A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border region was heading home on Wednesday as Madrid confirmed his liberation. The foreign ministry in Madrid confirmed on Wednesday that the man had been freed with the participation of Spanish diplomatic and intelligence services.

A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border area thanked the Algerian authorities on Wednesday after his rescue. Identified as Joaquin Navarro, the Spaniard had been on a trip last week when he was kidnapped "by an armed group made up of five people",

A Spanish man has been kidnapped in North Africa in unclear circumstances, Madrid said Friday, adding it was working to secure his release.

Algerian authorities on Wednesday handed over freed Spanish hostage Gilbert Navarro to Spanish officials in a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Algiers.

MADRID — Spain’s foreign ministry says that ... that the man was captured in southern Algeria and then taken into Mali by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The foreign ministry would ...

A Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali has released a Spanish man kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, two of the group's spokesmen said late on Monday.

A Spanish man who was kidnapped last week near the Algeria-Mali border has landed near Algiers en route home, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

The foreign ministry in Madrid confirmed on Wednesday that the ... of predominantly Tuareg separatist rebel groups in northern Mali, said he was released on Monday following their intervention.

The foreign ministry in Madrid confirmed on Wednesday that the ... of predominantly Tuareg separatist rebel groups in northern Mali, said he was released on Monday following their intervention.

A Spanish man has been kidnapped in North Africa, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, without providing details.

His expected arrival at the Algerian air base comes after a Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali said late on Monday they had released Navarro. Spain's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a ...

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