Realmadrid.com (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
The Spanish national team ended their official celebration on Tuesday with visits to the Zarzuela and Moncloa Palaces, where they were first welcomed by the Royal Family.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
First A400M Military Transporter Rolled OutSeville, 26 June 2008In a ceremony presided over by His Majesty Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, Airbus Military has today rolled out the first complete A400M military transport aircraft from the Final Assembly Line facility in Seville, Spain.Designed initially to a recognised requirement for a new airlifter for European air forces, the A400M incorporates the...
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
Zaragoza, Spain - In the presence of the Heads of States and leaders from 104 countries, King Juan Carlos of Spain will officially inaugurate the Zaragoza International Exhibition 2008 on 'Water and Sustainable Development' tomorrow. At a c
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain opened Sunday the Emarati-Spanish Business Forum at the Emirate Palace Hotel. The event is being organised by Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in UAE, the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX) and
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held Sunday at Al Musharif Palace talks with His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain in presence of General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Com
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 25/05/2008
King Juan Carlos of Spain arrived in Abu Dhabi yesterday on a state visit during which he will hold talks with President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and senior officials. He was received at the airport by Economy Minister HE Sulta
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Free subscription) | 15/05/2008
I don't care if the current German chancellor is a woman. I have scant respect for her at the best of times, because she is not an uppity woman. She licks Bush’s butt. And do you know what the implications of that are? Ask Chavecito, if you're still unsure. He knows! “Ms. Chancellor, you can go to …,” he said, pausing for effect and eliciting giggles from the audience, a group of military officers,...
Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 30/03/2008
Dani Pedrosa let his riding do the talking at Jerez on Sunday, when the Repsol Honda star delivered a faultless home victory in front of 130,000 fans - then received his trophy from the King of Spain.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 17/03/2008
When Spain's paramilitary policemen came across the Duchess of Medina Sidonia amidst a crowd of protesting agricultural workers, they greeted her with surprise and the respect her high rank demanded. "Doña Luisa Isabel! What are you doing here?" But when they realised she was part of the protest, the policemen pushed her around as roughly as they did her humbler comrades.
ORDOVICIUS (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
In November the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, told Hugo Chavez to shut up on live television. Now the immortal words ¿Por qué no te callas? ('Why don't you shut up?') have become cult : Zapatero said he did not realise what a monumental moment it had been until he returned home and his eldest daughter greeted him with "¿Por qué no te callas?", which made them both laugh. The king's phrase gained cult...
Shouts In The Piazza (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Here in the Piazza we shout our best wishes for a very happy 70th birthday to His Most Catholic Majesty, Juan Carlos I, King of Spain. Many happy returns of the day your Majesty!
David Aaronovitch (Free subscription) | 12/12/2007
Gordon Brown was right not to go to Lisbon at the weekend, but even so, there was something marvellous about seeing Robert Mugabe being Merkelled in the flesh by the German Chancellor. There, impassive, he was forced to sit while...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 01/12/2007
President Hugo Chavez threatened Friday to nationalize the Venezuelan subsidiaries of Spanish banks Banco Santander SA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, if Spain's king does not apologize for telling Chavez to "shut up."
Global Security (Free subscription) | 28/11/2007
Venezuela's Chavez is now engaged in a war of words with Colombian Pres. Uribe
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 27/11/2007
MADRID, Spain, 1:14 p.m. Nov. 26 (AP): Venezuela's ambassador to Madrid on Monday sought to play down President Hugo Chavez's statement that he was “freezing” bilateral relations until King Juan Carlos of Spain apologized for telling him to shut up at an international meeting.
