11.  The Argentine government and some Spanish officials have contended that Spain has no jurisdiction.

12.  The report was rejected by Spanish officials.

13.  They top the list of dozens of Spanish officials and business executives who are behind bars, either awaiting their day in court or already convicted of corruption.

14.  To hear Spanish officials and businessmen tell it, the Moroccans largely brought the cataclysm on themselves.

15.  A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Spanish officials were trying to verify the incident with Canadian officials.

16.  A Spanish official could not immediately confirm that report.

17.  According to Spanish officials the summit will include an attempt to identify areas of common interests, such as certain common agricultural produce grown in both Mediterranean countries.

18.  As for al-Shehhi, Spanish officials have been unable to find hotel records of his July stay in the Tarragona region south of Barcelona.

19.  Aznar also spoke by phone with U.S. President George W. Bush to tell him about latest EU initiatives, Spanish officials said.

20.  Barak has already communicated messages to Arab leaders through Spanish officials.