Spanish authorities early this week announced the arrests of 26 suspected people smugglers who are believed to have brought in over 900 illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain last year, earning at least 1.5 million euros in the process. Police conducted a series of raids across Almeria and Alicante on Monday which led to the arrests of 26 of the suspected people smugglers and the confiscation of 17... 

Citizens given 24 hours to leave “because (the migrants) come with many illnesses”. Students in Spain have been forced to leave their homes despite having paid their accommodation fees to make way for migrants who just arrived on the Aquarius rescue ship in Valencia. The ship docked in Valencia on Sunday, carrying 630 migrants who were promised free healthcare and possible asylum by Spain’s... 

A huge cloud was filmed engulfing the main beach in Alicante, causing concern among locals and holidaymakers and prompting debate as to its cause. The huge white mass is seen rolling across the sands of Albufereta beach, obscuring everything in its path – despite an otherwise cloudless sky. Some speculated that the cloud was smoke from a fire, while others compared the apocalyptic scenes to the... 

Wildfire flames are seen near Altemporada on July 22, 2012. The wind-fueled wildfire raged out of control in northeastern Spain. While raging wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands of La Gomera has forced hundreds of residents to leave their homes, a separate forest fire leaves two people dead in the east of the country. According to authorities, at least one firefighter and an environmental agent lost...