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Legal
France tries Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman on war crime charges
(AFP) A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction, accused of complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war. As his trial opened, Majdi Nema, 36, told the court in Paris there […]
Interfaith
Norway arrests suspect linked to 1982 Paris attack
(AFP) Norwegian anti-terror police on Wednesday arrested a suspect linked to a 1982 attack in a Jewish neighbourhood in Paris that left six people dead and 22 injured, police said. The man was detained in the town of Skien southwest of the […]
Government & Politics
France cracks down on ‘Islamist separatism,’ shuts down 9 mosques The closing of mosques is part of France’s massive surveillance operation targeting its Muslim minority.
(Morocco World News) French authorities have shut down 9 mosques since the month of December. “Among the 18 places of worship that were particularly monitored at my request, 9 were closed down,” the French minister of interior [Gerald] Darmanin tweeted on January […]