Shorouk Express Ryanair will completely pull out of the northern Asturias region, further consolidating the low-cost airline’s approach of turning its back on Spain’s smaller regional airports and focusing on the tourism hotspots. Ryanair flights will continue operating to three international destinations from Asturias until March 2026, after which they will cease completely, CEO Michael…
Shorouk Express Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned “terrorism in all its forms” on Tuesday on the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and urged an end to “the genocide” in Gaza. Sánchez, one of the most vocal critics in Europe of Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory, decried the “terrible attacks” carried…
Shorouk Express Fifty years after General Francisco Franco’s death, Benidorm still clings to the mass tourism model it pioneered under his dictatorship, even as protests against overtourism sweep other Spanish holiday hotspots. Built on bikinis, skyscrapers and package holidays, the industry reshaped socially conservative Spain’s image abroad and brought in much-needed foreign currency. “There are…
Shorouk Express Spain’s leftist government on Friday proposed anchoring the right to abortion in the constitution following a move by Madrid city hall to inform women about a supposed “post-abortion syndrome”. The controversy erupted on Tuesday when Madrid city hall, controlled by the conservative Popular Party (PP) approved a far-right proposal to require medical services…
Shorouk Express But in July it was revealed that although her profile in the Spanish parliament’s website said she held a “dual degree in Law and Public Administration,” she held no degree whatsoever. Journalists also discovered that her profile at Guatemala’s Francisco Marroquín University, where N´úñez taught a Political Science course, falsely claimed that she…
Shorouk Express The Socialist Party said it will begin an investigation immediately, but said no official complaints had been made. The latest incident is a fresh blow for Sánchez, who was due to speak at the party’s headquarters in Madrid as the news broke. Reuters reported that Sánchez spoke an hour later than scheduled, and…
Shorouk Express Over 300 flights out of the 6,000 scheduled to and from Spain were cancelled on Monday due to the nationwide power outage and it is still having a knock-on effect on flights and airports on Tuesday. Amazingly most flights to due arrive and depart from Spain yesterday managed to operate without issue, despite…
Shorouk Express Much of Spain and neighbouring Portugal lost power on Monday afternoon causing widespread chaos, but do we know what caused the blackout? Millions of people across Spain, including in Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao, Valencia and Málaga were left without power for several hours from 12:30pm on Monday, causing metro systems to grind to a…
Shorouk Express The regional government of the Balearic Islands has come out against calls from the Canary Islands for EU help to restrict foreigners from buying homes, despite both archipelagos suffering mass tourism and property market crises. The regional authorities on Spain’s Balearic Islands have come out against proposed restrictions on foreigners as a means…
Shorouk Express Spain’s new reduction in working hours could mean more vacation days for some, instead of a reduction in weekly hours. In early February 2025, the Spanish government approved a draft bill to reduce the number of hours in the working week in Spain from 40 to 37.5. This equates to half an hour…
