Cairo  - The Spanish film Return to Hansala won the Golden Pyramid at the closing ceremony of the 32nd edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) late on Friday.

"The jury of the international competition chose this film, as it presented a story from two continents and depicted their different cultures and traditions," said Egyptian director and jury member Mohamed Khan as he announced the winners.

Madrid - Spain's fifth-biggest property developer Habitat on Friday sought banktrupcy protection due to its high debt level.

Madrid  - Spain's fifth-biggest property developer Habitat on Friday sought banktrupcy protection du

Madrid - Novelist Juan Marse, 75, was Thursday awarded the Cervantes Prize, regarded as the literature Nobel of the Spanish-speaking world, Spanish Culture Minister Cesar Antonio Molina announced in Madrid.

Marse, whose novels are often set in his home city Barcelona, was chosen because of his "capacity to reflect post-war Spain," the jury said.

Marse dropped out of school at age 13 and became a jeweller's apprentice after his adoptive father was jailed for being a leftist during the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.

Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Thursday announced measures worth 11 billion euros (14 billion dollars) to reactivate the economy hit by the global crisis.

Madrid  - Spanish media Thursday hailed the appointment of Belgian Gerard Mortier as the artistic director of Madrid's Teatro Real opera, expecting him to raise its profile.

Mortier, 65, who currently heads the Paris National Opera, will occupy the post in Madrid from January 2010 for five years.

Described as an "authentic intellectual" and "agitator of consciences" by the daily El Pais, Mortier was expected to develop ambitious projects at the Teatro Real, which has tried to raise its international ranking to the top level for several years.