Monday, March 31, 2025

German Supreme Court Upholds Four-Year Sentence for Iranian ISIS Member

By Kayhan Life Staff Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has upheld the conviction of an Iranian man connected to ISIS, who was accused by authorities of “acquiring cyanide to carry out a terrorist attack...

Germany Expels Iranian Head of Banned Muslim Association

FRANKFURT, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Germany has told the Iranian head of the recently banned Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) that he is being expelled from the country and has two weeks to leave, authorities in Hamburg...

ANALYSIS: What Is Islamic State, the Group Implicated in Germany Stabbing?

By Michael Georgy DUBAI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen as a "soldier" of the group. Though largely crushed by...

Iran Closes Centres Linked to Germany, Which Summons Ambassador

DUBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary has closed two branches of organisations linked to Germany due to "illegal activities and financial fraud", the judiciary's Mizan news agency said, in a move protested by Berlin with...

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,...