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 The ambassadors of Britain, France and Spain arrived in the Libyan capital on Thursday to support the new unity government seeking to end the country's turmoil. https://www.thelocal.es/20160414/spain-ambassador-joins-uk-and-france-on-visit-to-libya Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:55:33 +0200 spain-ambassador-joins-uk-and-france-on-visit-to-libya 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 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 Libya's request for UN approval to buy fighter jets, tanks and other weaponry to fight Islamic State militants has been put on hold at the request of seven Security Council members led by Spain, diplomats said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150310/led-by-spain-un-puts-libya-request-for-weapons-on-hold Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:36:38 +0100 led-by-spain-un-puts-libya-request-for-weapons-on-hold A Libyan suicide bomber who carried out an attack in the name of Isis in October in Iraq received medical treatment in Spain, prompting fears that others who were radicalized after being treated in the country could carry out attacks on Spanish soil. https://www.thelocal.es/20141230/iraq-suicide-bomber-was-treated-in-spain Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:15:00 +0100 iraq-suicide-bomber-was-treated-in-spain Spain has temporarily evacuated all of its diplomatic staff from its embassy in Libya as the country's security crisis continues to worsen, the foreign affairs minister announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140731/spain-evacuates-libya-embassy Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:44:00 +0200 spain-evacuates-libya-embassy Spain's foreign affairs ministry is warning nationals to leave Libya immediately as the security situation in the North African country worsens, with terrorist attacks threatened. https://www.thelocal.es/20140728/leave-libya-now-spain-warns-nationals Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:52:00 +0200 leave-libya-now-spain-warns-nationals In 2011, a Spanish photojournalist was kidnapped in Libya by forces loyal to the dictator Colonel Gaddafi and spent six weeks in captivity. On Monday, he became just the second Spaniard to receive a prestigious Pulitzer Prize for journalism. Meet Manu Brabo, our latest Spanish Face of the Week. https://www.thelocal.es/20130418/people-who-sit-in-and-office-eight-hours-a-day-are-crazy Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:05:00 +0200 people-who-sit-in-and-office-eight-hours-a-day-are-crazy 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