Dimitris Kouimtsidis, Author at Olive Press News Spain

A Waitress Carries Chairs After The Town Hall Decreed The Closure Of The Terraces In Madrid

Restaurant owners in Spain’s Malaga estimate a loss of €270 million so far and 80,000 people in the industry without jobs due to the coronavirus

RESTAURANT owners in Malaga estimate that there has been about €270 million in losses and 80,000 people in the industry without jobs.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 20:14

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Madrid shuts down makeshift morgue that was set up in ice rink, as it’s no longer needed due to drop in Spain’s coronavirus death count

A MAKESHIFT morgue in Madrid that was set up in an ice rink has now been closed down, due to a drop in the number

14 Apr, 2020 @ 18:17

Lead·Madrid

Topless man arrested in Spain for threatening the police and the public with two katana swords

A TOPLESS man has threatened the police with two swords in Madrid.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 15:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

People in Spain will gain around five kilos during the coronavirus crisis according to experts

PEOPLE in Spain will gain between three and five kilos during the lockdown experts have said.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 14:32

Health·Lead

Dumbo tops the list of most popular Disney film in Spain, while the Lion King reigns over the UK

DUMBO has been voted as the most popular Disney movie in Spain.

14 Apr, 2020 @ 13:38

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

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London Diaries – Coronavirus Easter Sunday

EASTER has come and gone and not much has changed in London, similarly to the rest of Europe.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 20:07

A Mayor in Spain’s Castilla y Leon caught breaking lockdown to go ring church bells on Good Friday

A MAYOR from a town in Castilla y León has been caught breaking lockdown to go ring the church bells.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 16:52

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Police in Spain’s Barcelona file denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules by going into a forest and performing satanic rituals

THE police in Barcelona have filed a denuncia against ten people for breaking lockdown rules and going into a forest to perform satanic rituals.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Lead

Police officers will be allowed to continue to sing Happy Birthday to children during the coronavirus crisis, despite the order from the Junta in Andalucia telling them not to

A POLICE spokesperson has confirmed that officers will be allowed to sing Happy Birthday to children during the state of emergency.

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:45

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Man in Spain’s Castilla y Leon arrested for allegedly killing his wife after she fell from their third floor flat

A MAN has been arrested in Castilla y León, for allegedly killing his wife after he pushed her to her death from their third floor

13 Apr, 2020 @ 14:05

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Why two Jet2 employees are happy with how the airline has handled the coronavirus crisis and why they’re quietly confident things will go back to normal in June

THE COVID-19 crisis has hit every part of society hard with the darkest cloud hanging over the airline industry.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 14:11

Lead·Travel News

HUGE worry for expat landlords as new ministerial order allows regional governments in Spain to force landlords to rent out empty homes to victims of domestic abuse, the homeless and other vulnerable people

A NEW ministerial order has been passed by the Ministry of Development allowing regional governments to force private landlords to rent out empty homes.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 13:56

Lead·Property

Hamlet in Spain’s Leon registers its first birth in 64 years

A HAMLET in the region of León has registered its first birth in 64 years.

11 Apr, 2020 @ 13:42

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France to tighten border controls between Spain and other neighbours over ‘terrorism fears’ and ‘illegal immigration’

Government extends controls at land borders with both France and Portugal until April 25, due to coronavirus

THE Government has extended the controls at the land borders with both France and Portugal for another two weeks.

11 Apr, 2020 @ 13:07

Lead

Greece shows solidarity with Spain in coronavirus fight by flying Spanish flag above Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs

GREECE has shown its solidarity with Spain, by flying the Spanish flag above its Parliament and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens

10 Apr, 2020 @ 19:54

Lead

An Airbus A340 300 Of Iranian Airline Mahan Air Takes Off From Duesseldorf Airport

Spain cancels Mahan Air flights between Barcelona and Tehran, with the airline now no longer operating any flights between the Iranian capital and any EU destinations

SPAIN has cancelled the Mahan Air flights between Barcelona and Tehran.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 17:53

Barcelona·Lead·Travel News

Man in Spain’s Malaga arrested for threatening his neighbours and the police after a denuncia was filed against him for playing loud music

A MAN in Malaga has been arrested for threatening neighbours after they called the police complaining he was playing loud music.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 15:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Eurobasket 2021 moved back by a year to 2022 due to coronavirus

THE Basketball European Championships scheduled for September 2021 have been moved to 2022 due to coronavirus.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 15:15

Lead·Sport

Number of plane passengers in Spain decrease by nearly 60% in March, in comparison to the same month last year

THE number of plane passengers in Spain has decreased by a staggering 59.3% in the month of March, compared to the same month last year.

10 Apr, 2020 @ 14:39

Lead·Travel News

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London diaries – Sun, barbecues and lockdown

THE UK is famous for its dull and gloomy weather.

9 Apr, 2020 @ 19:36

Police on Spain’s Costa del Sol arrest Finnish expat who broke lockdown rules and ran around naked shouting he had coronavirus

A FINNISH expat has been arrested in the province of Malaga for breaking lockdown rules and running around naked.

9 Apr, 2020 @ 17:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish costume company that worked on hit HBO series, Chernobyl, donates wardrobe from the show to hospitals and care homes in the fight against coronavirus

A SPANISH costume company that worked on the hit show Chernobyl, has donated the wardrobe from the show to hospitals and care homes in the

9 Apr, 2020 @ 15:13

Entertainment·Lead

Man in his 70s stabs his brother to death, also in his 70s and then takes his own life in Spain’s Extremadura

A MAN in his 70s has stabbed his brother to death, also in his 70s and then proceeded to take his own life.

9 Apr, 2020 @ 14:24

Crime & Law·Lead

Real Madrid players agree to take 10-20% pay cut due to coronavirus crisis

REAL Madrid players have agreed to take a pay cut of 10-20% due to COVID-19.

9 Apr, 2020 @ 13:25

Lead·Madrid·Sport

Spain’s Andalucia registers its highest number of coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, while at the same time more people recover from the disease than test positive for the fifth consecutive day

ANDALUCIA has registered its highest death count since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

8 Apr, 2020 @ 19:41

Health·Lead

Couple in Spain’s La Rioja get married on their balcony, after their wedding ceremony was cancelled due to coronavirus

A COUPLE in La Rioja have married on their balcony, after their wedding had to be cancelled due to COVID-19.

8 Apr, 2020 @ 17:38

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