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 A Danish man arrested in Spain on suspicion of fighting with Islamic State (Isis) jihadists in Syria was planning to buy weapons in the country, the interior ministry said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170704/danish-jihadist-arrested-in-spain-wanted-to-buy-weapons-there Tue, 04 Jul 2017 11:35:53 +0200 danish-jihadist-arrested-in-spain-wanted-to-buy-weapons-there EU member states must boost intelligence sharing to prevent attacks like the one in Manchester which killed 22 people, including children, Spain's foreign minister said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170523/spain-urges-eu-to-boost-intelligence-sharing-to-prevent-attacks Tue, 23 May 2017 19:31:36 +0200 spain-urges-eu-to-boost-intelligence-sharing-to-prevent-attacks Police have arrested a Moroccan boxing coach suspected of heading an Islamic State (IS) recruitment cell, two members of which had already been detained for intending to commit terror acts in Europe, Spain said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170116/boxing-coach-arrested-in-san-sebastian-on-suspicion-of-running-isis-recruitment-cell Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:23:41 +0100 boxing-coach-arrested-in-san-sebastian-on-suspicion-of-running-isis-recruitment-cell Two Moroccan imams at a mosque on the Spanish resort island of Ibiza were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of backing the Islamic State group and inciting jihad, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20161025/two-imams-arrested-in-ibiza-over-isis-support Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:50:31 +0200 two-imams-arrested-in-ibiza-over-isis-support Three brothers have been arrested in Catalonia on suspicion of promoting terrorism. https://www.thelocal.es/20160701/brothers-arrested-in-spain-for-promoting-islamic-state Fri, 01 Jul 2016 12:26:16 +0200 brothers-arrested-in-spain-for-promoting-islamic-state Police arrested four people in the Madrid area suspected of spreading pro-jihad propaganda on the internet and recruiting followers, according to a statement released by Spain’s Interior Ministry https://www.thelocal.es/20160503/police-arrest-four-suspected-jihadist-recruiters-in-madrid Tue, 03 May 2016 13:05:53 +0200 police-arrest-four-suspected-jihadist-recruiters-in-madrid A man has been sent to jail for making and posting online a video in which he praised Osama bin Laden and called on people to wage jihad. https://www.thelocal.es/20151127/moroccan-jailed-in-spain-for-video-glorifying-terrorism Fri, 27 Nov 2015 10:04:29 +0100 moroccan-jailed-in-spain-for-video-glorifying-terrorism The Spanish National Police reported on Friday that they had arrested a woman at Málaga airport upon her arrival back in Spain after allegedly trying to join Isis. https://www.thelocal.es/20151106/police-detain-female-isis-recruit-at-malaga-airport Fri, 06 Nov 2015 16:08:57 +0100 police-detain-female-isis-recruit-at-malaga-airport Spanish authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested three Moroccans suspected of links to the Isis jihadist group, who were aiming to carry out terror acts in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20151103/three-jihadists-arrested-in-madrid-planning-attacks-in-spain Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:02:26 +0100 three-jihadists-arrested-in-madrid-planning-attacks-in-spain Spain's interior minister on Monday called for tighter controls to prevent members of the armed jihadist group Isis from infiltrating the "avalanche" of refugees arriving in Europe from Syria. https://www.thelocal.es/20150907/spain-warns-of-jihadist-infiltrating-avalanche-of-refugees-reaching-europe Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:14:30 +0200 spain-warns-of-jihadist-infiltrating-avalanche-of-refugees-reaching-europe The 19-year-old woman was arrested in the coastal Catalan town of Figueres on Monday morning by Spain’s National Police. https://www.thelocal.es/20150907/woman-arrested-in-northern-spain-for-recruiting-people-to-fight-for-isis Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:47:53 +0200 woman-arrested-in-northern-spain-for-recruiting-people-to-fight-for-isis Spain joined the governments of America, France, Germany, Italy and Britain to issue a joint statement on Sunday condemning "barbaric" acts carried out by the Islamic State group in Libya. https://www.thelocal.es/20150817/spain-condemns-barbaric-isis-acts-in-libya Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:12:11 +0200 spain-condemns-barbaric-isis-acts-in-libya A Spanish man has been arrested for inciting terrorism after selling clothing, including T-shirts and babygrows, depicting Islamic State executions. https://www.thelocal.es/20150812/spaniard-arrested-for-selling-isis-execution-t-shirts Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:21:35 +0200 spaniard-arrested-for-selling-isis-execution-t-shirts German police have detained a suspected Islamic State jihadist who fled Spain last month, the Spanish interior ministry said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150805/jihadist-wanted-in-spain-arrested-in-germany Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:25:18 +0200 jihadist-wanted-in-spain-arrested-in-germany 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 Spanish Police have arrested two teenage girls, 14 and 19, who were planning on joining jihadist forces in Iraq and Syria. https://www.thelocal.es/20140804/spain-arrests-its-first-female-jihadists Mon, 04 Aug 2014 19:30:00 +0200 spain-arrests-its-first-female-jihadists