Sports

Children & Teens

Paris Olympics: 16-year-old arrested after he said he wanted to ‘die a martyr’ at Games France previously raised its security alert to its highest level ahead of hosting this summer's Olympic Games amid concerns the event could be overshadowed by security incidents.

April 24, 2024   

(Sky News) A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to “die a martyr” at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. A spokesperson said on Wednesday the boy was […]

Government & Politics

England fans warned of new terror threat for Euro 2024 with ‘dangers raised to new level’ ahead of tournament The Three Lions will be hoping to win the competition in Germany this summer

March 31, 2024   

(GB News) England fans have been warned of a new terror threat as the European Championships this summer creep closer. After the recent attack in Moscow, Germany Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has claimed dangers have risen “to a new level” just 75 […]

Fasting

French Football Federation opposes match breaks for Muslim players in Ramadan This contrasts with the decisions of countries like England and Germany, who have allowed measures to give Muslim players a chance to break their fast before resuming the match.

March 13, 2024   

(Morocco World News) The French Football Federation (FFF) has once again opposed the implementation of breaks during matches for Muslim players to break their fast during Ramadan. According to converging media reports, the FFF’s Federal Referees Commission (CFA) sent an email to […]

Government & Politics

France slashes Olympics opening ceremony crowd size amid terror attack fears French President Emmanuel Macron asked for capacity to be reduced to half of what was initially planned for showpiece event.

March 5, 2024   

(Politico) France has scaled down the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony which will take place in July on the River Seine, amid concerns over a theoretical Islamist terror attack. Boats carrying each nation’s flag-bearers will pass on the water in the […]

Government & Politics

Benzema’s defamation suit against top French minister is dismissed The French football star had filed a complaint against France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin after the politician said Benzema was linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

February 15, 2024   

(Politico) Karim Benzema’s defamation lawsuit against French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who claimed the French football star was “notoriously linked” to the Muslim Brotherhood, has been dismissed. Benzema filed the complaint last month, following multiple remarks by Darmanin linking the striker to […]

Citizenship

French senator demands footballer Karim Benzema lose citizenship over Muslim Brotherhood claim Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said the star was ‘linked’ with the Muslim party. Benzema’s lawyer said that’s not true.

October 18, 2023   

(Politico) A French senator on Wednesday called for Karim Benzema to be stripped of his French citizenship after Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin suggested the football star was linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist party considered to be a terrorist group […]

Clerics & Preachers

Muslim preacher warns it’s ‘haram’ to watch the Matildas A Muslim preacher in Melbourne has warned fellow believers not to get swept up in the Matildas fever gripping Australia.

August 21, 2023   

(News.com.au) A Muslim preacher in Melbourne has warned fellow believers not to get swept up in the Matildas fever gripping Australia, reminding his followers that it’s “haram” to watch women’s sport. Takeadean Mohtadi, imam at the MyCentre mosque in Broadmeadows, said in […]

Government & Politics

For Ilhan Omar, not all foreign influence spending is bad New financial disclosure reveals Qatar paid for the outspoken Minnesota congresswoman’s trip to watch the World Cup

August 16, 2023   

(Jewish Insider) During her time in Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has frequently voiced concern over the influence of foreign interests on American politics — most controversially with regard to the pro-Israel community in the U.S. But when she visited Qatar last […]

Legal

The ‘Shoe Bomber’ testified for him. He was acquitted of terror charges Nizar Trabelsi, a former professional soccer player in Germany, was arrested just after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack and accused of plotting to kill Americans in Europe

July 14, 2023   

(Washington Post) The British man who tried to blow up a flight from Paris to Miami over 20 years ago spoke publicly last month for the first time, testifying under oath in federal court. His arms and legs were shackled as he […]

Legal

Ex-soccer star accused of plotting terror with Osama bin Laden found not guilty Nizar Trabelsi was previously convicted in Belgium for planning to attack the Kleine-Brogel Air Base, where U.S. military staff are stationed. He was later extradited to the U.S. for trial.

July 14, 2023 and   

(NBC) In a rare and shocking development, an accused foreign Islamic terrorist was found not guilty Friday by a jury in federal court after a trial on charges he conspired with Osama bin Laden to conduct a suicide bombing on Americans in […]

Legal

Soccer star tied to al-Qaida begins terror trial in US Jailed since 2001, Nizar Trabelsi goes to trial here on charges related to ones he faced abroad: the plot to attack a NATO airbase in Belgium.

May 15, 2023   

(Courthouse News) A former professional European soccer player convicted in Belgium 20 years ago of planning a suicide bombing attack on Americans in Europe appeared in U.S. federal court on Monday to begin his jury trial. Opening arguments began with the prosecution […]

Crime

What’s behind Morocco fan violence in Belgium? It has become somewhat of a pattern that violence breaks out between fans and police in Belgium following Morocco World Cup matches. But what’s fueling the clashes?

December 9, 2022   

(Deutsche Welle) Following Morocco’s World Cup win over Belgium, some Morocco supporters turned violent on the streets of Belgian cities. In Brussels, a car was set ablaze and at least one person was injured. Parts of the capital were sealed off. Police […]