Families and friends of the crew of the Alakrana demonstrate for their release recently in the Basque town of Bermeo.Two Somalis were seized by Spanish military a day after pirates captured a Spanish fishing boat last monthJudge indicted the two on 36 counts of kidnapping one for each of the 36 crew members being heldShip's owner and relatives of crew pleaded with the Spanish government to return the...
|
Spanish policemen escort alleged Somali pirate Cabdeweli Cabdullahi to a court in Madrid last month.All 36 crew members of a Spanish fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates a month ago are freedTwo Somalis were seized by Spanish military a day after pirates captured the boatJudge indicted the two on 36 counts of kidnapping one for each of the 36 crew members being held-- All 36 crew members of a Spanish...
|
Spanish policemen escort to a juvenile court in Madrid an alleged pirate suspected of helping to seize the Alakrana.Swap demand came from pirates holding Spanish fishing boat and its crew off Somali coastPirates have captured more than 50 ships this year off Somalia and are currently holding 12-- A Spanish judge would consider sending two Somali pirate suspects held in Madrid back to Africa, as demanded...
|
Spanish policemen escort to a juvenile court in Madrid an alleged pirate suspected of helping to seize the Alakrana.-- Somali pirates holding a Spanish fishing boat captive for the past month suddenly transferred three of the crew members to land Thursday, reports said.It is thought to be the first time that any of the 36-member crew -- 16 from Spain and 20 from Africa and Asia -- were removed from...
|
Alakrana is escorted to safety by Spanish warships on November 17 after being held for 47 days.At least two pirates were wounded in a gunfight over a ransom they received for the release of a Spanish boatThe Alakrana, the Spanish fishing vessel, was freed Tuesday along with its 36 crew membersTwo pirate suspects, captured a day after the Alakrana was hijacked, were indicted on charges Monday in Madrid--...
|
MADRID: In a tradeoff with Somalipirates, a Spanish judge would consider sending two pirate suspects held inMadrid back to Africa, as demanded by the outlaws holding a Spanish fishing boatand its crew off the Somali coast.Judge Santiago Pedraz wouldconsider such a move if he’s asked by prosecutors or by lawyers atSpain’s justice ministry, reports CNN on its website. The two piratesuspects — captured...
|
Spanish government has been told to end a tax break that gives its companies an advantage in buying companies in other European countries.The taxation law change was seen as vital to the 2006 takeover of 02 by Telefonica, making it one of the biggest players in UK telecoms.The European Commission has said it will require the Spanish government to remove the tax break.The Spanish government has been...
|
has apologised to Spain after the Royal Navy used a buoy with the Spanish colours for target practice.The exercise took place off the coast of Gibraltar earlier this week. The UK ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in Madrid to explain.According to local reports, the navy hastily removed the buoy, which had a red-and-yellow marker, when approached by a Spanish police launch on Tuesday.While...
|
a bid to promote and collaborate audiovisual exchange between the Iberoamerican Commonwealth and India, Ibermumbai was inaugurated in Mumbai at Whistling Woods.An initiative of the Embassy of Spain and supported by the Iberoamerican Embassies in India, Ibermumbai will entail a week of world cinema followed with interactive meetings and film screenings with the aim of promoting the exchange of ideas...
|
this photo released by the Spanish defence ministry Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009, crew members of the Spanish trawler Alakrana are seen as they gather on deck in a photo taken Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009, off Somalia. Somali pirates freed the Spanish trawler Tuesday with crew of 36 after holding them hostage for more than six weeks. Spain's Premier Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero did not say if a ransom was paid...
|
