Olympics-France Investigates Death Threats Sent to Israeli Athletes
PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - French police have opened an investigation into death threats received by three Israeli athletes at the Paris Olympic Games, the Paris' prosecutors office said on Sunday.
Anti-cybercrime officers are also investigating the...
Olympics-Israel Warns France of Iran-Backed Plot
By John Irish
PARIS, July 25 (Reuters) - Israel's foreign minister warned his French counterpart on Thursday of a potential Iranian-backed plot to target Israeli athletes and tourists during the Paris Olympic Games.
Israel's military campaign in the Palestinian-run...
Germany Bans Radical Muslim Association Linked to Iran’s Supreme Leader
FRANKFURT, July 24 (Reuters) - Germany's interior ministry said on Wednesday it has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH)association and its subsidiary organisations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals.
The ministry said in a statement that 53 of the...
Polish State Company Denies Its Parts Were Used in Iranian Drones
WARSAW, July 19 (Reuters) - A Polish state-owned engineering company denied on Friday that its parts were used in Iranian combat drones, saying an ongoing investigation only concerns whether it had the required export permits.
Private broadcaster Radio Zet reported...
France Races to Head off ISIS-K Threat to Paris Olympics
By Gabriel Stargardter and Juliette Jabkhiro
PARIS, July 19 (Reuters) - Tajik journalist Temur Varki received a disquieting call from Paris police in late March, days after Islamic State militants from his homeland allegedly carried out a...
Spanish, German Police Detain Four Suspected of Trafficking Drone Parts to Islamic-Republic Backed Hezbollah
MADRID, July 18 (Reuters) - Police detained four suspects - three in Spain and one in Germany - as part of an investigation into the sale of drone parts to Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon,...
Polish State Company Sold Parts Used in Iranian Drones, Radio Zet Reports
WARSAW, July 18 (Reuters) - A Polish state-owned company sold parts which were used in Iranian combat drones, private broadcaster Radio Zet reported on Thursday without naming sources, adding that prosecutors had been investigating the issue...
Europeans Fear Middle East on Brink After Hezbollah Threats
PARIS, June 24 (Reuters) - European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that the Middle East was close to seeing the conflict expanding into Lebanon just days after Iran-backed Hezbollah threatened EU member Cyprus.
"The...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic-Backed Hezbollah: What Weapons Does It Have?
June 20 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah has drawn on an expanded arsenal in ongoing hostilities with Israel, with leader Sayyed Hassan Nasdallah saying in a speech on Wednesday the Iran-backed group had obtained new weapons.
He did not identify the new...
Europe Must Host Gaza Children Impacted by War, Greek Foreign Minister Says
By Edward McAllister and Renee Maltezou
ATHENS, June 19 (Reuters) - Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis...
