(Dutch News) An increasing number of asylum requests that would have been granted previously are now being turned down because of new rules governing “credibility,” current affairs show Nieuwsuur reported on Monday evening. The programme spoke to lawyers, refugee agency Vluchtelingenwerk and […]
(DPA) Germany should continue to value the right of asylum but must take steps to limit irregular migration, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday at a memorial service for victims of a suspected Islamist attack last week in Solingen. Germany “for […]
(AP) An Afghan refugee who was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community has reached a plea agreement that could resolve criminal charges stemming from the other two killings. Muhammad Syed’s […]
(DPA) Five weeks after the ban on the Hamburg Islamic Centre (IZH), which was classified as extremist, its former head must now leave Germany. The Hamburg Interior Authority issued a deportation order to 57-year-old Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh this week, a spokeswoman in […]
(BBC) A man has appeared in a Belfast court accused of gathering information for planned acts of terrorism. Habib Shamel, 27, originally from Afghanistan, also allegedly had files stored on a USB stick which could have been used in any suspected plots. […]
(DPA) German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said she wants to work more closely with France in the fight against Islamist terrorism after a deadly knife attack by a Syrian refugee with suspected ties to the Islamic State group in the city of […]
(AP) A 33-year-old man was handed preliminary terrorism charges over an arson attack on a French synagogue last weekend that he said was aimed at defending Palestinians and changing Israeli policy, prosecutors said Wednesday. The attack revived concerns about antisemitism in France, […]
(NL Times) The coalition parties want the government to investigate whether parts of Syria can be declared safe so that Syrian asylum seekers can be sent back. PVV leader Geert Wilders wants a debate on the topic next month and he is […]
(AP) Smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards, Greek authorities say. All eight […]
(DPA) Calls for the German government to tighten rules for asylum seekers from Syria and Afghanistan mounted on Monday, three days after the deadly knife attack in the western city of Solingen. Resuming deportations to the two countries has been a hot-button […]
(Dutch News) Syria is safe enough to stop allowing refugees from there into the Netherlands and to send some back, Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right PVV, said on social media. As a start, the Netherlands should close its borders to all […]
(NL Times) Testimony from an expert in the Arabic language and culture indicated that the manner in which almost a hundred graves were vandalized at [a] Utrecht cemetery in May fits in with the “jihadist ideology.” Prosecutors presented more information about their […]
(NL Times) The deadly attack in the German city of Solingen, which was claimed by the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), “unfortunately also fits into the current threat picture in the Netherlands,” Minister David van Weel (Justice and Security) wrote on X. […]
(Deutsche Welle) German prosecutors on Sunday released the name of the 26-year-old Syrian man suspected of a multiple stabbing attack in the western city of Solingen that killed three people and injured eight others. Issa Al H., who was identified without his family name due […]
(Radio France) French authorities have stepped up security at Jewish institutions and opened a terror investigation after a blazing car exploded outside a synagogue on Saturday in the southern town of La Grande-Motte, injuring a police officer. Local media said two cars, […]
(AP) The crew of a Greek coast guard vessel opened fire on a speedboat smuggling migrants — including several children — from neighboring Turkey killing one passenger, Greek authorities said Friday. A coast guard statement said shots were fired, first into the […]
(Deutsche Welle) Three people were killed and five seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen on Friday. Police said they had launched a “major operation to find the suspect, who escaped in the turmoil and panic that initially […]
(Swiss Info) Terrorists are becoming younger. This trend can also be seen in Switzerland, says expert Peter Neumann. He describes a new type of self-radicalised young attacker, which he calls TikTok terrorists. For a book that will be published in September, the […]
(CBC) A resident of the Greater Toronto Area is facing charges for allegedly participating in the activities of a listed terrorist group, the RCMP says. In a news release issued Thursday, police said that following a “lengthy national security investigation,” a person has been charged with: […]
(Swiss Info) The terrorist threat in Switzerland has increased since the beginning of the year, warned Christian Dussey, director of the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (FIS). He points to a campaign launched by the Islamic State calling for attacks in Europe. The […]
(NL Times) Two 21-year-old men from Utrecht and Vleuten were arrested in May of this year on suspicion of joining a terrorist organization, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) reported. They attempted to travel to ISIS-controlled areas. The man from Vleuten is also […]
(AP) Two men accused of planning an attack in Sweden for an affiliate of the Islamic State group in response to the burning of copies of the Quran have been charged in Germany, where they were arrested earlier this year, prosecutors said […]
(AP) Authorities on the southern Greek island of Crete detained 76 migrants early Tuesday after they arrived on three boats, as smugglers seek new routes in the region to evade coast guard patrols. The migrants from Syria, Egypt, Sudan and Bangladesh included […]
(Jerusalem Post) A controversial Muslim imam, praised by the BBC as a “highly respected” religious leader, has sparked outrage for supporting the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel while also making inflammatory statements in a recent interview. In the interview on BBC […]
(AFP) The number of migrants reaching the Canary Islands more than doubled in the first 7.5 months of 2024 as Spain’s prime minister announced plans to visit west Africa next week. Figures show that 22,304 migrants reached the Atlantic archipelago in the […]
(Swiss Info) The trial of two parents accused of financially supporting their son who left Switzerland to fight for Islamic State (IS) in Syria in 2015 opened at the Federal Criminal Court on Monday. The court has decided to move forward with […]
(AFP) A teenager appeared in court on Saturday for allegedly stabbing an army chaplain outside a barracks in western Ireland in an attack that police believe was inspired by a “radical Islamist mindset.” Police told the court that devices belonging to the […]
(BBC) A man who claimed he was trying to protect a mosque from being attacked by “racists” has been jailed. Prosecutors said about 60 Asian men clashed with about 30 white men in Darlington on the night of 5 August, with police […]
(AFP) Irish police said Friday detectives were probing a possible terrorism link after a teenager allegedly stabbed an army chaplain outside a barracks in the western city of Galway, before being restrained by soldiers. “A man in his 50s received a number […]
(Jerusalem Post) The Harris 2024 campaign has appointed Nasrina Bargzie as a new outreach leader to engage Muslim and Arab voters, according to NBC News on Tuesday. This move has already sparked controversy due to her past statements about Israel and Jewish […]
(BBC) A man who threw a punch while trying to protect a mosque during disorder in Middlesbrough has been jailed along with others involved in the violence. More than 1,000 people were estimated to have taken to the town’s streets on 4 […]
(NL Times) A Dutch woman suspected of traveling to Syria to join a terrorist organization is “deeply affected” by the “bitter” accusation that she deployed her underage son in the ISIS armed struggle. Ayada K. said this on Thursday during the first […]
(Brussels Times) The Brussels prosecutor general’s office is challenging the naturalisation of Imam Mohammed Toujgani, according to a report on local online platform Bruzz, confirmed by interim Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Nicole De Moor. The Moroccan imam moved to […]
(NL Times) The Netherlands rightly rejected the asylum application of a woman who traveled back and forth to Syria at least six times, the Council of State ruled on Wednesday. The Syrian woman left her country of origin for Egypt in 2013, […]
(AP) A lawyer for the main suspect in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna said Tuesday that authorities’ presentation of the case is exaggerated, and his client wouldn’t have been able to carry out plans that the […]
(Deutsche Welle) German security officials on Monday said the threat of Islamist terrorism in the country remains high, with several groups seeking to radicalize recruits amid turmoil in the Middle East. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said German intelligence services were in “very […]
(Israel Hayom) A bombshell report by a leading German newspaper has exposed alarming connections between a prominent Islamic leader in Germany and the inner circle of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The revelations, based on an extensive police investigation, detail how the […]
(DPA) The main suspect in the planned attacks on Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna is denying involvement in the plot, the Austrian news agency APA reported on Sunday. The 19-year-old suspect said through his lawyer that he is not a supporter of […]
(NL Times) A female outbound traveler who was brought back from Syria with the help of the United States last May will appear in court for the first time on Thursday. The Public Prosecution Service is prosecuting 47-year-old Ayada K. for a […]
(DPA) Germany remains a major target for various terrorist organizations, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said. Sven Kurenbach, the head of BKA’s department focused on Islamist-motivated terrorism and extremism, told the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung that extremist organization Islamic State has […]
(Brussels Times) One of the three Chechen suspects detained in late July as part of an investigation into terror has been conditionally released on Friday, confirmed his lawyer Boris Reynaerts. On 25 July, 14 searches were carried out by the Antwerp Federal […]
(DPA) The Austrian authorities have detained a third person, an 18-year-old man from Iraq, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said on Friday following the cancellation of Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna due to a terrorist plot. The suspect had sworn allegiance to the […]
(Jerusalem Post) US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib reposted on Wednesday a doctored poll claiming that 47% of Israelis believe IDF soldiers have a right to rape Palestinians. It was tweeted by Noura Erakat, who later admitted on X that it was fake. Erakat […]
(DPA) German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said that security authorities in the country are on high alert due to the tense situation in the Middle East. “We are monitoring very closely how possible further escalations will affect the security situation in Germany,” […]
(DPA) A 19-year-old man who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group has confessed to plotting an attack on the Vienna leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, Austrian security authorities said on Thursday. He had wanted to use home-made bombs […]
(CBC) The federal government says it’s reviewing its security screening process as questions multiply about how a father and son accused of planning an attack in Toronto were allowed to immigrate to Canada. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and his son Mostafa […]
(DPA) Taylor Swift’s three performances in Vienna have been cancelled, organizers said late on Wednesday, after two suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks. The decision to scrap the US pop icon’s shows this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday was announced […]
(NL Times) The court of appeals in The Hague has sentenced Pegida frontman Edwin Wagensveld to a conditionally suspended community service of 40 hours for group insult. The frontman for the radical far-right group had compared Muslims to Nazis. He was not […]
(AP) French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday that authorities have not detected any “tangible” terror threats during the first week of the Olympic Games, during which about 200 people have been arrested by security forces for various crimes. Darmanin released […]
(CBC) A Toronto father and son arrested while allegedly in the “advanced stages” of planning a violent attack have been charged with multiple terrorism-related offences, the RCMP say. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and Mostafa Eldidi, 26, face a total of nine charges. […]
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