Juan Carlos

Spain king pays homage to father Juan Carlos

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

Spanish King Felipe VI on Saturday paid homage to his father Juan Carlos as the former monarch, fresh from celebrating his 80th birthday, made a public comeback after complaining bitterly of being left on the sidelines. Appearing in full military garb alongside his son, Queen Letizia and his wife Sofia at the royal palace in Madrid, Juan Carlos met Spain's army, navy and airforceRead more

Ex-Spanish king at 79 becomes world sailing champion

Montreal - Muslimchronicle

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos at 79 has been named world sailing champion along with his crew during the classic six competition in Vancouver that also included American Dennis Conner. Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014 to make room for his son Felipe VI, won late Thursday in the Six Meter Class World Championship at the end of the regattasRead more

Panama's president meets with Chinese FM in Panama City

Panama City - Muslimchronicle

Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Panama City source: xinhuaRead more

Panama president vows tax cooperation with OECD

Tokyo - Arab Today

Visiting Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela told a Japanese news agency on Monday that his country would cooperate with an OECD initiative to share tax information in the wake of the "Panama Papers" scandal. Varela said in an interview with Kyodo News that Panama has "decided to join the common reporting standards," referring to the measures on exchanging financial accountRead more

Panama squirms as 'Panama Papers' scandal keeps expanding

Panama City - Arab Today

A week after the first revelations from the Panama Papers, the government of Panama was on Monday stepping up a PR blitz to dissociate the country from the expanding scandal. President Juan Carlos Varela wrote an op-ed for the New York Times newspaper lamenting that "Panama does not deserve to be singled out on an issue that plagues many countries."Read more

Completion of Panama Canal expansion pushed back to June

Panama City - AFP

A multi-billion-dollar expansion of Panama's canal to triple its capacity will likely miss yet another completion deadline and now won't be finished until June, according to the waterway's administrator. "The inauguration will still take place in the second quarter, but more towards June," Jorge Quijano told AFP on Thursday. A month ago, Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela had said theRead more