Spain

Iniesta confirms international retirement following Spain’s World Cup exit

Andres Iniesta has confirmed his international retirement after Spain's shock penalty shoot-out defeat to Russia… Read More

Remains of ancient Arab city in Spain gets UNESCO heritage status

Medina Azahara, a medieval Arab Muslim town near the Spanish city of Cordoba, was added… Read More

Akinfeev stars as Russia stun Spain on penalties

Russia captain Igor Akinfeev saved two penalties in a dramatic shootout as the World Cup… Read More

Morroco complain to FIFA over referee ‘injustice’

Morocco complained to FIFA over a series of refereeing mistakes in their World Cup matches… Read More

Spain and Portugal reach World Cup knockout round

MOSCOW: Spain and Portugal reached the World Cup last 16 on Monday on a dramatic… Read More

Messi is better than Maradona, says Ramos

Spain captain Sergio Ramos has responded to a putdown from Argentina great Diego Maradona by… Read More

Spain on tough path to World Cup glory, says Hierro

KAZAN, Russia: Fernando Hierro says Spain face a tough challenge to reach the World Cup… Read More

Spain beat Iran 1-0 to close in on World Cup last 16

KAZAN: Spain squeezed 1-0 past dogged Iran in their World Cup Group B encounter on… Read More

Aquarius ship migrants finally reach land in Spain after week-long odyssey

The 630 migrants whose rescue sparked a major migration row in Europe began disembarking in… Read More

Ronaldo accepts two years in prison, 18.8 million euro fine in tax case

MADRID: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a deal with the Spanish tax authorities… Read More

Spain king’s brother-in-law loses graft appeal, faces jail

The Spanish king's brother-in-law was sentenced on appeal to five years and 10 months jail… Read More

Spain offers to take in stranded migrant ship

Spain has offered to take in a ship stranded in the Mediterranean with 629 migrants… Read More

Spain swears in mostly-female government

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez named 11 women to top posts including defence and economy… Read More

Socialist Sanchez takes charge in Spain as tarnished Rajoy departs

MADRID: Spanish socialist Pedro Sanchez was catapulted to power on Friday, taking over as prime… Read More

Spain’s prime minister forced to resign after no-confidence vote

MADRID: Spain's parliament on Friday ousted Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote sparked… Read More

Spain rescues over 400 migrants in Mediterranean

MADRID: Spain's maritime rescue service said Sunday it had rescued 408 migrants who were attempting… Read More

Basque separatist group ETA says it has ‘completely dissolved’

Basque separatist group ETA has completely dismantled all its structures, ending a 50-year guerrilla campaign,… Read More

Tens of thousands protest in Spain over gang rape acquittal

MADRID: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Spain on Saturday to… Read More

Inflated CVs, dubious degrees: Spain in ‘mastergate’ scandal

MADRID: Inflated CVs, degrees that may or may not be real... a scandal over how… Read More

Saudi crown prince in Spain as warship sale mooted

MADRID: Saudi Arabia's crown prince held talks Thursday with Spain's king and prime minister in… Read More