
Oscar winning actress and revolutionary Marxist Vanessa Redgrave has said German Chancellor Angela Merkel has something “very, very special” in her, being in her view the only world leader who grasps the gravity of the European migrant crisis. Although Chancellor Merkel
by Sarkis Zeronian16 Dec 2015, 10:00 AM PST0

Echoing comments already made by others, a senior member of Berlin’s Jewish community has said the “situation where Jews once again feel comfortable living in Germany” could now be in “jeopardy”. It is estimated that this year Germany will see
by Sarkis Zeronian16 Dec 2015, 7:57 AM PST0

A primary school in the north of England lacking the “Blitz spirit” has angered parents by cancelling its plans for an educational pre-Christmas school trip to London out of concerns that pupils were at risk of terrorism. This week nine
by Sarkis Zeronian15 Dec 2015, 9:41 AM PST0

The Prime Minister of Denmark has criticised the Swedish government’s plan to impose border control on its Danish frontier, but not for reasons obviously related to immigration. For some time now the neighbouring Scandinavian countries have been at loggerheads over
by Sarkis Zeronian15 Dec 2015, 9:09 AM PST0

‘Sharia Police’ vigilante force founder, Sven Lau (pictured above), has been arrested on the suspicion of supporting a terrorist organisation in Syria. One of Germany’s most prominent Islamist preachers, 35-year-old Mr Lau is a German convert to Salafi Islam, a radically
by Sarkis Zeronian15 Dec 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

Britain’s voluntary sector regulator – the Charity Commission – is investigating allegations that an entity founded by Matthew Elliott — the chief executive of establishment Brexit group Vote Leave — has broken the law by funnelling donations to groups involved in Eurosceptic political campaigns. Mr. Elliott, 37, founded the Politics and
by Sarkis Zeronian14 Dec 2015, 3:22 PM PST0

A group of prominent mainstream British journalists — including former editors at The Economist and The Guardian — are backing a new Europhile website designed to attack what they say are the “inaccuracies and twisted logic” promoted by Eurosceptics. The group’s
by Sarkis Zeronian14 Dec 2015, 9:17 AM PST0

The European Union has started legal proceedings against several member states for breaching migrant rules during the summer as the continent struggled to cope with the migrant crisis. At the height of the migrant crisis in the three months between June
by Sarkis Zeronian11 Dec 2015, 11:43 AM PST0

In a move said to represent the biggest transfer of national sovereignty since the creation of the single currency, the European Union is to propose a standing European border force able to take control of the bloc’s external frontiers even when a
by Sarkis Zeronian11 Dec 2015, 11:23 AM PST0

A Danish citizen killed in a drone attack while fighting for Islamic State in Syria is said to have been aware of “every single detail” of November’s Paris attacks having been directly in touch with the terrorists. The Danish Islamic State fighter
by Sarkis Zeronian11 Dec 2015, 7:23 AM PST0

Analysis of terrorism arrests in Britain carried out in the last two years shows the towns and cities that form the UK’s terror hotspots, and a sharp increase in the number of women detained for terrorist offences. Data from across Britain
by Sarkis Zeronian10 Dec 2015, 11:19 AM PST0

An assessment of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq conducted by strategic security intelligence consultants highlights the increasing problem of jihadists leaving the European Union (EU) to fight in the Middle East. The work on foreign fighters, published in a report from the Soufan
by Sarkis Zeronian10 Dec 2015, 11:03 AM PST0

Labour peer Lord Janner has been given a team of publicly funded lawyers following a judge’s ruling on Monday that he is unfit to stand trial on child sex abuse charges. Earlier this week 87-year-old Lord Janner was ruled too ill to face trial
by Sarkis Zeronian10 Dec 2015, 7:35 AM PST0

An Iraqi national who is believed to have smuggled jihadists into Europe has been arrested as part of a wider anti-terror sweep after being heard planning further terror attacks. Majid Muhamad, a 45-year-old kebab shop owner, was arrested in the Italian city of
by Sarkis Zeronian8 Dec 2015, 2:09 PM PST0

The leader of Belgium’s biggest political party has called for the closure of the European Unions’s external borders and greater efforts to achieve controlled migration, warning that “unbridled immigration” does not work. Bart De Wever, the leader of the centre-right Flemish
by Sarkis Zeronian8 Dec 2015, 7:22 AM PST0

A senior politician from Germany’s Left Party has warned against doing “dirty deals” with Turkey’s President Erdogan, labeling him a “Godfather of terrorism”. Interviewed in Der Spiegel, Sahra Wagenknecht accused Turkey’s President Erdogan (pictured) of tacitly supporting Islamic State terrorism and refusing to
by Sarkis Zeronian8 Dec 2015, 6:01 AM PST0

Imams from the east London borough of Newham have claimed the government’s anti-radicalisation programmes are “divisive” and lead to a “breakdown in trust” with young Muslims. In a statement published by the activist group “Stand Up To Racism”, the religious leaders — supported by
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Dec 2015, 10:59 AM PST0

French authorities have announced that raids this weekend linked to the closure of a mosque last week led to the seizure of Kalashnikov ammunition and Islamic State propaganda videos. The Prefect in the Seine-and-Marne department yesterday issued a statement declaring that
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Dec 2015, 8:46 AM PST0

A florist in Birmingham has been told by council killjoys that he faces a court appearance if he continues playing Christmas carols on his flower stall as the annual ‘War on Christmas’ resumes. City council scrooges have ordered 52-year-old Allan Poole to stop playing
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Dec 2015, 3:48 AM PST0

Despite being the subject of a strict counter-terrorism order, a senior Islamic State fundraiser has been able to escape the UK to join with jihadists in Syria, further bringing into doubt the ability of UK authorities to control Britain’s borders. Syrian-born
by Sarkis Zeronian6 Dec 2015, 8:32 AM PST0

The BBC has come under fire from Members of Parliament for refusing to describe Islamic State fighters as terrorists, instead encouraging its news reporters to use the less judgmental term ‘militants’. MPs from both the Labour and Conservative parties have
by Sarkis Zeronian6 Dec 2015, 6:43 AM PST0

Marine Le Pen has compared Britain voting to leave the European Union (EU) to the fall of the Berlin Wall, predicting it would mean the beginning of the end for the bloc. As President of the Eurosceptic anti-mass migration National Front
by Sarkis Zeronian6 Dec 2015, 5:46 AM PST0

Despite a government minister’s opposition, five gay migrants in Amsterdam have been moved to a new location after they were threatened, spat on and attacked by other residents housed in their refugee centre. The threats and attacks against gay migrants are so
by Sarkis Zeronian6 Dec 2015, 4:04 AM PST0

A legal petition has been filed in a Pakistan court demanding the ‘return’ of the Koh-i-Noor (pictured above set in a crown worn by the Queen Mother), one of the world’s largest known diamonds and now one of the British Monarch’s
by Sarkis Zeronian4 Dec 2015, 5:49 PM PST0

A senior Hungarian government official has said a Paris terror suspect — one of the “main organisers” of last month’s atrocities in which 130 were killed — “recruited a team” in Hungary among migrants passing through. Although not naming the
by Sarkis Zeronian4 Dec 2015, 7:58 AM PST0