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Vodafone to Lead Communication Services for Morocco-Spain Underwater Tunnel
Morocco World News
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August 28, 2025
Rabat — Spain has awarded Vodafone UK a communication services contract for the team studying the proposed tunnel connecting Spain and Morocco through the Gibraltar Strait. Spanish media sources report that the government signed the contract in...
Why 20+ countries just froze shipping to the U.S. (and what it means for you)
AOL
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Several postal services around the world have paused package deliveries to the United States this week, and it's not because they're overwhelmed with shipping demand. The suspensions, which affect shipments of goods valued under $800, follow a...
How Ibn Battuta's Makkah pilgrimage turned into 29-year journey marked by shipwrecks, bandits and Black Death
The National News
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In 1325, Ibn Battuta, a young Muslim scholar began a brief pilgrimage that turned into a dramatic 29-year sojourn coloured by shipwrecks, kidnappings, political coups, royal meetings and the Black Death. When the Moroccan finally returned home, in...
Germany, France And Spain To Hold Talks On Fighter Jet Project In October: Berlin
StratNews Global
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August 28, 2025
Home Europe Germany, France And Spain To Hold Talks On Fighter Jet Project In... "We will all pull together, and national interests will need to be put aside by one or the other or all of us. It is clear we are damned to succeed, we need this...
Three years in prison for skipper of boat who brought 12 men to Spain and charged 2,000 euros per person
SUR in English
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August 28, 2025
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 20:30 Share A court in Spain's Alicante has sentenced the skipper of a small boat that was intercepted on 28 November 2024 in waters close to the city's port to three years in prison. The man, who did not have a...
Brit gran on dream Spain holiday locked up for 22 hours over lost passport
Daily Express
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August 28, 2025
A British grandma claims she was locked in a Spanish jail for almost a day after losing her passport on the plane. Pam Tweedale landed in Madrid for what was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime with 13 family members. After landing with a missing...
Gran locked in Spanish cell for 22 hours after losing passport
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 28, 2025
A British gran says her dream holiday turned into a nightmare after she lost her passport on a plane, leaving her locked in a Spanish cell for 22 hours and forced to fly home. Pam Tweedale, 77, had landed in Madrid for what was supposed to be a...
Ryanair makes major change to Spain flights
Liverpool Echo
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August 28, 2025
Ryanair is poised to slash almost one million seats across Spanish airports following Aena's recent announcement to hike airport charges. The low-cost airline is set to reveal this development next Wednesday, according to Spanish media outlet...
Libya’s EU-Backed Coast Guard Attacked a Migrant Rescue Ship
Jacobin
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Ayla Emmink was resting in their cabin when the shooting started. As deputy search-and-rescue coordinator (SARCO) on the rescue ship Ocean Viking, they had been awake for thirty-six hours. The ship had taken eighty-seven people on board earlier...
Is it legal to eat while driving in Spain? The viral €80 fine – and what the DGT actually says
Euro Weekly News
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August 28, 2025
Snack at the wheel: Spain’s DGT can fine €80 if eating reduces attention or freedom of movement under Article 18. Credit : LittlePigPower, Shutterstock A driver in the Balearics has been fined €80 after an officer spotted him tucking into a muffin...
Pay your fine now’ text? Spain’s DGT data leak is feeding slick scams – here’s how not to get caught
Euro Weekly News
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August 28, 2025
Scam alert: Fraudsters are sending convincing fake DGT fine texts. Don’t tap links—check MiDGT/DEV and report to INCIBE 017. Credit : Jasni, Shutterstock If a message pings your phone saying you’ve got a ‘multa pendiente’ and 24 hours to pay, take...
Some Countries Grant Postponements for EU ICS2 ENS for Road and Rail
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 28, 2025
Trade Tech, Inc., a global logistics platform, today highlighted that while full compliance with the European Union’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2) Release 3 was scheduled to take effect on 1 September 2025, some Member States will postpone...
Equatorial Guinea Court jails President’s son for selling national plane
National Accord Newspaper
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August 28, 2025
A court in Equatorial Guinea has convicted Ruslan Obiang Nsue, son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for the unauthorized sale of a national airline plane. According to Supreme Court press director Hilario Mitogo, the ruling on Tuesday...
The Latest Key Cruise Ship Drydocks
Cruise Industry News
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Cruise Industry News looks into some of the key drydock projects that are taking place during the summer into early fall. Brilliant Lady Cruise Line: Virgin Voyages Capacity: 2,770 guests Tonnage: 110,000 Year built: 2024 Drydock Period: Jul. 20...
Spain stands by FCAS fighter jet project despite Franco-German bickering
SRN News
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August 28, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix MADRID (Reuters) -Spain is totally committed to the European fighter jet project FCAS and will work to invigorate it, its defence minister said on Thursday, after Reuters reported this week that disagreements between France and...
Ryanair axes flights to Spain after fees row in move that could affect a million passengers
Daily Mail
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August 28, 2025
Ryanair is set to cut the number of flights to and from Spain amid a fee row which could affect a million passengers. The Irish airliner is due to scrap around a million passenger seats this winter, impacting holidaymakers looking to get away. The...
Ryanair to announce which small airports in Spain will suffer new flight cuts
The Local - Spain
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August 28, 2025
Ryanair looks set to follow through on its threats of cutting 1 million more seats on flights to and from Spain this winter, saying that next week it will name the regional airports affected, amid an ongoing battle with the Spanish airport...
Morocco joins dialogue on the delimitation of its maritime borders with Spain
Atalayar
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August 28, 2025
Maritime cooperation Commitment to dialogue Methods for border delimitation At a conference on international maritime law held on 26 August in Rabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita,...
Lodi’s Taco Truck Cook-off a taste of the Eastside
Lodi News-Sentinel - California
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If you have a voracious appetite for tacos and would like to win some cash, then you’ll want to head to Hale Park next weekend and give it your all. The Lodi Arts Commission will host the 15th Annual Taco Truck Cook-off on Saturday, Sept. 6 from...
Gran 'locked in cell for 22 hours with men' after losing passport on plane
Birmingham Live
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August 28, 2025
A British grandmother claims she was confined to a cell for 22 hours before being forced to abandon her dream Spanish getaway after her passport went missing during the flight. Pam Tweedale touched down in Madrid for what should have been the...