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		<title>Confirmed: Michelle Obama To Visit Marbella and Mallorca</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Sullivan</dc:creator>
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After days of speculation, rumours and contradicting media reports, the White House office of Michelle Obama has confirmed, the First Lady will be visiting Spain with her youngest daughter Sasha. US President Obama will not be travelling to Spain. The communiqué also confirmed an official visit to the King and Queen of Spain.
&#8220;The first lady [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa del Sol Tourists Spending Less</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Sullivan</dc:creator>
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The Costa del Sol Hotel Association AHECOS has stated that despite there being 5 per cent more tourists in the first two weeks of July this year compared to the same period last year, the tourists are spending less money and bookings tend to be made last minute. The association also revealed that foreign tourists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qatari Sheikh Wants To Build Puerto Banus II</title>
		<link>http://www.spanishnews.es/20100721-qatari-sheikh-wants-to-build-puerto-banus-ii/id=3031/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Pozuelo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Ghubn]]></category>
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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani, who recently purchased Malaga FC has unveiled his intention to build a second Puerto Banus style complex in Marbella&#8217;s Bajadilla marina.
The project would require an investment of 70 million euros and include the expansion of the marina with 400 additional moorings for small and medium-sized yachts.
According to various reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another mafia head goes down in Marbella</title>
		<link>http://www.spanishnews.es/20100607-another-mafia-head-goes-down-in-marbella/id=2560/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Pozuelo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leader of the Russian-Georgian mafia was arrested Sunday in Marbella. Zakhar Kniazevich Kalashov will be extradited to Georgia where he has a pending prison sentence.
Kalashov was arrested at 13:45 in Marbella by agents of the Organized Crime and Drugs Unit (UDYCO). Kalashov was sentenced to seven and a half years prison this past Tuesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Mafia on the Costa del Sol dismantled in operation &#8220;Shovel&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.spanishnews.es/20100526-irish-mafia-on-the-costa-del-sol-dismantled-in-operation-shovel/id=2536/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 07:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fahad Majidi</dc:creator>
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A court in Estepona has led one of the most extensive operation against an Irish mafia gang, which had connections in at least 20 countries. 31 people have been arrested and nearly one hundred luxury properties searched, including local law firms and businesses.
The investigation carried out led to a raid simultaneously in three countries, coordinated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another luxury hotel on the Costa del Sol closes</title>
		<link>http://www.spanishnews.es/20100519-another-luxury-hotel-on-the-costa-del-sol-closes/id=2477/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 08:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Pozuelo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aifos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Byblos luxury hotel in Mijas has just announced that it will be shutting its doors the coming 31st May. The five-star luxury hotel with 144 rooms owned by the Aifos real estate group which is under bankruptcy protection has seen a great number of celebritiy guests since its opening in 1986. Some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sean Connery called to Marbella court over property scandal</title>
		<link>http://www.spanishnews.es/20100508-sean-connery-called-to-marbella-court-over-property-scandal/id=2448/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 14:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ana Pozuelo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Bond actor Sean Connery and his wife are to be called to court over alleged financial irregularities involving the sale of their beachfront property they once owned in Marbella.

The Scottish actor and his french wife, painter , Micheline Roquebrune are to be questioned before a judge in a closed session over a property scandal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Bar closures expected as complete smoking bans are introduced for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.spanishnews.es/20091220-more-bar-closures-expected-as-complete-smoking-bans-are-introduced-for-2010/id=1827/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Harten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only is it drinking up time for many of Spain’s pubs and restaurants but the feared plan for a complete ban of smoking in public interior spaces looks to become law in the very near future. In another example of the trendy but often anaemic and undecided policy making, the PSOE Government introduced legislation in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marbella Golf course launches flat rate &#8220;green-fee&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.spanishnews.es/20091204-marbella-golf-course-launches-flat-rate-green-fee/id=1691/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For 25 euros golfers can enjoy as much golf as they like on any given day. The flat-rate is valid on weekends as well as holidays in order to attract tourists from around the country.
Greenlife Golf in Marbella has launched the first flat-rate green-fee offer in this country. The Golf course hopes to attract clients from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First English-speaking University now in Marbella</title>
		<link>http://www.spanishnews.es/20091118-first-english-speaking-university-now-in-marbella/id=1599/</link>
		<comments>http://www.spanishnews.es/20091118-first-english-speaking-university-now-in-marbella/id=1599/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Sullivan</dc:creator>
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Marbella &#8212; For decades, Marbella has been an international hub for both business and pleasure. Marbella&#8217;s unique demographics and smart-casual atmosphere have made it a center for the entrepreneurial spirit that is well established and growing in Spain.
Because of its international reputation and appeal, Marbella attracts millions of tourists and hundreds of thousands of English-speakers of [...]]]></description>
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