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 suspected French arms trafficker who was arrested in Malaga last week will be extradited to France in 10 days, a Spanish court said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160418/arms-trafficker-behind-paris-supermarket-attack-to-be-sent-to-france Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:40:35 +0200 arms-trafficker-behind-paris-supermarket-attack-to-be-sent-to-france Spanish police said Wednesday they had detained a French national suspected of heading a weapons trafficking ring that provided arms to Amedy Coulibaly, who staged a deadly attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20160413/paris-jewish-supermarket-attacker-arrested-in-malaga Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:14:12 +0200 paris-jewish-supermarket-attacker-arrested-in-malaga UPDATE: Isis has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attacks. Spain's acting foreign minister had previously said he blamed the terror group for the bombs in Brussels on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160322/spain-foreign-minister-blames-brussels-blasts-on-isis Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:10:00 +0100 spain-foreign-minister-blames-brussels-blasts-on-isis Leading Spanish actors, journalists and politicians have called for a weekend peace protest in Madrid as opposition mounts against the use of force in response to recent attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20151125/madrid-to-stage-peace-protest-in-response-to-paris-attacks Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:04:25 +0100 madrid-to-stage-peace-protest-in-response-to-paris-attacks Security has been stepped up in the Catalan capital ahead of two major public events on Tuesday evening amid jihadist fears in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20151124/madonna-gig-and-champions-league-match-see-barcelona-put-on-high-alert Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:04:45 +0100 madonna-gig-and-champions-league-match-see-barcelona-put-on-high-alert Spanish authorities have issued an appeal for 23-year-old Soufiane Mezroui, who is thought to have entered Spain after a stint fighting in Syria. https://www.thelocal.es/20151123/police-issue-alert-for-suspected-belgium-terrorist-thought-to-be-hiding-in-spain Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:14:09 +0100 police-issue-alert-for-suspected-belgium-terrorist-thought-to-be-hiding-in-spain One of the jihadists involved in the Paris shootings and the subject of an international manhunt was held by police in Spain just weeks before the shooting, according to reports in Catalan media. https://www.thelocal.es/20151120/fugitive-held-for-drink-driving-in-spain-before-paris-attacks Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:08:17 +0100 fugitive-held-for-drink-driving-in-spain-before-paris-attacks A train loaded with Spanish military tanks stoked paranoia that authorities are preparing to declare martial law against an imminent terrorist attack. https://www.thelocal.es/20151120/tank-convoy-provokes-fears-of-terrorist-attack-in-spain Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:08:39 +0100 tank-convoy-provokes-fears-of-terrorist-attack-in-spain The suspected organiser of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, tried to recruit women living in Spain for the Islamic State group, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151119/paris-attacks-leader-tried-to-recruit-spanish-women-madrid Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:05:54 +0100 paris-attacks-leader-tried-to-recruit-spanish-women-madrid The controversial practice of passenger profiling could be the best way to prevent terror attacks, conclude experts at a conference in Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.es/20151119/airport-passenger-profiling-is-key-to-thwarting-attacks Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:10:32 +0100 airport-passenger-profiling-is-key-to-thwarting-attacks “Draconian security measures” will be in place for ‘El Clasico’ between Real Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday in the wake of the Paris attacks https://www.thelocal.es/20151119/draconian-measures-for-el-clasico-amid-security-fears-after-paris-attacks Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:30:39 +0100 draconian-measures-for-el-clasico-amid-security-fears-after-paris-attacks Police cordoned off an area around the Plaza de Cuzco at the heart of Madrid’s financial district and close to the Santiago Bernebeu stadium on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.es/20151118/suspicious-bag-sparks-terror-alert-in-madrids-financial-district Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:01:49 +0100 suspicious-bag-sparks-terror-alert-in-madrids-financial-district Spain's foreign minister has spoken out strongly in favour of engaging with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to deal with the terror threat in Europe, just days after deadly attacks in Paris. https://www.thelocal.es/20151118/engaging-with-assad-a-lesser-evil-spain-says-after-paris-attacks Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:00:24 +0100 engaging-with-assad-a-lesser-evil-spain-says-after-paris-attacks A Spanish town councillor has been forced to resign after posting a vitriolic message calling for ‘refugees to be shot in the head’ on Facebook in response to the Paris terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20151118/town-councillor-resigns-facebook-rant-over-refugees Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:05:20 +0100 town-councillor-resigns-facebook-rant-over-refugees Spain on Tuesday backed France's decision to let EU deficit obligations slide in order to step up spending on security in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20151117/spain-backs-france-missing-eu-deficit-target-security-spend Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:10:12 +0100 spain-backs-france-missing-eu-deficit-target-security-spend Manuel Pérez Paredes, who had dual Spanish and French nationality was gunned down in the Bataclan concert hall on Friday, bringing the total number of Spanish victims to three. https://www.thelocal.es/20151117/third-spanish-victim-confirmed-to-have-been-killed-in-paris-attacks Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:31:26 +0100 third-spanish-victim-confirmed-to-have-been-killed-in-paris-attacks As European defence ministers unanimously backed a French request for help in defeating Isis, Spain appeared to step back from joining bombing raids over Syria. https://www.thelocal.es/20151117/spain-rules-out-airstrikes-as-pledges-support-in-fight-against-isis Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:52:41 +0100 spain-rules-out-airstrikes-as-pledges-support-in-fight-against-isis The football friendly between Belgium and Spain scheduled for Tuesday in Brussels has been cancelled on the recommendation of the national crisis centre following the Islamist attacks in Paris. https://www.thelocal.es/20151117/belgium-spain-friendly-cancelled-after-paris-attacks Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:02:11 +0100 belgium-spain-friendly-cancelled-after-paris-attacks With fears that Islamic terrorists could be poised to stage Paris style attacks across Europe, The Local takes a look at the jihadist threat within Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20151116/who-are-spains-jihadists Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:52:27 +0100 who-are-spains-jihadists The families of two Spaniards were rejoicing last night after being wrongly informed that their loved ones had been killed in the terror attacks on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151116/two-spaniards-reported-dead-in-paris-attacks-are-alive Mon, 16 Nov 2015 11:11:18 +0100 two-spaniards-reported-dead-in-paris-attacks-are-alive