A former Guantánamo prisoner had been using the cafeteria of Madrid’s largest mosque to recruit Islamist extremists to join the Islamic State in waging jihad in the Middle East, an investigation following his June arrest has revealed. Spanish law enforcement
Belgium on Friday laid to rest its much-loved former queen Fabiola, the widow of the popular King Baudoin, in a rain-lashed funeral ceremony attended by royals from across Europe and Asia. Japan’s Empress Michiko, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, Sweden’s King Carl
In her article explaining why Time honored Ebola medical workers as their Person of the Year in 2014, managing editor Nancy Gibbs describes the workers’ weapons as “bleach and a prayer.” No description could be more apt, as a great
The Irish parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of Irish government recognition of a Palestinian state. The motion passed unopposed. The non-binding motion called on the Irish government to “officially recognize the State of Palestine, on the basis of the
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has slammed the decision of the Irish parliament to adopt a non-binding resolution supporting an independent Palestinian state. Foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon expressed disappointment Thursday at the decision, accusing the Irish parliament of giving voice
London, Dec.11 (Petra)–The Irish parliament approved a non -binding resolution calling on the government to formally recognize the state of Palestine. The motion calls on the government to “officially recognize the State of Palestine, on the basis of the 1967
A train of consumer goods has successfully completed the world’s longest railway route for the first time, travelling 8,000 miles from China to Spain in 21 days, and potentially opening a new chapter in East-West trade that started with the
The Ukrainian Parliament has begun work on a bill that would ban “communist,” “Nazi,” “anti-Ukrainian” ideologies, and the functioning of any communist parties within the state. The bill has been tabled while the government expands other programs to fight Putinist
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Marine Rescue service says it has suspended the search for more than 20 migrants believed missing since an inflatable boat they had been traveling in from Africa to Europe ran out of fuel and was buffeted
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two decades after Israeli spies helped Syrian Jews whisk ancient Hebrew bibles from Damascus to Jerusalem, Israel’s national library asked an Israeli court on Monday to grant it custodianship over the manuscripts — a move that could
Gaffe-prone Madrid health chief Javier Rodríguez, who received a swell of criticism for implying that auxiliary nurse Teresa Romero contracted Ebola because of her own lack of care, has been fired from his position after Romero and her family publicized
Dec 5 (Reuters) – Scottish Power, owned by Spain’s Iberdrola, and Egdon Resources have decided to move ahead with a joint project to explore and develop shale gas in Britain, after seismic data showed the potential for reserves. Britain is
Crippled by colossal tax rates and falling ticket sales, the Spanish cultural sector is taking creative action to cut its tax bill, including one theatre which has changed its main business to pornography to avoid having to pay high taxes.
A lower drink-drive limit that could put motorists over the limit after just one drink came into effect in Scotland on Friday, prompting calls for tougher rules in the rest of Britain. The changes sparked warnings that motorists crossing the
NEW YORK (AP) — Among the roughly 5 million visitors expected in New York this holiday season, at least two are certain to get the royal treatment: Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate. They’re due to arrive Sunday for
“Who run the world?” asks Beyoncé in her recent hit song, before answering unequivocally: “Girls.” Her record was the first many had heard of this change of leadership–but it makes you think, doesn’t it? What would the world be like
The Jewish State is fighting wars for its very survival against barbarous, genocidal foes like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. But far outside the Middle East, ferocious battles are being fought on the campuses of the world’s great Universities for Israel’s
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hong Kong police clash with protesters, worst violence in weeks Arab League agrees on plan to ‘end Israeli occupation’ of Palestine Egypt promises troops for Palestine to assist police forces Hong Kong police clash
It can’t be easy being a Europhile in Britain any more than being a vegetarian on a cattle farm. And it’s not like the EU goes out of its way to make your life easier; sputtering economies, the never-quite-resolved Euro
The NHS is hiring nurses from abroad, even if they don’t speak English, potentially putting patients at risk. A Daily Mail
The election of delegations from the US and Spain have Catholic conservatives at least slightly buoyed about their chances of winning the debate at the next and final Synod on family issues in the Catholic Church. The Extraordinary Synod that
Israel is the only country with Jewish symbols on its national flag, but it is one of many flags populated with religious imagery, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The Israeli flag includes the Star of
Britain pays out £5 billion a year to 415,000 foreign nationals each year, according to figures from the think tank Open Europe. The top-up means that a minimum wage earner from Poland can double their salary by moving to the
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resume peace talks, predicting the current pro-Palestinian diplomatic wave will only get stronger. Israel National News reports that Ban predicted that the recent trend of countries
Prime Minister David Cameron will set out further plans to curb benefits to migrants this week, in an attempt to see off the threat posed by the insurgent UK Independence Party, who won their second MP on Thursday night. His
