Spain’s coalition government has presented a proposal in Parliament to reform the centuries-old crime of sedition for one of public disorder which would carry lower sentences The two parties making…
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Fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov’s homes in The Bishops Avenue and St John’s Woods to be sold
Luxury homes seized from a fugitive businessman accused of embezzling billions of pounds from a bank in Kazakhstan have been placed on the market. Three homes belonging to Mukhtar Ablyazov,…
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Algeria regains its place as the main supplier of gas to Spain
The Maghreb country consolidates its role as energy exporter to the Spanish mainland ahead of the United States for the second consecutive month Algeria remains for the second consecutive month…
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Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin
by Nate Sharpby Nate SharpAstana, Kazakhstan (22/10 – 49). Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit…
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Fugitive Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov to face trial in Moscow
by Nate Sharpby Nate SharpThe Moscow Tagansky District Court is to hear a criminal case against ex-Chairman of the board of directors of Kazakh BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, charged with embezzlement of over 58…
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Spain extends Patriot deployment in Türkiye until June 2023
Spain has extended the deployment of its Patriot air defense system as part of a NATO mission in Türkiye until June 2023, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced in a written statement on Nov. 13. According to the…
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Kazakh fugitive Mukhtar Ablyazov risks losing the right to asylum in France
The Swiss-based French language Gotham News, in an article by Stéphane Bonifassi, has reported on the possibility of Kazakh “opposition leader” Mukhtar Ablyazov, who has been in exile in France since 2013, losing the…
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Spain puts on sale village abandoned 30 years ago
by Lucas Tejeroby Lucas TejeroThe Salto de Castro village has 44 homes, a school, church, hotel and even barracks. Spain has found a solution for populating a village that was abandoned over 30 years…
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Labour MP Calls For Extradition Of Mukhtar Ablyazov, The “World’s Richest Fraudster”
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerAs he fights extradition warrants from Russia, Ukraine, and his native Kazakhstan, the “world’s richest fraudster” – a tag he was given by The Evening Standard in December 2013 after…
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The Spanish banking sector is facing a number of headwinds, including inflationary pressure, a proposed government windfall tax and macroeconomic uncertainties, but market analysts are generally optimistic about banks’ future…
