The German government appears to be in full damage-control mode post-Cologne sex attacks, with the official journal of the state propaganda bureau publishing an editorial claiming Mohammed was a feminist, and that as of yet there has been no evidence
Belgian authorities released a man arrested in a counter-terror raid after less than 24-hours questioning without charge — despite bomb-making materiel having been found in his flat. Despite the one-bedroomed urban home of the unidentified man having no garden or plants
Marine Le Pen and her Front National (FN) party are together riding a cresting wave of support in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. Latest polling shows the FN is on course to govern two – and possibly three – French
A senior German politician, who backs a national burqa ban, has said that the law should also cover tourists to the country from the Arab world. The Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs, Ilse Aigner, was speaking to German newspaper Die
On the final day of his apostolic trip to Africa, Pope Francis visited the Central Mosque of Bangui Monday morning and told the Muslim community that Christians and Muslims must consider one another brothers and behave as such. “Christians and Muslims
A series of brawls took place at asylum centres across Germany this weekend, resulting in a number of migrants arrested. One of the biggest disturbances was at the former airport of Tempelhof in Berlin, which now houses 2,000 migrants. The
The Conservative Party’s establishment campaign purporting to lead Britain out the European Union (EU) has taken another hit today as it emerged that one of their most senior advisers and staff members Richard Murphy has left the campaign and joined
University students and teachers are becoming increasingly ‘hard-line’ and intolerant, shouting down anyone who does not conform to their world view, a British professor has said. Antony Glees, an expert in counter-terrorism who teaches at the University of Buckingham, said
In the most recent issue of Nikkei Asian Review, Romanian born political scientist and military analyst Edward N. Luttwak lays out a persuasive theory explaining how Italy has been so successful in thwarting Islamic terror attempts. In a word: Italy is not afraid to deport those it considers to be a threat to national security.
From the Wall Street Journal: BERLIN—The Paris attacks have raised fears of terrorists slipping into Europe by posing as refugees. But in Germany, the top migrant destination, security officials have another worry: Local extremists will recruit the newcomers to join
In the wake of the Paris attacks, the left wing commentariat – by which I mean, the commentariat – took every measure they could to lecture the political right about using the Paris attacks to warn about their concerns over
PARIS – Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve urged French Muslim leaders on Sunday to develop an “enlightened Islam” to confront what he called the obscurantist views of Islamic State that lead young Muslims into violence. At their first meeting since the
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a “new
Over the next ten days, 140 world leaders – including Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and David Cameron – will descend on Paris to join 40,000 delegates at the UN’s COP21 climate conference.
Israel said on Sunday it was suspending contacts with European Union (EU) bodies involved in peace efforts with the Palestinians after the bloc started requiring the labelling of exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
A Swedish shopping centre has been forced to apologise after insisting a wall mural they had commissioned did not feature a woman wearing a hijab. The secular organisation said they did not want to display religious symbols. The shopping centre
Thousands took to the streets of London today, led by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, to protest climate change. The event was part of a worldwide day of protest with almost 2,500 similar events taking place globally ahead of a United
The Huffington Post UK has published an article by Chris York which appears to want to make the complacent point that Islamic State is not an unusually deadly threat, but then concludes by contradicting the whole thrust of the article
Clashes broke out Sunday between hundreds of asylum seekers at a shelter in Berlin, in the second mass brawl to erupt over the weekend in Germany’s crowded migrant accommodations. Several people were arrested at the fight that started in the
Journalist and author, Peter Hitchens, has used his Sunday column this week to set out further his case against British involvement in military intervention in Syria. Peter Hitchens is, of course, not a pacifist. Describing himself in the Mail on
The hashtag #ExMuslimBecause began trending worldwide on Twitter last week. Many of those brave enough to speak out about Islamic apostasy taboos via the hashtag risked threats, intimidation and even violence. Yet the BBC chose to defend Islamists and attack
British special forces are to be sent to Syria with a hit list of 20 top jihadis, half of which are British, according to military sources.
The SAS top 20 kill list mission forms one part of renewed efforts to eliminate Syria’s Islamic State (ISIS) commanders. As such, reports the Sunday Express, it will happen regardless of the outcome of Wednesday’s vote in the British parliament.
A poll published on the eve of the United Nations COP21 environment summit suggests the British public is increasingly sceptical of the case for man-made climate change. The Sky Data survey shows almost one in five Britons believes natural processes as opposed to man-made
FRANKFURT – Germany could send 1,200 soldiers to the Middle East by the end of the year to provide service support to planes and ships of an anti-Islamic State coalition, Germany’s top defence official told a newspaper on Sunday. Chancellor
Reports by wedding registrars of sham marriages— a means by which otherwise illegal immigrants can legally live and work in the UK — are almost double the number they were just three years ago. Although increasing numbers of bogus ceremonies are raided, critics fear
Top terrorism experts have warned that Islamic State (ISIS) is planning to flood the UK and other European nations with heroin. The terror group now controls most of the Class A drug trafficked into Europe from Afghanistan and is making huge
