(AFP) A Spanish court on Monday opened a terrorism trial against a Moroccan man suspected of killing a church official in machete attacks on two churches in 2023 that horrified the country. Prosecutors are seeking 50 years in jail for Yassine Kanjaa, […]
(European Conservative) A priest in Spain is on trial in Málaga, facing up to three years behind bars for alleged hate speech after publishing an article critical of Islam. Fr. Custodio Ballester, known for his pro-life stance and doctrinal conservatism, is accused […]
(Majorca Daily Bulletin) The controversial poster campaign by the far-right Vox Party which features two women, one of them wearing a burqa, could break civic ordinance rules which were approved by the Palma city council in April. The poster has been put […]
(AFP) Denmark’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Dane of Syrian origin who was jailed for having spent time with the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria was in fact an informant for Danish intelligence services. The case has captivated the Nordic […]
(Jerusalem Post) An activist with an organization designated by Israel as a terrorist front group is participating in the newest flotilla launched by activists on Sunday to break the blockade around Gaza. Jaldia Abubakra embarked from Barcelona on a ship, according to […]
(Israel Hayom) A new report published by B’nai B’rith International, the European Union of Jewish Students, and the German think tank Democ found that in nine of Europe’s key countries there is “a climate of fear and exclusion at European universities.” The […]
(Sur in English) Vallfogona de Balaguer — a village of barely 2,000 inhabitants located in the La Noguera area of Lleida in Spain — was the scene of the latest anti-jihadist operation in the country ordered by a court of the Audiencia […]
(Morocco World News) The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) has firmly denied allegations published yesterday by the Spanish newspaper La Gaceta regarding a Moroccan national recently arrested in Spain. The DGAPR issued a statement on Thursday, rejecting claims that […]
(Yabiladi) In a joint operation with Moroccan authorities, Spanish security forces have arrested two individuals of Moroccan descent in [Vallfogona] de Balaguer, Lleida. One of the suspects, a 26-year-old, has a history of imprisonment in Morocco due to activities linked to jihadist […]
(Euro Weekly) Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s Popular Party (PP), has declared his support for prohibiting the use of the burka and the niqab in public spaces, while clarifying that his position does not extend to the hijab. Speaking on August […]
(Yabiladi) The Spanish National Police announced on Monday, August 18, the successful arrest of two individuals suspected of having ties to jihadist terrorism in Vallfogona de Balaguer (Lleida). This operation was conducted in close collaboration with Moroccan authorities. According to “Europa Press,” citing […]
(Euro Weekly) A shocking act of arson has devastated the small parish church in El Pozuelo, a village within the municipality of Albuñol, Granada. On Sunday, August 17, a 21-year-old man of Moroccan origin was arrested after allegedly setting fire to the […]
(Anadolu) The Spanish government has formally requested the Jumilla City Council in Murcia to revoke an agreement between the main opposition conservative People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox party that prohibits religious events in municipal sports centers, arguing that it violates […]
(AP) Spain’s government on Friday criticized a ban enacted in a southeastern town that prohibits religious gatherings in public sports centers, a measure that will mainly affect members of the town’s Muslim community who in recent years have used the spaces to […]
(Olive Press) Spain’s government has increased monitoring to track “hate speech” on social media after a Murcia region council banned Islamic festivals from using municipal property and land. The Partido Popular-led authority in Jumilla voted in the controversial measure which was initially […]
(Olive Press) There’s fresh controversy over racism in the Murcia region after Jumilla council voted for the right to ban Islamic religious celebrations from municipal sports halls and football fields. Such commemorations at public venues have gone on for years without any […]
(Morocco World News) In response to a sharp spike in irregular migration attempts toward Ceuta, Moroccan and Spanish authorities have significantly ramped up their joint security operations in recent days, according to El Mundo. The Spanish outlet reports that Morocco has deployed […]
(Reuters) At least 54 children and about 30 adults swam from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in rough seas and fog, Spanish television reported on Saturday. Video footage on Spanish television channel RTVE showed Civil Guard launches making repeated […]
(Catalan News) Ripoll, in northern Catalonia, has banned the use of the burkini in the town’s public swimming pool. The announcement was made on Monday by the mayor, Sílvia Orriols, leader of the far-right pro-independence party Aliança Catalana. In a post on […]
(E-Notícies) Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested an imam from the Marca de l’Ham neighborhood in Figueres (Alt Empordà). This imam is accused of abuse and mistreatment of minors and also of delivering radical speeches. The imam, about 40 years old, arrived in Spain […]
(E-Notícies) Another imam has been expelled for making radical proclamations, bringing the total number of expelled Islamist religious leaders in Catalonia this year to three. In this case, it was a Moroccan man residing in Olot, who was subject to a deportation […]
(Reuters) Spain’s High Court charged eight individuals on Wednesday with the attempted assassination of former right-wing politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras over his ties to an Iranian opposition group and support for dissident groups. Vidal-Quadras, 80, a founder of Spain’s far-right Vox party, was […]
(AFP) Spanish authorities have launched an investigation after discovering several dead migrants in the Mediterranean Sea whose hands and feet had been tied, police said on Monday. Although most of the tens of thousands of Europe-bound migrants Spain receives arrive via the […]
(European Conservative) Spain’s nationalist-conservative opposition party VOX has submitted a parliamentary motion urging a nationwide ban on all forms of Islamic veils — such as hijabs, niqabs, and burqas — in all public spaces. The party argues this move is essential to […]
(European Conservative) The government of Spain has been shaken by reports uncovering the corruption of the Socialist Party. It is not a new situation; the Socialists have a long history of corruption as does the main opposition Popular Party, but the current […]
(Morocco World News) Spanish intelligence services are raising alarms over a mounting terrorist threat linked to the Polisario Front, as extremist factions in the Sahel expand their operations and deepen ties to radicalized individuals with European connections. At the heart of the […]
(Morocco World News) Spanish police in the Basque Country arrested two young Sahrawis originally from the Tindouf camps on Wednesday in the Álava region. The individuals are facing charges of “collaboration with jihadist organizations” and “glorification of terrorism,” according to converging reports. […]
(E-Notícies) Summer returns and so does one of the controversies of recent years in Catalonia: the use of the burkini. This piece of clothing that covers a woman’s entire body was normalized in 2023 by the Department of Equality and Feminisms, which […]
(Euro Weekly) The National Police reported Friday that it arrested two women aged 19 and 21 in the town of Alorcón, in the province of Madrid, charged with allegedly running a terrorist academy. The official statement said the two women were placed […]
(E-Notícies) In recent years, Morocco has implemented a policy of mass pardons that has freed tens of thousands of prisoners, including a significant group of those convicted of terrorism. This practice has raised concern in Spain, which sees a potential increase in […]
(E-Notícies) The Ripoll City Council, a town governed by Sílvia Orriols (Aliança Catalana), has temporarily closed a Maghrebi café in the municipality accused of banning women from entering. According to E-Notícies, it all started from a police inspection last Tuesday, during which […]
(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, […]
(Morocco World News) The Spanish Civil Guard announced on Friday evening that they had arrested an individual in Guadalajara, central Spain, suspected of being affiliated with ISIS. The arrest was made possible through a joint operation with Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial […]
(Sur in English) Officers of the National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police force) have arrested three people for their alleged involvement in crimes of glorification of terrorism and making threats. The arrests took place in the early hours of Monday […]
(Euronews) In the heart of Germany’s capital, a heated political debate has reignited over the boundaries of religious freedom in the public sphere. The Bundestag’s Green Party group has submitted a motion to abolish Berlin’s Neutrality Act (“Neutralitätsgesetz”), a law that prohibits […]
(Olive Press) An alleged jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his support since 2019 and his sister had been expelled the following year for activities “contrary […]
(E-Notícies) The controversy over adapting school menus for Muslim students is becoming increasingly contentious. These days, Barcelona’s city council acknowledged that they don’t serve pork in nurseries for “inclusive nutrition.” The Spanish government will now require schools to serve special menus for […]
(E-Notícies) The adaptation of nursery school menus in Barcelona for Muslim children is causing outrage. The controversy gained momentum due to the question directed by former deputy Sonia Sierra to the Barcelona city council. “Can you please explain why pork is not […]
(Times of Israel) A multinational Hezbollah smuggling network operating across Europe has been exposed and dismantled, with authorities intercepting large quantities of drone components intended for use in attacks against Israel, the French newspaper Le Figaro reported. The sophisticated operation reportedly spanned […]
(Media Line) Spanish police arrested three individuals in Barcelona on April 1 for allegedly manufacturing exploding drones on behalf of Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based group designated as a terrorist organization by both the United States and the European Union. The arrests took place […]
(Jerusalem Post) The Spanish Civil Guard has launched an operation against suspected Hezbollah members in Spain, according to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial on Tuesday, citing sources involved with the investigation. The sources reported that some of the suspects are Lebanese citizens living […]
(E-Notícies) Vox in Catalonia has been one of the most vehement parties in pointing out the incompatibility of Islam with Western values. This has sparked much controversy, especially since the Generalitat fined Sílvia Orriols 10,001 euros for expressing that idea. Vox not […]
(E-Notícies) The arrest this week of a fugitive jihadist in Spain who killed three people during his disappearance has questioned the functioning of the system. Despite having been convicted twice and having spent two years in prison, Allal El Mourabit had been […]
(Olive Press) Three Moroccan men — allegedly members of a jihadist group — have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. They are accused of posing a “potential threat to national security.” Spain’s Interior Ministry on Friday reported that they had taken the […]
(E-Notícies) Radical Islamism is already the main threat to national security in Spain and Europe, and news like this is even more unsettling. The police have arrested in France the serial killer of three farmers in Spain. He is Allal El Mourabit, […]
(Sur in English) The High Court of Spain has convicted two Brazilian jihadist brothers for the crimes of terrorist self-training and self-radicalisation. The pair were arrested by the Guardia Civil in Estepona in November 2023, in an operation with the collaboration of […]
(Voz) French authorities have arrested a fugitive jihadist on the run in Spain, in the southern city of Béziers. Allal El Mourabit, who intended to join the Islamic State, killed three farmers in Spain while on the run. The Moroccan-born El Mourabit, now […]
(E-Notícies) New police operation against jihadism in Catalonia. The National Police arrested a 36-year-old Moroccan man on Monday in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, accused of recruiting fighters for the Islamic State (ISIS). The detainee, who was in an advanced process of radicalization, […]
(Reuters) A criminal network that smuggled 1,700 illegal immigrants from Spain to France was dismantled by French and Spanish police this month with support from Europol, the EU law enforcement agency said on Friday, and 19 people were arrested. Migrants mostly from […]
(North Africa Post) Spanish authorities have arrested a suspected supporter of the terrorist group ISIS in Córdoba, southern Spain, in a counterterrorism operation carried out in coordination with Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The suspect was identified through close intelligence-sharing […]
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