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-	EU foreign ministers have imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on the UK-born wife of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and other family members, diplomats say.	+	Spain's Iberia has launched a new entry in Europe's competitive market for low-cost airlines.
-	Asma al-Assad is among 12 people added to the sanctions list, which already includes her husband.	+	The new airline, Iberia Express, begins on Sunday with prices starting at 25 euros (�21) for a one-way ticket.
-	The ban cannot stop her from travelling to the UK, British officials say.	+	Iberia Express will cover Spanish cities including Madrid and the islands such as Ibiza, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.
-	Anti-government activists accuse the regime of killing thousands of protesters over the past year.	+	The launch comes after Spain's fourth-largest airline Spanair collapsed in January, stranding 20,000 passengers.
-	In recent weeks, the Damascus government has stepped up its efforts to crush pockets of rebellion in cities including Homs and Hama.	+	Iberia is owned by the same parent company that owns British Airways.
-	Russia and China have vetoed two UN Security Council resolutions on Syria for fear that intervention could lead to regime change, as happened in Libya last year.	+	The low-cost Iberia Express has 500 staff and has a fleet of four Airbus 320 plane, according to Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego.
-	Mr Assad has promised political reform, but observers and his opponents have dismissed his plans as window-dressing.	+	"The containment of costs will allow Iberia Express to grow and compete with the low-cost operators," he said.
		+	Labour dispute
-	The BBC's Chris Morris in Brussels says for years there was a perception that Mrs Assad's Western upbringing could encourage reform in Syria.	+	The new airline's website is advertising for pilots and cabin crew.
-	The 36-year-old, who is of Syrian descent, was born in the UK and spent much of her life in west London. The UK Border Agency has confirmed that Mrs Assad is British.	+	The airline will initially fly to the cities of Vigo, Santiago and Granada, as well as Menorca, Ibiza, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and La Palma.
-	"British citizens subject to EU travel bans cannot be refused entry to the UK," a spokesman said.	+	Later, it will expand to the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Greece, Latvia and the Netherlands, Mr Gallego said.
-	Mrs Assad, who worked as an investment banker in the City of London before her marriage in 2000, has generally played a low-key role in the regime.	+	The airline is also the subject of a labour dispute, with the union representing Iberia's 1,600 pilots fearing it will lead to job losses.
-	The BBC's Caroline Hawley looks at Asma Assad's UK roots	+	Spanair's collapse cause misery for its passengers
-	However, in February she wrote to Britain's Times newspaper to explain why she thought her husband was still the right man to lead Syria.	+	The dispute with the union led to 12 days of work stoppages in December and January to protest the low-cost airline.
-	Other members of Mr Assad's family have also been added to the sanctions list. The AFP news agency says these include Mr Assad's mother, sister and sister-in-law.	+	Separately, the Spanish government has said it is taking legal action over the collapse of Spanair, saying it could be fined 9m euros.
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		+	In 2010, Spanair reported an operating loss of 115m euros.
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		+	After Spanair's collapse, Irish rival Ryanair said it was examining opportunities in Spain. "We certainly see it as an opportunity to expand our base," it said.

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Spain's Iberia has launched a new entry in Europe's competitive market for low-cost airlines.

The new airline, Iberia Express, begins on Sunday with prices starting at 25 euros (�21) for a one-way ticket.

Iberia Express will cover Spanish cities including Madrid and the islands such as Ibiza, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

The launch comes after Spain's fourth-largest airline Spanair collapsed in January, stranding 20,000 passengers.

Iberia is owned by the same parent company that owns British Airways.

The low-cost Iberia Express has 500 staff and has a fleet of four Airbus 320 plane, according to Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego.

"The containment of costs will allow Iberia Express to grow and compete with the low-cost operators," he said. Labour dispute

The new airline's website is advertising for pilots and cabin crew.

The airline will initially fly to the cities of Vigo, Santiago and Granada, as well as Menorca, Ibiza, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and La Palma.

Later, it will expand to the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Greece, Latvia and the Netherlands, Mr Gallego said.

The airline is also the subject of a labour dispute, with the union representing Iberia's 1,600 pilots fearing it will lead to job losses.

Spanair's collapse cause misery for its passengers

The dispute with the union led to 12 days of work stoppages in December and January to protest the low-cost airline.

Separately, the Spanish government has said it is taking legal action over the collapse of Spanair, saying it could be fined 9m euros.

In 2010, Spanair reported an operating loss of 115m euros.

After Spanair's collapse, Irish rival Ryanair said it was examining opportunities in Spain. "We certainly see it as an opportunity to expand our base," it said.