Majid al-Khateeb
World German

Rise in Number of Fighters Returning to Germany from Mideast

The German interior ministry has admitted that the number of fighters who have traveled from Germany to Syria and Iraq increased in 2017. In response to a…

Majid al-Khateeb (Cologne)
World Syrian Suspect Faces Hamburg Court over Terror Charges

Syrian Suspect Faces Hamburg Court over Terror Charges

Three months into his trial on charges of terrorism, Syrian national Yamin A. broke his silence and denied he had plotted large-scale bombings in Germany. …

Majid al-Khateeb (Cologne)
World Germany: Syrian on Trial Over Terrorism Charges

Germany: Syrian on Trial Over Terrorism Charges

A Syrian man, Basil A., is being tried in Germany on charges of belonging to a foreign terrorist group and supporting another one. Basil, 24, appeared…

Majid al-Khateeb (Cologne)
World German

German Court Upholds Deportation of Jailed Tunisian Extremist

A court in the German city of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia has upheld a verdict on the deportation of a Tunisian terrorist inmate to his home country. …

Majid al-Khateeb (Cologne)
Arab World police

Moroccan Extremist with 23 Fake IDs Gets Prison Sentence in Germany

A court in the German state of Saxony has issued a two-year prison sentence against Moroccan Abdulrahman D. on charges of membership of a terrorist group and…

Majid al-Khateeb (Cologne)
World Germany: Obstacles Hinder Prosecution of Returnees from Syria, Iraq

Germany: Obstacles Hinder Prosecution of Returnees from Syria, Iraq

The German courts issued sentences in the case of 35 ISIS members who have returned to their country in the past years – the total number of returnees is…

Majid al-Khateeb (Cologne)
World German

Two ISIS Women Land in Germany after Release from Iraqi Prisons

Two German ISIS women with their three children have arrived in Frankfurt, after being held in a prison in the Kurdish capital Erbil.  German newspaper Die…

Majid al-Khateeb (Cologne)
World Germany: ‘Special Measures Committee’ to Study Deporting Osama Bin Laden’s Bodyguard

Germany: ‘Special Measures Committee’ to Study Deporting Osama Bin Laden’s Bodyguard

The German government decided to form a "special measures committee" to study ways of deporting a Tunisian man, who allegedly served as one of Osama bin Laden…

Majid al-Khateeb (Cologne)