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France: Macron Vows Crackdown on Political Islam
By February 21, 2020 Read More →

France: Macron Vows Crackdown on Political Islam

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new measures aimed at countering political Islam in France. The changes would limit the role that foreign governments have in France in training imams, financing mosques and educating children.

Posted in: France, Islam in Europe
UK Court: Sharia Marriages Not Valid Under English Law
By February 19, 2020 Read More →

UK Court: Sharia Marriages Not Valid Under English Law

The Court of Appeal, the second highest court in England and Wales after the Supreme Court, has ruled that the Islamic marriage contract, known as nikah in Arabic, is not valid under English law.

Posted in: Britain, Islam in Europe
Spain: European Court Approves Summary Deportations of Illegal Migrants
By February 17, 2020 Read More →

Spain: European Court Approves Summary Deportations of Illegal Migrants

The ruling, which effectively authorizes European governments summarily to deport illegal migrants immediately at the border, transfers some decision-making powers on immigration back to European nation states.

Posted in: Europe, Migration Crisis
Italy: Salvini Facing Show Trial for “Kidnapping” Migrants
By February 14, 2020 Read More →

Italy: Salvini Facing Show Trial for “Kidnapping” Migrants

The Italian Senate has voted to strip former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini of parliamentary immunity so that he can face kidnapping charges for refusing to allow migrants to disembark from a ship at a port in Sicily.

Posted in: Europe, Migration Crisis
The Netherlands: The Geert Wilders Show Trial Continues
By February 8, 2020 Read More →

The Netherlands: The Geert Wilders Show Trial Continues

Wilders asserts that the government’s decade-long legal war against him is far from a principled pursuit of justice, and instead politically motivated, aimed at silencing his criticism of multiculturalism and mass migration from the Muslim world.

UK: Why Are Dangerous Jihadists Being Released Early from Prison?
By February 6, 2020 Read More →

UK: Why Are Dangerous Jihadists Being Released Early from Prison?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to toughen sentencing guidelines for convicted terrorists after a newly-released prisoner carried out a jihadist attack in London.

Posted in: Britain, Islam in Europe
Europe Cowers in Front of Iran and Hezbollah
By February 3, 2020 Read More →

Europe Cowers in Front of Iran and Hezbollah

The European Union has resisted pressure to outlaw all of Hezbollah. European officials, who make an artificial distinction between Hezbollah’s military and political wing, regularly claim that a total ban might destabilize Lebanon’s political system, which is now dominated by the terrorist group.

Posted in: Europe, Hezbollah
What’s Next for the Iran Nuclear Deal?
By January 20, 2020 Read More →

What’s Next for the Iran Nuclear Deal?

Britain, France and Germany, the three European signatories of the Iran nuclear deal, have activated the agreement’s dispute mechanism in an effort to force Tehran into compliance with its commitment to curb its nuclear program.

Turkey Muscles-In on the Israel-Greece-Cyprus EastMed Gas Pipeline Deal
By January 13, 2020 Read More →

Turkey Muscles-In on the Israel-Greece-Cyprus EastMed Gas Pipeline Deal

Israel, Greece and Cyprus have signed an agreement for a pipeline project to ship natural gas from the Eastern Mediterranean region to Europe. The deal comes amid increasing tensions with Turkey as Ankara seeks to expand its claims over gas-rich areas of the Mediterranean Sea.

Posted in: Energy, Geopolitics
Europe Under Siege from People-Smuggling Gangs
By January 7, 2020 Read More →

Europe Under Siege from People-Smuggling Gangs

People smuggling gangs generate profits of up to £6 billion ($8 billion) a year, with migrants often paying more than £10,000 ($13,000) to secure illegal entry into the UK, according to Britain’s National Crime Agency.

Posted in: Europe
Europe: Anti-Christian Attacks Reach All-Time High in 2019
By January 1, 2020 Read More →

Europe: Anti-Christian Attacks Reach All-Time High in 2019

Anti-Christian hostility is sweeping across Western Europe, where, during 2019, Christian churches and symbols were deliberately attacked day after day.

Posted in: Europe
Germany Puts Its Head in Russia’s Energy Pipeline Noose
By December 30, 2019 Read More →

Germany Puts Its Head in Russia’s Energy Pipeline Noose

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her refusal to increase defense spending while at the same time supporting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will funnel billions of dollars to Russia.

Posted in: Europe, Geopolitics