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A police officer reviews part of the material seized in one of the homes searched. Image: Police.

POLICE INVESTIGATION

Police arrest 10 for possession and distribution of pedophilia files

The Nomad Today 3/14/22

10 people have been arrested in the provinces of Alicante, Barcelona, Cádiz, Castellón, Guipúzcoa, Madrid, Málaga and Soria

08/11/2021. Minister of Health Carolina Darias speaks at a press conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

PANDEMIC

Government delays end of indoor masks in Spain: "It's closer"

The Nomad Today 3/11/22

On Thursday, Minister of Health Carolina Darias stressed that "we have to agree not only on when but also on how"

09/03/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during parliamentary question time at the lower house of Parliament (Congress of Deputies). Photo: Eva Ercolanese/PSOE.

SEXUAL ABUSE

Spanish parliament agrees to probe of Catholic church over abuse

The Nomad Today 3/10/22

It is planned that the commission will present a report to parliament by the end of the year

14/02/2022. The regional leader of Vox, Juan Garcia Gallardo, speaking to the press the day after the elections. Photo: Vox.

POLITICS

PP and far-right Vox agree on coalition government in Castilla y Leon

The Nomad Today 3/10/22

Carlos Pollan, from Vox, will chair the regional Parliament

09.03.2022 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during Parliamentary question time at the lower house of Parliament (Congress of Deputies). Photo: Eva Ercolanese/PSOE.

POLITICS

Prime Minister Sanchez blames Putin for the sharp rise in prices

The Nomad Today 3/9/22

The spokeswoman of the People's Party (PP), Cuca Gamarra, demanded tax reductions - for example on fuels - to curb the inflation

02/24/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has made an institutional statement in La Moncloa to report on the situation in Ukraine and the crisis caused by Russia, after the meeting of the National Security Council chaired by King Felipe VI. Photo: La Moncloa.

MONARCHY

Prime Minister Sanchez says old king owes Spaniards an explanation

The Nomad Today 3/8/22

Sánchez was reacting publicly for the first time to information provided by the judiciary last week, when the Attorney General's Office had dropped all investigations into the former king

FILED - Juan Carlos, former king of Spain, arrives at the Diplomatic Academy of Chile in this file photo from October 3, 2018. Photo: Francisco Flores Seguel/Agencia Uno/dpa.

MONARCHY

Former king of Spain to establish his permanent residence in Abu Dhabi

The Nomad Today 3/8/22

The emeritus king plans to visit Spain in the coming weeks, now that the Public Prosecutor's office dropped the probe against him

10 February 2022, Spain, Seville: A couple without masks and other pedestrians walk down a street in Seville. The Spanish health authorities have lifted the mask requirement outdoors as case numbers fall. Photo: Eduardo Briones/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

PANDEMIC

Spain prepares to say goodbye to mandatory indoor masks

The Nomad Today 3/7/22

Some regions are in favor of eliminating the mask indoors once and for all; others propose gradual withdrawals and others believe it is still too early to drop the face shields

The Spanish journalist arrested in Poland on suspicion of spying for Russia Pablo Gonzalez. Photo: @PabVis/Twitter.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Poland arrests Spanish journalist suspected of being Russian spy

The Nomad Today 3/5/22

Pablo Gonzalez has been covering the conflict in Ukraine and the arrival of refugees to Poland as a freelancer for the Spanish online newspaper Publico and for La Sexta TV

02 March 2022, Spain, Melilla: Migrants cheer after they managed to jump the border fence of Melilla. According to Guardia Civil sources, up to 2,000 people of sub-Saharan origin have attempted to cross the Melilla border fence, of which 500 have succeeded and made their way to the Temporary Immigrant Stay Center (CETI). Photo: Ilies Amar/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

BORDER ASSAULT

Over 800 migrants force way into Spanish North African territory

The Nomad Today 3/3/22

A total of about 3,700 people had tried to climb over the 6-metre-high border fences from Morocco, the government in Madrid announced

MONARCHY

Spanish prosecutors drop probe against former king but doubts linger

The Nomad Today 3/3/22

The 84-year-old emeritus king could now return to the country from exile

02.03.2022 Pedro Sanchez
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, before the plenary session of the Congress of Deputies, to report on the situation in Ukraine. Photo: Eva Ercolanese.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Sanchez backtracks and announces arms shipments to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 3/3/22

The head of the Madrid government said that the weapons would be handed over to the "Ukrainian resistance"

Troops belonging to the NATO eFP Battle Group. Photo: Spanish Ministry of Defense/Flickr.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain will send more troops to reinforce NATO Battle Group in Latvia

The Nomad Today 3/1/22

The additional capacities contributed by Spain will be a field artillery unit, an engineers unit (sappers and supports), and logistical support capacities

02/25/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has participated, by videoconference, in the meeting of Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to address the situation in Ukraine.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Sanchez says Spain will not send offensive weapons to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 3/1/22

The prime minister avoided responding to the most difficult questions related to the disagreements within the leftists coalition partners from Unidas Podemos (Left), a party that is being very…

File photo of superyachts docked in Mallorca. Photo: Pixabay.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukrainian sailor tries to sink a Russian's yacht in Mallorca

The Nomad Today 2/28/22

In front of the judge, the man from Kiev admitted to the crime and explained that he had acted out of revenge for the Russian attack on his homeland

02/28/2022. Defense Minister Margarita Robles attended in Lebanon the inauguration of the head of the United Nations Interim Force Mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Photo: Ricardo Pérez/MDE.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain prohibits Russian flights, proposes extending ban to ports

The Nomad Today 2/28/22

Read in this article the list of flights scheduled for today between various Spanish cities and Moscow that will not be operated due to the sanctions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine

27/02/2022 Spanish soldiers loading one of the shipments of aid material for Ukraine. Photo: Rubén Somonte/MDE.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain sends 20,000 kilos of protective equipment, medical supplies to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 2/27/22

The Minister of Defense thanked the Army and the Air Force for their great efforts so that this material could be transferred today

25/02/2022 Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has attended in Brussels the extraordinary European Council meeting held to address the military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. In the image, Pedro Sánchez talks with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. Photo: La Moncloa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain evacuates Kiev embassy, asks Russia to immediately end invasion

The Nomad Today 2/25/22

Spain announced on Friday the evacuation of its Embassy in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, in whose surroundings Russian troops have already arrived

A woman heads into a Berlin supermarket on Monday. The annual rate of eurozone inflation climbed to its highest point ever in November, at 4.9 per cent, driven largely by surging energy prices, the EU statistical office Eurostat said on Tuesday. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Experts forecast Spain inflation up to 6.5% in 2022 due to Ukraine war

The Nomad Today 2/24/22

The prices of gas and oil, vital for the functioning of developed countries, have already increased and it is very likely that these higher costs will soon spread to the rest of the goods and…