https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Police in Madrid have arrested a man who previously spent time in jail linked with 9/11 for acting as an Isis "cyber soldier". https://www.thelocal.es/20171025/spanish-man-jailed-for-nine-years-over-911-arrested-again-due-to-isis-link Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:15:46 +0200 spanish-man-jailed-for-nine-years-over-911-arrested-again-due-to-isis-link A Spanish reporter showed that he didn't know his Jedi from his jihad when he mixed up two quite unrelated symbols. https://www.thelocal.es/20151117/spanish-tv-reporter-apologizes-for-using-star-wars-symbol-for-al-qaeda Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:31:19 +0100 spanish-tv-reporter-apologizes-for-using-star-wars-symbol-for-al-qaeda Spanish police on Thursday arrested a jihadist who had set up a number of online profiles where he offered to go and fight in Syria, according to the interior ministry. https://www.thelocal.es/20141119/police-arrest-jihadist-who-planned-to-fight-in-syria-terrorism-spain Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:58:00 +0100 police-arrest-jihadist-who-planned-to-fight-in-syria-terrorism-spain Spain has bumped up its terror alert level for the upcoming enthronment of Prince Felipe as Spain's new king, the country's interior ministry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140612/spain-bumps-up-terror-status-for-royal-celebrations Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:42:00 +0200 spain-bumps-up-terror-status-for-royal-celebrations A Spanish court on Saturday remanded in custody a French-Algerian man suspected of fighting for terror groups linked to Al-Qaeda in Syria before he is extradited to France. https://www.thelocal.es/20140504/spain-court-holds-french-terror-suspect-in-custody Sun, 04 May 2014 09:20:00 +0200 spain-court-holds-french-terror-suspect-in-custody A Saudi man dubbed "Al-Qaeda's librarian" on Thursday denied belonging to the organisation and recruiting jihadists for the group over the Internet during a Madrid court appearance. https://www.thelocal.es/20140425/al-qaeda-librarian-denies-terror-spain-madrid-mudhar-hussein-almalki Fri, 25 Apr 2014 11:09:00 +0200 al-qaeda-librarian-denies-terror-spain-madrid-mudhar-hussein-almalki Spain on Sunday deported a Moroccan man after he completed a 10-year jail sentence for obtaining the explosives used in the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people, the government said. https://www.thelocal.es/20140317/spain-deports-madrid-train-bombings-middleman Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:12:00 +0100 spain-deports-madrid-train-bombings-middleman Police in Spain and Morocco have dismantled a major terrorist cell that allegedly sent jihadist recruits to fight in Syria, Spain's interior ministry reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140314/terror-cell Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:34:00 +0100 terror-cell Spain marks the 10th anniversary of the Madrid train bombings on Tuesday, but Antonio Gómez plans to stay away from the commemorations. https://www.thelocal.es/20140311/the-fear-is-always-with-you Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:08:00 +0100 the-fear-is-always-with-you The deadly train bombings that struck Madrid in 2004 were directly planned by an Al-Qaeda member, a Spanish terrorism expert said on Tuesday, presenting a study of new evidence from intelligence officials. https://www.thelocal.es/20140219/al-qaeda-carried-out-madrid-train-bombings-new-study Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:23:00 +0100 al-qaeda-carried-out-madrid-train-bombings-new-study Morocco has uncovered a jihadist cell led by a Spanish army veteran who later fought in Afghanistan with Al-Qaeda, the interior ministry said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140127/jihadist-cell-led-by-spanish Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:31:43 +0100 jihadist-cell-led-by-spanish Spanish authorities on Tuesday remanded in custody without bail a Spanish-born man thought to belong to an Al-Qaeda-linked organization which may have kidnapped up to three Spanish journalists in Syria. https://www.thelocal.es/20140107/terror-suspect-arrest-in-malaga Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:34:00 +0100 terror-suspect-arrest-in-malaga The FBI has praised Spain's police force for helping the US to prevent potential terrorist attacks on European cities, including an Al-Qaeda plan to deliver explosives by using drones. https://www.thelocal.es/20131212/spain-stopped-al-qaeda-drone-attack-on-europeus Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:06:00 +0100 spain-stopped-al-qaeda-drone-attack-on-europeus A Spanish woman has described the horror of being caught up in the mall attack in the Kenyan city of Nairobi which has claimed the lives of at least 62 people. https://www.thelocal.es/20130923/spanish-woman-trapped-in-kenya-mall-horror Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:09:00 +0200 spanish-woman-trapped-in-kenya-mall-horror A Turkish terror suspect who allegedly helped facilitate a thwarted attack on a Gibraltar military installation in 2012 has been re-arrested by Spanish police in Malaga. https://www.thelocal.es/20130809/terrorist-who-targeted-gibraltar-arrested-in-spain Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:03:00 +0200 terrorist-who-targeted-gibraltar-arrested-in-spain A terrorist video demanding the "divine punishment" of the Spanish policemen who last month arrested eight terror suspects in Spain's African enclave of Ceuta has led the Spanish government to open an investigation. https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/we-want-divine-punishment-for-spanish-cops Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:04:00 +0200 we-want-divine-punishment-for-spanish-cops A Spanish court on Monday remanded in custody eight suspected Al-Qaeda members accused of sending suicide attackers to the civil war in Syria, officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/al-qaeda-terror-suspects-remanded-in-custody Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:17:51 +0200 al-qaeda-terror-suspects-remanded-in-custody Police in Gibraltar deported to Spain on Friday a Turkish suspected Al-Qaeda member accused of plotting bombing attacks, who entered the British territory illegally, an official said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130511/gibraltar-hands-al-qaeda-suspect-over-to-spain Sat, 11 May 2013 09:22:00 +0200 gibraltar-hands-al-qaeda-suspect-over-to-spain Spanish police on Tuesday arrested two "suspected terrorists" believed to be linked to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Spain's interior ministry said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130423/al-qaeda-arrest Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:54:00 +0200 al-qaeda-arrest