Islamists

US Treasury sanctions Turkish, British-based Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas financial networks

Washington imposed fresh sanctions targeting what it described as a transnational Hamas financing network, including Muslim Brotherhood affiliates and a Turkish trading company.

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.
Motorists drive their vehicles past a political billboard featuring US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz along Valiasr Square in Tehran on May 26.PremiumPremium

By mistaking delay for diplomacy, the West is again falling into Iran's negotiation trap - analysis

King Abdullah II of Jordan. Analysts say that the return of the death penalty is intended to send a clear message of deterrence as the kingdom grapples with multiple internal and external challenges.PremiumPremium

'Killing security officers is a red line': Why Jordan brought back the death penalty

Israeli paratroopers and US Army soldiers in a joint Israeli-US military Juniper Cobra exercise at the Tze’elim Urban Warfare Training Center base in southern Israel in 2018.PremiumPremium

The future of US-Israel ties depends on America's Middle East strategy - analysis


ICC convicts Mali Islamist for Timbuktu atrocities

Judges said Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz played a critical role in the Ansar Dine Islamist group, which took the city on the fringe of the Sahara desert in 2012 and tried to impose sharia Islamic law.

 International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters about the violence in Israel and Gaza in The Hague, Netherlands October 12, 2023

Pakistani mob lynch tourist over allegations he desecrated Islamic holy texts

Mohammad Ismail was abducted from a police station where he was being held after accusations were made that he'd burned pages of the Quran.

 Police officers stand at the entrance of the district Judicial Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan November 28, 2023.

Houthis say they attacked ships at Israel's Haifa port, IDF denies claims

The IDF has so far denied the claims that this occurred. "It's not true," military spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner said.

Containers are seen in this general view of the port of the northern city of Haifa April 23, 2013.

UK is good for Jews, but there is a need to fight extremism, British Jews President-elect says

"The UK is a very good place to be Jewish, and all things being well, it should be, but we're going to have to just be that much more activist to make sure it remains that way."

 A Jerusalem municipality worker hangs an Israeli flag next to the British flag, the Union Jack, as he stands on a platform near Israel's presidential residence in Jerusalem ahead of the upcoming visit of Britain's Prince William, June 25, 2018

Kuwaiti Emir dissolves parliament following ‘unsatisfying’ election process

“I will not allow anyone to exploit democracy to destroy the state,” stated Kuwaiti monarch in explanation of constitutional measure.

 Jordan's King Abdullah welcomes Kuwait's Emir Sheik Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah upon his arrival at Marka military airport, in Amman, Jordan April 23, 2024.

Chikli at Brussels conference: Far left, radical Islamists are 'new antisemites'

Chikli argued that the "progressive left" and "radical political Islam" were the chief instigators of antisemitism today, but that their ambitions extended "well beyond to the rejection of Zionism."

 Amichai Chikli speaks at National Conservatism.

Suspected Islamist rebels kill at least 10 in eastern Congo

The assailants fired guns at people working in fields in Mulekera commune outside Beni, Mulekera Mayor Ngongo Mayanga said on Saturday.

 A Congolese girl covers her head as she in Rhoe camp for the internally displaced people (IDPs) in Djugu's territory, Ituri's province, north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo April 19, 2023.

ISIS calls for Ramadan massacre of Christians and Jews by 'lone wolves'

 Al-Ansari proceeded to reach out to “lone wolves” on Telegram, urging them to “target Christians and Jewish people, especially in the US, Europe, and Israel during the holy month of Ramadan.”

A MEMBER of ISIS waves the group’s flag in Raqqa

The UK has an Islamist problem - opinion

A mass, Islamist-led street presence seeks to enforce its will on the public space and intimidate its opponents. 

 Protest in support of Palestinians, in London

Yemeni-Swedish journalist defies death threats, champions Jewish-gay rights

“I had a crazy journey of awakening and enlightenment. De-radicalization is a rough process, and I’m extremely pleased that I cleansed myself of the antisemitism I grew up with,” Ahmed stated.

Luai Ahmed