(Jerusalem Post) Majed Al-Zeer, a designated senior Hamas operative and one of the group’s main operatives in Europe, is now wanted under a European arrest warrant issued by Germany, as reported by Swedish Aftonbladet. German authorities have accused Al-Zeer of playing a […]
(DPA) German authorities have arrested a man suspected of being a member of Yemen’s Houthi militia, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. The suspect, a Yemeni national who was taken into custody in the southern town of Dachau, just outside Munich, is believed […]
(Catalan News) The Catalan parliament has rejected a motion by far-right pro-independence party Aliança Catalana for a ban on the different forms of Islamic veil in public spaces. The text only received the support of the conservative People’s Party and far-right Vox, […]
(Jerusalem Post) Following long months of bureaucratic processes, the Hamas ban in Switzerland finally came into effect last week. The bill was drawn up by the Swiss government at the request of parliament, following the October 7 attacks. It targets both Hamas […]
(Fox) Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., avoided answering questions from reporters regarding the shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers departing the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday evening. “I’m going to go for now,” Omar, the first Somali American elected […]
(AP) Leaders of 9 European Union countries say they want a reinterpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to better tackle irregular migration to the continent and increase deportations. The leaders said in an open letter made public in […]
(BBC) Scottish Labour has described a Reform UK social media advert featuring Anas Sarwar as “blatantly racist.” The online video posted ahead of a by-election in South Lanarkshire features text which says: “Anas Sarwar has said he will prioritise the Pakistani community.” […]
(Anadolu) The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) on Wednesday warned that Muslim citizens in France feel increasingly exposed to “constant suspicion,” following the publication of excerpts from a government-commissioned report on political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood. “Many Muslim citizens […]
(Yabiladi) [The] Muslim Executive of Belgium (EMB) has urged the minister of justice, Annelies Verlinden (CD&V), not to grant permanent recognition to the Muslim Council of Belgium (CMB), whose temporary two-year accreditation is set to expire in June. In a statement received […]
(BBC) The chairman of the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing has said he hopes to get “acceptable answers” from MI5 at a meeting to discuss what steps have been taken to prevent further attacks. Sir John Saunders made a range of […]
(NL Times) Two men attempted to attack a suspect during a hearing at the court in Utrecht on Thursday. Officers were able to restrain the two men before they got to Mohamed B., who is accused of destroying 117 graves at the […]
(Politico) A visibly angry Emmanuel Macron blasted his ministers during a defense cabinet meeting Wednesday after a botched release of a report into the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in France, according to a high-ranking government official. A second official, who, like […]
(Politico) Academics and representatives from France’s Muslim community are denouncing a leaked government report on the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the country and across Europe. The report, commissioned [by] the French government last year, alleges that the Egypt-based Islamist organization […]
(AFP) Sweden’s employment and integration minister said Thursday that he intended to chart “Islamist infiltration” in his country, following a report sounding the alarm about the Muslim Brotherhood in France. French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered the government to draw up […]
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