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Europe: “Mediterranean Taxis” for People-Smugglers
By August 27, 2019 Read More →

Europe: “Mediterranean Taxis” for People-Smugglers

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has accused European non-governmental organizations of coordinating with human trafficking mafias to pick up migrants off the coast of Libya and transport them to Italian ports.

Posted in: Europe, Italy
Spain: Law on Citizenship for Sephardic Jews Ends in Failure
By August 19, 2019 Read More →

Spain: Law on Citizenship for Sephardic Jews Ends in Failure

A piece of much-heralded legislation to grant Spanish citizenship to up to 3.5 million descendants of Jews expelled from the country in 1492 is about to end in failure.

Posted in: Europe
Germany’s Pro-Iran, Anti-Israel Foreign Policy
By August 11, 2019 Read More →

Germany’s Pro-Iran, Anti-Israel Foreign Policy

A senior German diplomat appointed to head an EU barter system that would enable European companies to sidestep U.S. sanctions on Iran stepped down after giving an interview in which he criticized the existence of Israel and praised Tehran’s ballistic missile program.

Posted in: Europe
Turkey Threatens to Reignite European Migrant Crisis
By July 31, 2019 Read More →

Turkey Threatens to Reignite European Migrant Crisis

Turkey has threatened to re-open the floodgates of mass migration to Europe unless Turkish nationals are granted visa-free travel to the European Union.

Posted in: Europe
European Union: A Massive Expansion of Top-Down Powers
By July 23, 2019 Read More →

European Union: A Massive Expansion of Top-Down Powers

Former German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been narrowly confirmed as the next President of the European Commission, the powerful administrative arm of the European Union.

Posted in: Europe
Iran’s Growing Role in Yemen
By April 11, 2019 Read More →

Iran’s Growing Role in Yemen

The ongoing war in Yemen has increased the Houthis dependence on weapons and financial support from Iran, whose position in Yemen is stronger than ever.

Posted in: Geopolitics
Europe: The Islamization of Christmas
By December 24, 2017 Read More →

Europe: The Islamization of Christmas

This year’s Christmas season has been marked by Islam-related controversies in nearly every European country.

Posted in: Islam in Europe
Austria: New Government to Resist “Islamization”
By December 17, 2017 Read More →

Austria: New Government to Resist “Islamization”

Austria is poised to become the vanguard of Western Europe’s resistance to mass migration from the Muslim world.

Posted in: Austria, Islam in Europe
“Czech Donald Trump” Wins Landslide Victory
By October 22, 2017 Read More →

“Czech Donald Trump” Wins Landslide Victory

Populist tycoon Andrej Babis and his Eurosceptic political party have won the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election.

Germans Debate Muslim Public Holidays
By October 19, 2017 Read More →

Germans Debate Muslim Public Holidays

An off-the-cuff proposal by German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière to introduce Muslim public holidays has sparked a furious debate over the role of Islam in Germany.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Austria: Integration Law Goes Into Effect
By October 3, 2017 Read More →

Austria: Integration Law Goes Into Effect

A groundbreaking new law regulating the integration of immigrants has gone into effect in Austria.

Posted in: Austria, Islam in Europe
Europe: Migrant Crisis Reaches Spain
By August 16, 2017 Read More →

Europe: Migrant Crisis Reaches Spain

Spain is on track to overtake Greece as the second-biggest gateway for migrants entering Europe by sea.

Posted in: Islam in Europe, Spain