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 North Korea on Sunday described the February raid on its embassy in Madrid by a dissident group as a "grave terrorist attack" and urged an investigation into the perpetrators. https://www.thelocal.es/20190331/madrid-embassy-raid-a-grave-terrorist-attack-north-korea Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:59:33 +0200 madrid-embassy-raid-a-grave-terrorist-attack-north-korea A shadowy dissident group dedicated to overthrowing Kim Jong Un was behind a raid on Madrid's North Korean embassy last month, the Washington Post has reported, offering the latest explanation for the mysterious event. https://www.thelocal.es/20190316/dissidents-behind-raid-on-nkorea-madrid-embassy-us-report Sat, 16 Mar 2019 14:36:51 +0100 dissidents-behind-raid-on-nkorea-madrid-embassy-us-report Spain has dismissed its ambassador to Belgium after it emerged he had made no contact with the government there since coming to office four years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20160411/spain-fires-ambassador-who-never-held-meetings Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:03:02 +0200 spain-fires-ambassador-who-never-held-meetings Updated: A second Spanish policeman has died following a Taliban attack near Spain's embassy in Kabul that also killed at least four Afghan policemen, Spain's interior ministry said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151211/spanish-embassy-in-kabul-under-attack Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:30:47 +0100 spanish-embassy-in-kabul-under-attack A bomb exploded outside Spain's embassy in the Libyan capital on Monday night without causing injuries, a security source told AFP, an attack later claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. https://www.thelocal.es/20150421/bomb-explodes-outside-spanish-embassy-in-libya Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:46:33 +0200 bomb-explodes-outside-spanish-embassy-in-libya North Korea's first ever ambassador to Spain presented his credentials to King Juan Carlos Wednesday as part of a push by the isolated nuclear-armed state to boost its ties with the European Union. https://www.thelocal.es/20140116/spain-welcomes-first-north-korea-first-ambassador-to-spain Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:45:00 +0100 spain-welcomes-first-north-korea-first-ambassador-to-spain The world's most secretive nation is looking for office space in Spain as it prepares to open its seventh embassy in Europe. The Local speaks to North Korea's Spanish delegate about the plans. https://www.thelocal.es/20131115/north-korea-set-to-open-embassy-in-madrid Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:54:00 +0100 north-korea-set-to-open-embassy-in-madrid The Spanish Consul General in Boston has been sacked over his decision to close the consulate just hours after twin bomb explosions during the city's marathon because it was 'closing time'. https://www.thelocal.es/20130416/early-closing-at-spains-boston-consulate-sparks-uproar Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:27:00 +0200 early-closing-at-spains-boston-consulate-sparks-uproar Police are investigating the death of a Libyan diplomat in Madrid whose body showed clear signs of violence. https://www.thelocal.es/20130402/police-look-into-madrid-death-of-libya-diplomat Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0200 police-look-into-madrid-death-of-libya-diplomat