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Rockets fired on Israel, Syria

Published: February 10, 2017, 8:21 am

The Islamic State confirmed on Thursday that it fired rockets at the Israeli resort of Eilat from the Sinai Peninsula, according to Yahoo news.

‘Putin and Assad saved my life’

Published: February 10, 2017, 7:39 am

Flemish Father Daniël Maes (78) has been a witness to the “civil war” in Syria, but he says Western reports on the conflict in Syria are completely misleading: “The Americans and their allies want to completely ruin the country.”

‘Fear’ pamphlets taken down in Dutch town

Published: February 10, 2017, 7:11 am

WouwIn the town of Wouw in the Netherlands (5000 inhabitants, in Roosendaal) pamphlets appeared on Thursday, which inter alia quoted the fearsome Quranic verse 8:12.

French military reserve refuses Marion Maréchal-Le Pen

Published: February 10, 2017, 6:21 am

ParisMarion Maréchal-Le Pen, who had asked in July - after the assassination by jihadists of Father Hamel in a church - to be incorporated into the military reserve, has just been denied entry on the grounds that a legal provision precludes the recruitment of a parliamentarian.

Russian government blocks porn site

Published: February 9, 2017, 10:23 am

MoscowThe Moscow Times reported that the Russian government has blocked an adult video site because its pornographic content has a “deeply negative influence on the human psyche”.

Ugly rumours about France’s ‘closet gay’ candidate Macron surface

Published: February 9, 2017, 9:54 am

ParisEx-socialist candidate Emmanuel Macron is being groomed by the mainstream media as a serious contender to win France's presidential ballot in the first round and a favourite for a second.

Second Swedish police officer blows whistle on migrant crime cover-up

Published: February 9, 2017, 8:51 am

GothenburgA second Swedish police officer has blown the whistle on a government cover-up of migrant crime. In a groundswell of public support, it has led to Swedes demanding a national conversation on the issue, a "Swedish Spring" after a first Facebook message on the issue went viral.

Halaal tax may be funding terrorism

Published: February 8, 2017, 1:21 pm

Fingers have been pointing towards certain Muslim countries as funders of jihadist terrorists in Syria, Iraq, and other countries around the world, but many consumers are unaware that buying products certified as "halaal" may eventually also end up in the hands of the wrong organisations.

Most Europeans want Muslim immigration banned

Published: February 8, 2017, 12:27 pm

LondonA poll has revealed that a majority of Europeans want a ban on immigration from Muslim-majority countries, despite being told by their current leaders that they should welcome "refugees".

Kiev escalates war on Donbass to muddy Trump’s peace efforts

Published: February 8, 2017, 10:09 am

For almost two weeks now, the people of Donbass have endured thousands of artillery shellings by Poroshenko’s forces.