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Spanish police arrest an 18-year-old Moroccan woman suspected of recruiting other women via the internet to the jihadist group Isis in September. Photo: Jose Jordan/AFP

Ten suspected Isis recruiters held after raids in Spain and Morocco

Police have arrested 10 people in Spain and Morocco for allegedly recruiting and indoctrinating fighters for the Islamic State (Isis) group, the Spanish interior ministry announced on Sunday.

Refugee crisis

The border between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Cueta in north Africa. Photo: Jorge Guerrero/AFP

87 refugees charge border to make Spanish territory from Morocco

Thirteen people were hurt Saturday when hundreds of African migrants charged at the border between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Ceuta, and 87 made it across, authorities said.

A worker destroying a bust of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) from its plinth prior its removal in the central square of the Spanish village of Ponteareas. Photo: Miguel Riopa/AFP

Franco's victims call for official investigation into unsolved crimes

Victims of Spain's former dictatorship and their families on Saturday launched a campaign for a "truth commission" to shed light on unsolved crimes of the period.

Photo: AFP

Spain jails jihadist recruiter gang that sent suicide bombers to Syria

Spanish judges have jailed 11 jihadists for membership in a gang linked to Islamic State extremists that recruited fighters for suicide bombings in Syria.

Photo: Guardia Civil

DNA clue leads to arrest over brutal murder of teenage girl 18 years ago

The mystery of who murdered 16-year-old Eva Blanco Puig in Madrid almost two decades ago appeared to be solved thanks to DNA profiling resulting in the arrest of a man in France.

Archive photo: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP

University students in Madrid told to 'sweep the streets' to learn ethics

Madrid's left-wing mayor has a new plan to help clean up the city's streets... get university students to do the sweeping.

A memorial to the expelled Jews in Jaen. Photo: Trevor Huxham / AFP

Spain fast-tracks citizenship for descendents of Sephardic Jews

Spain has said it would be speeding up applications for 4,300 Sephardic Jews seeking Spanish nationality under a new law to atone for their expulsion five centuries ago in the Inquisition.

Photo: Juan C. Ramos Picchi/Twitter

Good dog! Labrador graduates with honours from Spanish university

The guide dog of a student at the University of Cádiz has featured alongside graduates in the end of course photograph.

The Local quiz

Photo: CoffeTableArtStuff/Flickr

Could you pass the new Spanish citizenship test?

A new cultural test will be released in October for foreigners attempting to gain Spanish nationality. But could you pass?

Lloret de Mar. Photo: Albert Torelló/Flickr

Tributes paid to two British women swept away during late night swim

Lisa Coggins and Tracey Aston, from Birmingham, were named as the two women who drowned off the coast of Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava after getting swept away in rough seas.

Features

My Spanish career

$'It's possible to find great talent for a fraction of the cost of elsewhere'$

Thomas Evans (right) is the founder of Start Ups Made in Spain. Screen grab: Startups Made in Spain/YouTube

'It's possible to find great talent for a fraction of the cost of elsewhere'

The Local talks to Thomas Evans, the founder of Start Ups Made in Spain, about why Spain is becoming attractive for investors.

The Local list

The San Sebastian International Film Festival runs from September 18th and 26th. Photo: Gari Garaialde

Ten things you need to know about Spain's San Sebastián Film Festival

The Local counts down ten essential facts about the most important film festival in the Spanish speaking world, as it gets underway in the Basque seaside city.

Archive photo of a Spanish classroom. Photo: Cristina Quicler / AFP.

Wanted: Family with two kids to save village school in eastern Spain

A village in rural Valencia is offering a house and job to a family with at least two kids that is willing to move in to save the local school from shutting its doors for good.

The Local list

A Spanish Red Cross volunteer comforts a refugee after the death of his friend in at Tarifa's harbour. Photo: Marcos Moreno /AFP.

Six simple ways to do your bit and help refugees if you live in Spain

While Spain faces pressure to take a bigger share of the hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving at Europe's borders, The Local takes a look at ways that individuals can make a difference.

There is even an art to tasting the grape itself. Photo: AFP

Grape Escape: Discovering the art of winemaking in the vineyards of La Rioja

There's more to wine than tasting it as Sophia Smith Galer discovered on a trip to the rustic vineyards of the Rioja region.

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Photo: Patrick Kovarik / AFP

Spain finds 300 kilos of cocaine in banana shipment from Costa Rica

Spanish authorities seized 300 kilos of cocaine worth €10 million ($11 million dollars) from a container loaded with pureed bananas that arrived from Costa Rica.

General election

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Photo: AFP

PM Rajoy confirms Spain's election will take place on December 20th

Spain's general election will be held on December 20th, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy confirmed on Thursday evening.

Photo: Policia Nacional

Migrant found squeezed into spare wheel well of car to cross into Spain

Spanish police said on Thursday they found a migrant hidden inside the spare wheel well of a car that arrived at the southern port of Algeciras by ferry from Morocco.

Photo: AFP

Spanish air traffic controllers call off strikes after union reaches deal

Spain’s air traffic controllers union, USCA, has called off the 12-hour strike planned for Saturday October 3rd.

Rosario Porto and Alfonso Basterra were arrested in 2013. Photo: AFP

Spanish mother takes stand over killing adopted Chinese daughter

A Spanish mother on trial with her ex-husband for allegedly drugging and suffocating their adopted Chinese daughter insisted on Thursday that they "did their best" to care for the child.

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Politics

Heinz-Christian Strache celebrating his party's results in Upper Austria. Photo: Freedom Party of Austria

Regional elections see seismic shift to Blue

This weekend's state elections in Upper Austria have seen a significant drop in support for the coalition-ruling Christian Democrats (ÖVP), with an almost doubling of seats for the Freedom Party.

The incident occurred on Geneva's Rue du Rhône, a shopping precinct known for its luxury boutiques. Photo: Geneva Tourism

Nightclub bouncers 'beat executive into a coma'

The executive of a Geneva-based multinational company is in a coma after being allegedly beaten by bouncers at an upscale restaurant-bar in the Swiss city, a media report said on Monday.

Refugee crisis

Bergedorf refugee centre. Photo: DPA

Mass violence erupts at Hamburg refugee home

A mass brawl involving around 200 refugees from Afghanistan and Syria broke out on Wednesday night at an asylum centre in Hamburg which has been beset by problems.

A large area around Center Sandholm was cordoned off following the stabbing. Photo: Niels Meilvang/Scanpix

Danish police officer stabbed at asylum centre

UPDATED: A stateless Palestinian who was due to be expelled from Denmark was arrested for trying to kill a Danish police officer in a stabbing attack at Center Sandholm, Denmark's largest institution for asylum seekers.