Shorouk Express In this week’s Inside Spain we look at how one town wants to use AI to “personalise” tourists’ holidays, and how a proposal to limit foreigners from buying properties in Spain if they haven’t lived in the country for five years has been rejected. AI is seeping into every walk of life, so…
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Shorouk Express A political party has lodged a proposal to prevent foreigners from buying property in Spain if they can’t prove that they’ve lived in the country for at least five years. The Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) has filed a non-legislative motion in the Spanish Congress which proposes restricting foreigners from buying homes in…
Shorouk Express EU countries granted citizenship to 1,050,100 foreign residents in 2023, the latest data by Eurostat, the EU statistical office, revealed. This is an increase of over 6 percent compared to 2022 and does not consider the naturalisation of people living abroad, those who acquired citizenship by marriage or descent for instance. Spain was…
Shorouk Express U.S. President Donald Trump initially rejected the plan, along with Israel, and has instead suggested that the Gaza Strip be turned into a “Middle East Riviera.” The Trump idea was quickly rebuked for its proposal to resettle Palestinians outside the territory. Trump’s plan would take 10 to 15 years and make Gaza uninhabitable…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 5. A letter on the 33rd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was sent to 650 members of the country’s parliament and Foreign Office at the initiative of the chairwoman of British Azerbaijanis Society Farida Panahova on behalf of the society, Trend reports via the State Committee on Work with Diaspora…
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Shorouk Express Spain’s Institute for Seniors and Social Services, along with the country’s Social Security system, are considering allowing Spaniards to enjoy subsided holidays outside of Spain through the Imserso scheme, as well as offering foreign retirees the chance to do the same but in Spain. According to leading Spanish newspaper ABC, the government is…
Shorouk Express The graffitied Osborne bull has gone viral on social media networks due to its harsh wording (in English) and its topical nature, as Spain is currently going through a housing crisis, which has been partly blamed on the influence wealthy foreign buyers have had on the property market. Action group SOS Residents, who…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 31. Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov received the newly appointed Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Birol Akgün on January 31, 2025, Trend reports. The new ambassador formally presented his credentials to Minister Bayramov, who extended his congratulations and wished him success in his diplomatic endeavors. The meeting focused on…
