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Alcohol & Drugs
Oktoberfest tightens security after a deadly knife attack in western Germany
(AP) Security has tightened at Oktoberfest after a deadly knife attack last month in western Germany, and officials are warning revelers to expect longer lines to enter as metal detectors are deployed for the first time in the Bavarian beer festival’s 189-year […]
Clerics & Preachers
UK probing Islamic center linked to Iran
(Iran International) The UK Charity Commission has begun investigating an Iran-linked British foundation, which has hosted hardline Islamic clerics and paramilitary figures. According to the Sunday Times, the watchdog, which regulates registered charities in [the] UK, opened a compliance case into the […]
Government & Politics
UK commission to probe output of ‘intellectual’ extremists Head of counter-extremism body tells the National she will make decisions after major research project
(National-UAE) A UK government-appointed body is to consider new laws to tackle increasingly professional extremist groups that harness the power of social media to disguise divisive messages as mainstream political campaigns. Sara Khan, the group’s head, cited the work of the international […]