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France is still muffling the rights of its Muslim population under the cover of secularism, and even the sphere of sports was not exempted from such discriminatory behaviors. France's top administrative court has recently upheld a ban on women football players wearing Islamic hijab, citing threats to secularism, as reported by France New Agency…

German weekly e-paper "Die Zeit" revealed that the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and Federal Intelligence Service (BND) both bought the Pegasus spyware by Israeli company NSO Group. The weekly reported that the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) is also a client of the highly contentious spyware. This comes one month after revelations in the…

The Spanish police services dismantled Thursday, in coordination with the Moroccan ones, a seven-member network over the suspicion of implication in issuance of forged residence documents for Moroccan immigrants in Spain. The suspects were selling falsified documents for 3,000 euros each. The similarities in family names on applications raised the…

Gas consumption in the EU fell by more than 20% in most member countries from August to November compared to the same period in previous years, according to Eurostat. Between August and November 2022, the majority of Member States' natural gas consumption decreased. In 18 Member States, consumption exceeded the 15% threshold, with some dropping by…

Following the World Cup final game between France and Argentina, on Sunday night, an angry mob took to streets and confronted the French police in various towns, according to local media outlets. In France, 227 people were detained, including 47 in Paris and its surroundings. 32 law enforcement officers were injured. A significant force of 14 000…

France is requiring a 50% quota on ticket sales for the benefit of French fans attending tomorrow’s game against the Moroccan football squad, as part of the 2022 World Cup semifinals. According to reliable sources, there are around 4,000 French supporters in Doha, compared to tens of thousands of Moroccans and counting. Arabs, Africans and Muslims…

Greek vice-president of the European Parliament Eva Kaili and three others were charged and jailed, on Sunday in Brussels, over the suspicion of involvement in crimes of corruption, money laundering, and influence peddling with a Gulf country. Prosecutors raided 16 homes in Brussels on Friday and seized 600,000 euros ($631,800) as part of an…

France is bracing for energy-linked problems as the country’s Energy Regulator warned, Thursday, of a temporary power outage. This energy crisis that affects France and other European countries, especially with the advent of winter, is an immediate consequence of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The same body said the lack of energy supply would lead…

The victory of Morocco’s soccer team over Belgium (2-0), on Sunday as part of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, resulted in riots and damages to public property in Belgian and Dutch cities. Belgian police arrested many individuals and used water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds. Two police officers were hurt in Rotterdam when riot officers…

Air pollution is a serious health threat in Europe and was the cause of 238,000 premature deaths in 2020, European Environment Agency (EEA) said Thursday in its latest report. Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations in the EU is above the 2021 World Health Organization guideline level, the report warned. In addition to…