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 Ten days ago his plight made headlines with the broadcast of shocking images of him being tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman as he fled police at the border while carrying his son. https://www.thelocal.es/20150918/syrian-refugee-football-coach-meets-real-madrid-hero-in-dream-come-true Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:45:24 +0200 syrian-refugee-football-coach-meets-real-madrid-hero-in-dream-come-true Osama Abdul Mohsen and his son Zaid arrived in Madrid’s Atocha train station just after midnight and were greeted by crowds of well-wishers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150917/syrian-father-and-son-who-were-tripped-by-journalist-arrive-in-spain Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:31:20 +0200 syrian-father-and-son-who-were-tripped-by-journalist-arrive-in-spain The Syrian father and son who made headlines around the world after being tripped by a Hungarian journalist are on their way to a new life in Spain... and it is all thanks to football. https://www.thelocal.es/20150916/syrian-father-and-son-tripped-by-hungarian-journalist-heading-to-madrid Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:34:46 +0200 syrian-father-and-son-tripped-by-hungarian-journalist-heading-to-madrid Amnesty International slammed Spain on Wednesday over conditions in overcrowded refugee centres where it says hundreds of Syrians fleeing war are awaiting asylum. https://www.thelocal.es/20150205/amnesty-slams-spain-overcrowded-refugee-centres Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:10:00 +0100 amnesty-slams-spain-overcrowded-refugee-centres