Zelle is shutting down its standalone app on Tuesday, according to a company blog post. This news might be alarming if you’re one of the over 150 million customers in the U.S. who use Zelle for person-to-person payments. But only about 2% of transactions take place via Zelle’s app, which is why the company is…
Shorouk Express A new study has found that 99 percent of real estate agencies in Madrid and Barcelona follow homeowners’ instructions to not show their rental properties to Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. Finding a place to rent in Spain is becoming increasingly difficult due to a lack of stock, high prices and stiff competition….
Shorouk Express Several environmental and resident groups on the Spanish island of Mallorca have sent an open letter to tourists in four languages asking them not to visit because they are “the source” of the problems the island is experiencing. “Mallorca is not the paradise they are selling you,” states the letter signed by SOS…
Jessica Brooks / Netflix Table of Contents Table of Contents Deli Boys (March 6) The Residence (March 20) The Studio (March 26) Every month, there’s always one, maybe two, new shows that get all the attention. Sometimes, it’s a popular show returning with a new season. This March, many less high-profile shows are flying under…
Shorouk Express Spain is desperately trying to solve its housing crisis by introducing all kinds of measures, from rent caps and limiting non-EU non-resident foreigners from buying properties to offer incentives for landlords who reduce their rent. LISTED: Spain’s 12 new measures to combat the housing crisis One of the obvious solutions is to build…
Shorouk Express Many foreigners dream of relocating to Spain and opening a business. Language and culture shocks aside, dealing with Spanish administration and bureaucracy may actually be one of the biggest hurdles to making it a reality. On that note, you may need something known as a licencia de apertura — an opening licence — to…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email British officials are said to be furious at Donald Trump’s attempt to negotiate peace in Ukraine with Vladimir Putin over fears Kyiv could be…
Shorouk Express When asked if he had spoken with the incoming U.S. President, Egede said “no, but we are ready to talk,” echoing Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s statement on Thursday that she had asked to speak with Trump. As to what shape the Danish-Greenlandic relationship might entail in the future, Egede suggested that Greenland…
Shorouk Express Trump declared Tuesday he would not exclude using economic or military coercion to gain control of Greenland, a self-ruling Danish territory, and the Panama Canal. “I’m not gonna commit to that. No. It might be that you’ll have to do something,” he said. “We need Greenland for national security purposes,” he added. “People really don’t…
The previous month has seen the livid return of Rodrigo Duterte, who was summoned by the Philippine Congress to reply for the brutal excesses of his “drug battle.” Throughout two subcommittee hearings, the primary by the Senate after which by the Home of Representatives, lawmakers pressed Duterte on the estimated 30,000 abstract executions he inspired,…
