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 Spanish government called the strikes carried out by the United States, France and the United Kingdom in Syria “legitimate and proportional”, but wants to see a political transition, according to an official statement issued Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180416/spains-support-of-the-syrian-air-strike Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:09:18 +0200 spains-support-of-the-syrian-air-strike A 32-year-old architect from Pamplona found himself jailed and then deported after declaring on a US visa application that he had taken a family holiday to Syria in 2011, before civil war broke out. https://www.thelocal.es/20170614/spanish-architect-spent-40-days-in-us-jail-over-2011-syria-holiday Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:20:42 +0200 spanish-architect-spent-40-days-in-us-jail-over-2011-syria-holiday Police in southern Spain on Tuesday staged raids targeting assets of the family of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, a judicial source said. https://www.thelocal.es/20170404/spanish-police-raid-luxury-costa-del-sol-properties-linked-to-syrias-assad Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:35:51 +0200 spanish-police-raid-luxury-costa-del-sol-properties-linked-to-syrias-assad A Spanish judge on Monday ordered an investigation into the alleged torture and execution of a Syrian man after a case was filed by his sister, a Spaniard of Syrian origin. https://www.thelocal.es/20170328/spain-probes-alleged-syrian-torture-after-victims-sisters-files-case Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:11:08 +0200 spain-probes-alleged-syrian-torture-after-victims-sisters-files-case Russia has withdrawn a request for its aircraft carrier group to be refuelled at the Spanish port of Ceuta, authorities confirmed. https://www.thelocal.es/20161026/russia-ceuta-aircraft-carrier-syria-spain Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:45:33 +0200 russia-ceuta-aircraft-carrier-syria-spain Spain is facing international pressure to refuse permission for a Russian warship flotilla to refuel in Ceuta en route to continuing airstrikes against the Syrian city of Aleppo. https://www.thelocal.es/20161026/spain-under-pressure-to-stop-refuelling-russian-warships Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:38:50 +0200 spain-under-pressure-to-stop-refuelling-russian-warships Spain's glacial rate of taking in refugees got a slight boost on Tuesday with 20 new arrivals from Greece and 27 more on their way, but some still have their sights set on Germany. https://www.thelocal.es/20160525/20-more-refugees-arrive-in-spain-but-some-still-aim-for-germany Wed, 25 May 2016 14:16:48 +0200 20-more-refugees-arrive-in-spain-but-some-still-aim-for-germany One of three Spanish journalists released after nearly a year held hostage in Syria by an Al Qaeda-linked group said on Tuesday that he feared being sold to the Islamic State group, which regularly kills captives. https://www.thelocal.es/20160511/freed-spanish-journalist-feared-being-sold-to-isis-in-syria Wed, 11 May 2016 10:38:14 +0200 freed-spanish-journalist-feared-being-sold-to-isis-in-syria Three Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria some 10 months ago were freed on Saturday and flew home home from Turkey on Sunday, the Spanish Press Federation and the government said. https://www.thelocal.es/20160508/three-spanish-journalists-kidnapped-in-syria-freed Sun, 08 May 2016 11:25:55 +0200 three-spanish-journalists-kidnapped-in-syria-freed President Bashar al-Assad says he wants to be remembered 10 years from now as the person who saved Syria, according to an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais published on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160222/assad-tells-el-pais-spanish-he-wants-to-be-man-who-saved-syria Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:04:06 +0100 assad-tells-el-pais-spanish-he-wants-to-be-man-who-saved-syria Police have arrested a man in the northern Spanish city for planning to travel to Syria to join Isis, as well as for recruiting people for jihad. https://www.thelocal.es/20151201/man-arrested-in-pamplona-for-planning-to-join-isis-in-syria Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:36:59 +0100 man-arrested-in-pamplona-for-planning-to-join-isis-in-syria 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 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 "We don't like al-Assad, but Nixon didn't like Mao, and he reached an agreement with him," said Spain's foreign minister José Manuel García-Margallo. https://www.thelocal.es/20151030/spain-calls-for-dialogue-with-al-assad-over-syria Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:22:11 +0100 spain-calls-for-dialogue-with-al-assad-over-syria Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday urged world powers to help end the war in Syria after the "horrifying" sight of a dead Syrian toddler on a Turkish shore. https://www.thelocal.es/20150903/spain-urges-syria-solution-rajoy-migration Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:56:23 +0200 spain-urges-syria-solution-rajoy-migration Jalal Maher, 32, is an English teacher in Madrid. He’s an avid language learner, an animal lover and, above all, a massive Kylie fan. Oh, and another thing – he’s a Syrian refugee. https://www.thelocal.es/20150824/i-should-be-so-lucky-the-syrian-refugee-living-out-his-dream-in-madrid Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:59:23 +0200 i-should-be-so-lucky-the-syrian-refugee-living-out-his-dream-in-madrid Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday "no theory is being ruled out" about what has happened to the three Spanish journalists missing for 10 days in war-torn Syria. https://www.thelocal.es/20150722/no-theory-ruled-out-over-journalists-missing-in-syria-rajoy Wed, 22 Jul 2015 18:31:31 +0200 no-theory-ruled-out-over-journalists-missing-in-syria-rajoy Three Spanish freelance journalists have gone missing in Syria where they were reporting from the northwestern Aleppo region, the head of a Spanish press federation said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150722/three Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:03:40 +0200 three In an interview with a Swedish newspaper, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that Spain’s terrorist attacks ten years ago, as well as those in London and the recent Charlie Hebdo shootings are just "the tip of the iceberg" when it comes to terrorism in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20150417/assad-warns-spain-attacks-were-tip-of-the-iceberg Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:26:25 +0200 assad-warns-spain-attacks-were-tip-of-the-iceberg EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová said Europeans who have gone to join jihadist Isis fighters in Syria may number more than 6,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20150413/more-than-6000-have-left-europe-for-isis-jihad-eu Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:30:59 +0200 more-than-6000-have-left-europe-for-isis-jihad-eu