The Local Spain 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 Spain mulls €600m graft case against 'Butcher of Hama' Spain's top criminal court is mulling legal action against President Bashar al-Assad's uncle for laundering hundreds of millions of euros taken from Syrian state coffers, legal documents showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20191123/spain-mulls-660m-graft-case-against-butcher-of-hama Sat, 23 Nov 2019 10:10:15 +0100 spain-mulls-660m-graft-case-against-butcher-of-hama Assad wants to be known as the 'man who saved Syria' President Bashar al-Assad says he wants to be remembered 10 years from now as the person who saved Syria, according to an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais published on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160222/assad-tells-el-pais-spanish-he-wants-to-be-man-who-saved-syria Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:04:06 +0100 assad-tells-el-pais-spanish-he-wants-to-be-man-who-saved-syria Assad warns that Spain attack was 'tip of iceberg' In an interview with a Swedish newspaper, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that Spain’s terrorist attacks ten years ago, as well as those in London and the recent Charlie Hebdo shootings are just "the tip of the iceberg" when it comes to terrorism in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20150417/assad-warns-spain-attacks-were-tip-of-the-iceberg Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:26:25 +0200 assad-warns-spain-attacks-were-tip-of-the-iceberg