The EU gives Spain a Brexit deal veto over Gibraltar in leaked guidelines

REUTERS/Hannah McKay The EU will give Spain the power to veto the Brexit deal in negotiating guidelines on the future relationship to be published on Friday. The guidelines — leaked to Business Insider — say Britain must convince Spain to support the Brexit deal. The Spanish government wants more say over the fate of Gibraltar […]

Giant dead whale drifts more than 4,000 km from Gibraltar to Egypt (VIDEO)

Published time: 8 Jan, 2018 15:10 A rare 12-meter-long (39ft) fin whale has been found beached at Egypt’s Alexandria on Sunday. It washed up on Roshdy beach, Al Ahram reports. The dead whale is believed to have come all the way from the Atlantic and drifted to Egypt via the Strait of Gibraltar following a […]

Royal Navy confronts Spanish ship in waters off Gibraltar

Published time: 6 Sep, 2017 09:01 The Royal Navy chased a Spanish civil guard ship out of the path of a US Navy vessel off Gibraltar on Wednesday morning in another stand-off in British waters. The Spanish Guardia Civil boat cut across the USNS ‘Carson City’ as it entered Gibraltar. It was then chased by […]

Spain won’t seek to recover Gibraltar in Brexit talks

© AFP/File JORGE GUERRERO Madrid (AFP) – Spain will not make its recovery of Gibraltar a condition in the Brexit talks, its foreign minister said in an interview Sunday that could ease tensions over the disputed British territory. Nestled on Spain’s southern tip, Gibraltar has been under British control since 1713 but Madrid has long […]

Gibraltar holidays go FIVE star: Super yacht hotel opens rooftop restaurant

The Sunborn Gibraltar is about to take luxury to the next level, the seventh level to be exact.  Opening on the seventh floor of the super yacht hotel is the Sky Restaurant.  From July 1 2017 guests will be able to dine under the stars at sea on the incredibly opulent vessel.  Modern fusion cuisine […]

Boris Johnson said Britain will remain ‘rock-like’ in its support for Gibraltar

Thomson Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said the United Kingdom would remain “implacable and rock-like” in its support for Gibraltar after the European Union offered Spain a right of veto over the territory’s future relationship with the bloc. Often referred to as “The Rock”, Gibraltar is a British overseas territory […]