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 Saudi prince to visit Spain as part of global charm offensive Saudi Arabia's crown prince will travel to Madrid next week as part of his global tour aimed at projecting a new liberal image of his conservative kingdom. https://www.thelocal.es/20180407/saudi-prince-to-visit-spain-as-part-of-global-charm-offensive Sat, 07 Apr 2018 03:51:49 +0200 saudi-prince-to-visit-spain-as-part-of-global-charm-offensive Sand on the tracks stalls Spain-Saudi desert rail project It is the biggest contract Spanish firms have ever undertaken abroad, a high-speed railway linking Islam's holiest cities, Mecca and Medina, in Saudi Arabia - but sand is covering the tracks and now the building partners are arguing over who should clean it up. https://www.thelocal.es/20160309/row-over-sandy-tracks-hits-spain-saudi-rail-project Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:34:08 +0100 row-over-sandy-tracks-hits-spain-saudi-rail-project King pays respects to late Saudi monarch King Felipe travelled to Saudi Arabia at the weekend to pay tribute to the country's late king, Abdullah, who died on Friday. The Spanish king also met with Saudi Arabia's new monarch, Abdullah's brother, Salman. https://www.thelocal.es/20150126/spanish-king-in-saudi-to-pay-tribute-to-late-king Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:58:00 +0100 spanish-king-in-saudi-to-pay-tribute-to-late-king Bill Gates deal boosts Spain's building sector US software billionaire Bill Gates has given Spain’s ailing construction industry a boost by investing a small share of his €50 billion ($67 billion) fortune in Barcelona-based company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC). https://www.thelocal.es/20131022/huge-bill-gates-deal-boosts-spains-building-sector Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:31:00 +0200 huge-bill-gates-deal-boosts-spains-building-sector Saudi rail contract hands Spain post-crash boost Saudi Arabia has granted a Spanish consortium a $7.88 billion (€5.94 billion) contract to build three metro lines in Riyadh but another key bid for a high-speed rail project in Brazil remains under threat after the recent train crash in Spain which killed at least 79 people. https://www.thelocal.es/20130730/saudi-rail-contract-hands-spain-post-crash-boost Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:45:00 +0200 saudi-rail-contract-hands-spain-post-crash-boost