began in March when detectives...

Jardines del Príncipe, 81 properties which were built illegally in Marbella have now been brought into line

: "81 properties which were built illegally in Marbella have now been brought into line with the town’s local development plan, the PGOU, following approval given by the Town Hall this Tuesday. The compensation agreement affects the development Jardines del Príncipe, and brings in funds for the Town Hall of more than 2 million €. The municipality also receives in compensation seven of properties within the complex and a plot nearby of more than...

Grandfather spends two days lost on M4 during snow chaos - The Daily Record

Grandfather spends two days lost on M4 during snow chaos - The Daily Record: "Mohammed Bellazrak, 72, had taken his wife to catch a Christmas holiday flight on Thursday before getting lost on the M4 on the return trip. He was eventually found on Christmas Day, still at the wheel of his Peugeot 307, when he triggered a police camera and was flagged down by officers. The disorientated pensioner was trying to find his way home to Wiltshire from Gatwick...

Crackdown on UK benefit cheats who live abroad

 Crackdown on UK benefit cheats who live abroad: "The DWP said the highest instances of fraud was recorded by people living in Spain, Pakistan, the US and Bangladesh." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

Airports should be fined for disruption, ministers say

Airports should be fined for disruption, ministers say: "Airports could face fines when passengers have their travel plans disrupted, the government has said. London's Heathrow Airport faced criticism last week when it closed snow-hit runways, stranding thousands. Aviation minister Theresa Villiers said an airport should be fined when it 'does let passengers down and doesn't prepare properly for severe weather'. A BAA spokesman said it welcomed...

ONE of the women claiming she was sexually assaulted by Julian Assange took a 'trophy photo' of him lying naked in her bed

WikiLeaks founder baffled by sex assault claims | The Australian: "ONE of the women claiming she was sexually assaulted by Julian Assange took a 'trophy photo' of him lying naked in her bed, he says. The white-haired computer impresario had been invited to stay in her empty flat when he visited Stockholm to give a lecture last August, shortly after WikiLeaks released tens of thousands of classified US documents on the Afghanistan war. Mr Assange,...

WikiLeaks: How U.S. tried to stop Spain's torture probe | McClatchy

WikiLeaks: How U.S. tried to stop Spain's torture probe | McClatchy: "Don't indict former President George W. Bush's legal brain trust for alleged torture in the treatment of war on terror detainees, warned Mel Martinez on one of his frequent trips to Madrid. Doing so would chill U.S.-Spanish relations. Rather than a resolution, though, a senior Spanish diplomat gave the former GOP chairman and housing secretary a lesson in Spain's separation of...

Elderly Dutch couple, son found dead in Spain

Elderly Dutch couple, son found dead in Spain "spanish divers Saturday recovered the bodies of a Dutch couple from the Fluvia river, hours after police found the body of their 33-year-old son following an apparent family drama. It was not immediately clear how the Dutchman had died in a country house in Serinya, in north-eastern Spain. Police found a farewell suicide note from the man's parents next to his body, in which they said they planned...

Morocco Aborted Smuggling of 15 kg of Cocaine

Morocco Aborted Smuggling of 15 kg of Cocaine: "Rabat: Moroccan authorities have aborted an attempt to smuggle 15 kg of cocaine via the Mediterranean port city of Tangiers found hidden in car heading to France. Customs authorities seized 9 kg of cocaine before finding the remainder...

Euro Weekly News | Kingpin of €400,000 scam arrested in Costa del Sol | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Kingpin of €400,000 scam arrested in Costa del Sol | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "POLICE have arrested a person in the Costa del Sol thought to be the kingpin of a network that defrauded more than €400,000 from property investors. Several others have also been arrested. All except one – from New Zealand – are thought to be of British nationality.The gang set up luxury offices they rented...

Juan Antonio Roca insists he arrived in Marbella with his fortune

Juan Antonio Roca insists he arrived in Marbella with his fortune: "interesting declarations from the man at the centre of Spain’s largest municipal corruption case, Juan Antonio Roca, as the Malaya case continues in Málaga. The ex Municipal Real Estate Assessor in Marbella Town...

Spain law aims to save 4.6 billion euros in power costs | Reuters

Spain law aims to save 4.6 billion euros in power costs | Reuters: "Spain said on Thursday it would slash subsidies for its photovoltaic solar power industry, netting savings of around 2.2 billion euros ($3 billion) over three years, part of a law aimed at limiting the cost of power. The law, which is targeting savings of 4.6 billion euros over three years, will also charge utilities an operating toll and temporarily reduce wind power subsidies. European...

Spain law aims to save 4.6 billion euros in power costs | Reuters

Spain law aims to save 4.6 billion euros in power costs | Reuters: "Spain said on Thursday it would slash subsidies for its photovoltaic solar power industry, netting savings of around 2.2 billion euros ($3 billion) over three years, part of a law aimed at limiting the cost of power.The law, which is targeting savings of 4.6 billion euros over three years, will also charge utilities an operating toll and temporarily reduce wind power subsidies.European...

Spaniards celebrate El Gordo lottery windfalls | World news | guardian.co.uk

Spaniards celebrate El Gordo lottery windfalls | World news | guardian.co.uk: "world's biggest lottery payout – Spain's €2.3bn (£1.9bn) Christmas El Gordo 'Fat One' – sprayed money across the country today, with shares in the winning ticket reportedly spread through several towns and cities. The announcement of the winning number sparked celebrations in a dozen places where 79250 had been sold. Spaniards spent an estimated €69 a head on Christmas...

Zapatero Says Spain Needs 5 Years to Correct Economy - Bloomberg

Zapatero Says Spain Needs 5 Years to Correct Economy - Bloomberg: "Spain needs five years to “correct” imbalances in its economy, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said, as he pledged not to backtrack on an “ambitious” pension overhaul. “We have been fighting the crisis for two years and we will need five years to correct the structural imbalances in this economy,” he told lawmakers in Parliament in Madrid today as he called for unity...

from 2 January, bars and restaurants will be no-smoking zones.

Spanish lawmakers have voted to approve a tough new anti-smoking law, meaning that from 2 January, bars and restaurants will be no-smoking zones. Smokers will also not be allowed to light up on television broadcasts, near hospitals or in school playgrounds. The bill, proposed by...

Allied Irish fined for overcharging

Allied Irish fined for overcharging: "Allied Irish Banks has been fined two million euro for overcharging customers, the Central Bank has confirmed. An investigation into the bank imposed the largest fine in Irish banking history after finding unacceptable delays in notifying customers...

Julian Assange: 'I feel at peace'

Julian Assange: 'I feel at peace': "Speaking to Today presenter John Humphrys at the mansion in East Anglia where he is staying under strict bail conditions, he said he is fighting extradition because he believes 'no natural justice' would occur in the country. He said he believed...

Multimillion-euro Spanish artworks sold as €30 scrap | World news | The Guardian

Multimillion-euro Spanish artworks sold as €30 scrap | World news | The Guardian: "They may not be to everyone's taste, but the iron sculptures of the Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida are worth considerably more than the €30 (£25) that a Madrid scrap merchant was asked to pay. Police...

Doubt over Kings Of Leon concert

The Press Association: Doubt over Kings Of Leon concert: "Kings Of Leon fans hoping to attend a sell-out show by the group were facing possible disappointment after two tour buses being used by the band were destroyed in a fire at the 02. Assessments were being carried out as to...

head of the Guardia Civil's Anti Drug and Organised Crime Squad in Málaga has been arrested

head of the Guardia Civil's Anti Drug and Organised Crime Squad in Málaga has been arrested, along with another officer and an ex-officer in an investigation in drug trafficking.The investigation, initiated in the spring by the Guardia  Civil internal affairs branch, resulted in the arrest of the first officer and the ex-officer in Mijas (Málaga) on Wednesday, before the lieutenant was arrested in Benemérita today.The Guardia Civil's internal...

Bank of Spain is moving to lift confidence in its banks by forcing them next year to disclose more details about their holdings and to start acknowledging troubled assets faster

The Bank of Spain says the banks have about $240 billion in “problematic exposure” out of $580 billion invested in real estate and construction, a situation, they say, the banks are capable of handling.But not everyone believes that. Unlike American banks, Spanish banks have done little to open their books. Along with other banks in the euro zone, they underwent a stress test last July, and all but five of Spain’s smaller savings banks passed.The...

Junta de Andalucía has indicated that it wants to move ahead with the demolition of homes built in flood plains across the region.

The Junta de Andalucía has indicated that it wants to move ahead with the demolition of homes built in flood plains across the region. The problem has been highlighted in the Guadalquivir valley by recent flooding and that led to the creation of a commission to investigate.Regional Councillor for Government and Justice, Luis Pizarro, said that in some cases works to avoid flooding can be sped up, but in others it is clear that hundreds of illegally...

six Guardia Civil have been arrested as part of an internal investigation

The Málaga Anti-Drug Chief of the Guardia Civil has been arrested in an operation against drug trafficking. It comes as part of an operation which started on Wednesday and saw earlier reports of another Civil Guard and a former officer arrested.The new arrest was also carried out on Wednesday by agents of the Internal Affairs of the Guardia Civil. It’s understood the arrested man, who has not been named in reports, was head of the EDOA Anti-drug...

25 arrests have been made by National Police

25 people gave been arrested by National Police in connection with a massive real estate time share fraud based in the tourist resorts on the Canary Islands. German citizens made up most of the victims and are said to have lost 10 million €.The scam saw corrupt employees in other...

MARBELLA plans to turn 22,000 square metres of pine trees in Elviria into an Ecological Adventure Park

 "MARBELLA plans to turn 22,000 square metres of pine trees in Elviria into an Ecological Adventure Park. The park is near Avenida de España, and will have 96 different attractions which will be integrated with the pine trees, such as hanging bridges and zip lines. Javier Garcia,...

Euro Weekly News | Malaga responsible for 60% of crime | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Malaga responsible for 60% of crime | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "SIXTY per cent of crimes in Andalucia take place in Malaga, according to National Police sources. Crimes rates have fallen throughout the Andalucia region for the second consecutive year and are down 2.5 per cent compared to 2009. With Malaga’s high crime rate, which includes towns such as Marbella, Torremolinos and Fuengirola...

Openleaks -- a rival to the secret-document-leaking website WikiLeaks -- is set to launch on Monday, according to a report.

The new site, which will be found at openleaks.org, has "been underway for some time" and was founded by "several key figures" who once worked at WikiLeaks but have resigned in protest of its controversial founder, Julian Assange, according to the Swedish news website DN.se. Just as WikiLeaks, Openleaks will focus on leaking sensitive documents from governments, corporations, organizations and religious groups to the public, the report said. "Our...

Royal Air Maroc fly with the cockroaches

Royal Air Maroc deteriorating customer service has resulted in some unexpected types of passengers on board lately, cockroaches. These critters do intermingle with passengers in search for food, as shown in this video, and customers were forced to play exterminators. Customers have complained for some time that unless Royal Air Maroc recruits its personnel based on merit and not on nepotism, and works to instill work ethics in its work force,...

Should holiday home owners stay put during 'PIGS' storm? | Mail Online

Should holiday home owners stay put during 'PIGS' storm? Mail Online: "The dream is crumbling for tens of thousands of Britons who have bought holiday homes in Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain - the countries worst hit by the eurozone crisis. About 425,000 Britons have homes abroad, according to market research company Mintel, with 6.5 million more dreaming of owning a place in the sun. Four in five of these overseas properties are on the Continent,...

US Embassy in Madrid proposed setting up an intelligence hub in the northeastern region of Catalonia to counter a 'major centre of radical Islamist activity'

Cable: US intel hub to counter Islamism in Spain - Israel News, Ynetnews: "Cable: US intel hub to counter Islamism in Spain The US Embassy in Madrid proposed setting up an intelligence hub in the northeastern region of Catalonia to counter a 'major centre of radical Islamist activity',...

WikiLeaks Protests Planned in Spain, Latin America

 WikiLeaks Protests Planned in Spain, Latin America: "-- Demonstrations are planned Saturday to protest the detention of the founder of secret-spilling website WikiLeaks and the closing of its Swiss bank account. The Spanish-language website Free WikiLeaks says protests are...

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Spain prosecutors to seek stiff sentences for air controllers - Fox News Latino

Spain prosecutors to seek stiff sentences forair controllers - Fox News Latino: "Spanish prosecutors will seek eight-year prison sentences for air traffic controllers charged with sedition in connection with a massively disruptive sickout last week, Attorney General Candido Conde-Pumpido...

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has defended his use of the military to break a strike by air traffic controllers.

Use of emergency measures had been "essential to correct a disastrous situation", he told parliament.The Socialist prime minister criticised the "stubborn attitude" of the strikers, who were protesting over their hours and benefits.The emergency took effect on Saturday and is to last at least 15 days.Facing the threat of prison sentences, strikers began returning to work after the emergency was declared.Hundreds of flights had been cancelled during...

Man killed by lightning after more heavy rain hits southern Spain | Olive Press Newspaper | News Spain

Man killed by lightning after more heavy rain hits southern Spain Olive Press Newspaper News Spain: "MAN has been killed after his television exploded when it was hit by lightning through a window. The 31-year-old was in a cortijo in Arroyo del Ojanco, Jaén when the incident happened, as torrential rain, thunder and lightening swept across southern Spain last night. A nine-year-old boy from Almodóvar del Campo, has also gone missing after floods...

VELASCO CALLS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY IN MARBELLA TOWN HALL | Spanish Vida

VELASCO CALLS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY INMARBELLA TOWN HALL Spanish Vida: "At a press conference with the General Secretary of the PSOE, Jose Bernal, the Deputy Secretary for Marbella, Rafael Velasco, has demanded more transparency in the city's affairs particularly with regard to the...

FLYBE intends to seek compensation from Spanish authorities for disruption caused by the wildcat strike by air traffic controllers.

FLYBE intends to seek compensation from Spanish authorities for disruption caused by the wildcat strike by air traffic controllers.: "FLYBE intends to seek compensation from Spanish authorities for disruption caused by the wildcat strike by air traffic controllers. The Exeter airline said there was no hangover yesterday from the snap industrial action in Spain, but snowfall in the UK again took its toll on passengers' travel plans. Flights to and...

8 Fun Facts About Spain's El Gordo Lottery -- AMSTERDAM, December 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

El Gordo Rojo8 Fun Facts About Spain's El Gordo Lottery -- AMSTERDAM, December 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --: "1. It's mythic: Radios and televisions are tuned to the broadcast, and the cafés are packed with people watching it. The event is carried out with great pageantry, and schoolchildren...

Legal & General Shuns Spain Until ECB Buys Bonds - Bloomberg

Legal & General Shuns Spain Until ECB Buys Bonds - Bloomberg: "Legal & General Investment Management won’t lend more of its $500 billion to Spain unless the European Central Bank takes the lead by buying the nation’s bonds. The extra yield investors demand to hold Spain’s 10-year debt rather than German bunds climbed to a euro-era high on Nov. 30 as Ireland’s bailout stoked speculation that more nations will seek aid from the European Union....

Spain may extend state of alert over strike

Spain may extend state of alert over strike: "Spain's prime minister has said his government may extend an emergency decree it has put in place to end a 24-hour wildcat air traffic controllers' strike. Flights have returned to normal after a weekend of travel chaos which disrupted hundreds of thousands of journeys. Officials said 250,000 people were hit by Saturday's walkout, amid a long-running dispute about working hours. DISCLAIMER:Text may be...

Spain may extend state of emergency after strike | Reuters

Transport Companies of Spain: Talgo, Cintra, Abertis, Alsa, Aena, Titsa, Grupo Agbar, Taxijet-Spain may extend state of emergency after strike Reuters: "Spain will extend a state of emergency if needed to prevent further travel disruption, its prime minister said on Monday, after...

Unlucky Brit gets trapped in Spain after nightmare week - mirror.co.uk

Unlucky Brit gets trapped in Spain after nightmare week - mirror.co.uk: "A CAR trader was stranded in Spain yesterday after his ­passport expired while he waited for a rescheduled flight. Richard Hall, 44, was one of thousands of Brits caught in strike action. He had been working...

AFP: Spain's airports, Iberia soothe passengers on Twitter

AFP: Spain's airports, Iberia soothe passengers on Twitter: "Spain's national airport operator AENA and flag carrier Iberia launched Twitter PR operations Saturday to soothe irate and bewildered passengers stranded by a wildcat strike. AENA created a Twitter account just to handle the inquiries flooding in from some of the estimated 300,000 passengers affected by an air traffic controllers strike during a long holiday weekend in Spain. Within a few...

Flights from Spain restart after strike - News & Advice, Travel - The Independent

Flights from Spain restart after strike - News & Advice, Travel - The Independent: "Flights from Spain resumed tonight after wildcat strikes by air traffic controllers caused travel chaos and left thousands of British passengers stranded overseas. The controllers launched their unofficial action in a row over pay and conditions, leading the Spanish government to declare a state of alarm. Workers returned to their shifts after being threatened...

Christopher Kinahan and his two sons, Christy Junior and Daniel walked out of the Albolote Prison in Granada on Friday

Christopher Kinahan - Archive PhotoChristopher Kinahan and his two sons, Christy Junior and Daniel walked out of the Albolote Prison in Granada on FridayThe alleged drug trafficker known as the ‘Irish Godfather’, Christopher Kinahan, has been granted bail by the judge, María del...

Police and Civil Guard in Málaga, are currently investigating whether it was adulterated cocaine that is responsible for the deaths of seven people in Malaga

Euro Weekly News Youths into ecstasy, again Costa del Sol News The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "Two years ago it appeared as if the youth’s thirst for party drugs was fading, when in 2008 records showed a significant fall in the use of ecstasy (MDMA). But those in the know have just released figures that show that the presence of the drug has re-emerged with force. The brief drop in ecstasy use over the last two years was down to...