(National-UAE) Iran has turned to gang criminals in Germany to help it pursue and threaten regime critics living abroad, a spy chief said on Monday. Thomas Haldenwang, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, named Iran and Turkey as two of four […]
(National-UAE) When a phone rings at a former screw factory in Vienna’s old Jewish quarter, it could be a confused teenager, a hapless teacher — or a chance to stop a terrorist. Austria’s extremism hotline fields hundreds of calls a year from […]
(National-UAE) Pro-Palestinian candidates scored shock wins in the UK general election, as Britain’s new Labour government suffered a startling loss of support in heavily Muslim areas. Independent candidate Shockat Adam declared “this is for Gaza” as he unseated Labour front-bencher Jonathan Ashworth […]
(National-UAE) Two notorious Swedish criminal gangs have been named as the groups recruited by Iran to carry out attacks on Israeli [targets] and Iranian dissidents. Foxtrot is led by Rawa Majid, known as the Kurdish Fox, while his former criminal associate, Ismail […]
(National-UAE) A terror suspect accused of travelling to Syria to fight for rebels known as Jaysh Al Fath has been arrested and charged in Britain. Isa Giga, 31, was arrested after he arrived in London on a flight from Turkey. It is […]
(National-UAE) Britain’s Labour Party has shed support among Muslim voters as the Israel-Gaza war shapes their political thinking in an election year, according to new polling. Historically a solidly Labour voter base, just 43 per cent of Muslims now say they would […]
(National-UAE) An Austrian school textbook that described Hamas as a “resistance movement” has been rewritten under official orders. The geography book for secondary school pupils is being modified in light of the war in Gaza triggered by Hamas’s October 7 attack on […]
(National-UAE) An imam who responded to Hamas’s attack on Israel by joking that “everyone has their own way of celebrating October” has been suspended in Germany. The Islamic Centre Munich distanced itself from the post by Mohamed Ibrahim, saying it had felt […]
(National-UAE) A woman who was a child refugee from Turkey has promised to address voter fears over excessive migration if she is elected prime minister of the Netherlands. Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius has a realistic shot at power after winning the leadership of departing […]
(National-UAE) Sweden’s counter-terrorism chief warned on Thursday that the country will have to live with a changed image abroad after the repeated burning of the Quran in Stockholm. The country was warned that security threats are likely to remain high for some […]
(National-UAE) Denmark on Wednesday lifted emergency border checks introduced after public desecrations of the Quran drew protests in Muslim countries and threats from militant groups. Authorities said the security threat had eased, and the “intensified efforts” at Denmark’s land border with Germany […]
(National-UAE) The EU’s co-ordinator on combating anti-Muslim hatred told the National on Thursday that the bloc sees Quran-burning protests as having “no place in Europe” but said it was up to individual countries whether to ban them. Marion Lalisse said EU states […]
(National-UAE) A recent plea deal with the jewel thieves responsible for a spectacular museum heist in Germany will give gangsters the impression that “we can do what we want,” a leading expert on the country’s so-called “Arab clans” has said. Five members […]
(National-UAE) Many young survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing were “let down by adults in authority” as they dealt with mental trauma in the aftermath, a study has found six years after the attack. Britain’s Prince William hailed the youngsters as “an […]
(National-UAE) The Turkish diaspora in Europe gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a boost in his tight re-election race, preliminary results showed on Monday. In Germany, where the Turkish community of three million is the largest abroad, Mr Erdogan was ahead with 65 […]
(National-UAE) Germany on Wednesday arrested two suspected members of Hezbollah for their alleged involvement with the Iran-backed Lebanese group. Lebanese citizen Hassan M and German-Lebanese dual national Abdul-Latif W are accused of organising Hezbollah activities in northern Germany. They were held on […]
(National-UAE) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hit the campaign trail on Monday in a Berlin mayoral election marked by concerns over violence and integration. Ugly scenes on December 31 including attacks on police and buses led to fingers being pointed at Arab and […]
(National-UAE) Austrian intelligence agents should have raised the alarm about a known ISIS supporter before he killed four people in a 2020 terrorist attack in Vienna, an inquiry has found. A counter-terrorism team failed to pass on evidence that Kujtim Fejzulai was […]
(National-UAE) The German government has revealed there are about 1,950 potentially violent Islamist extremists in the country. These people were assessed by the Interior Ministry as both extreme in their beliefs and either known to be violent or showing a willingness to […]
(National-UAE) German security services are bracing themselves for the possibility of extremists in Europe travelling to Afghanistan to fight or train with Al Qaeda. Bruno Kahl, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, said the Taliban’s return to power had made Afghanistan […]
(National-UAE) Jailed ISIS fighters in Europe may have been radicalised further in prison by the time they are released, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service has said. Thomas Haldenwang sounded the alarm over extremists due to be released in 2022 after […]
(National-UAE) The Muslim Brotherhood has established vast influence in Europe and public bodies are unwittingly funding its activities, experts believe. Despite having only a few hundred senior figures in Europe, Brotherhood activists have sought to portray themselves as representatives for the entire […]
(National-UAE) An Islamic school in Sweden should be shut down because of its “connection to extremism,” a member of the country’s Parliament has said. The Romosseskolan school, in the south-western city of Gothenburg, attracted criticism after it was accused of gender segregation […]
(National-UAE) Hundreds of European children are still detained in Syrian ISIS camps, prompting fresh calls for them to be returned home. The youngsters are housed in camps where extremist fighters and their families were held after the defeat of the terrorist group […]
(National-UAE) Muslims in Germany are alarmed over a new law that they say could lead to a ban on Islamic headscarves through the back door. The law, which comes as France debates a hijab ban for under-18s, would allow for German civil […]
(National-UAE) Raids on suspected Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas members in Austria last year led to the discovery of an “enemies list” of opponents of political Islam, according to people targeted by the groups. Austrian police carried out dozens of raids in an […]
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