Netherlands terrorism

“It has to be a diplomatic concern for Qatar when the expectations are that it is getting tougher on terrorism.” Pressure has mounted for legal action against Qatar in the European courts. Liesbeth Zegveld, a Dutch lawyer, has accused the wealthy Gulf state of failing to take action to halt funding for the Syrian ...

Four years ago the Netherlands counted 13 Salafist mosques, now there are 27. The number of Salafist preachers increased from 50 to 110 in that same period, the news services report based on a confidential memo from counter-terrorism coordinator NCTV, which they have in their possession. Nieuwsuur ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A prominent human rights lawyer demanded Monday that Qatar compensate Dutch-based victims of an al-Qaida-linked Syrian extremist group, saying the Al Nusra group was financed by Qatar-based funding networks. In a letter sent to Qatar's ruling emir that was seen by ...

Reaching that goal is very necessary, according to Stoltenberg. Not only because it is fair to the other NATO allies that already achieved the standard, but also because geopolitical relations have grown increasingly tense since 2014. He referred to the rise of ISIS and the terrorism that came with it, as well ...

Maghreb Arab Press reported that the Dutch minister also met with Morocco's Minister of Justice, with whom he held talks on ways to reinforce cooperation on justice. Blok also expressed Netherlands interest in reinforcing ties in the fields of justice, fight against terrorism and crime-related issues. Moroccan ...

Dutch and Belgian police arrested four men on terror-related charges Monday, including plotting a possible attack on the Turkish consulate in the port city of Rotterdam, prosecutors said. Two brothers, aged 29 and 26, were arrested in the southern Dutch village of Oudenbosch, while a third man, aged 37, ...

On Monday, the Dutch public prosecutor announced the arrest of four Moroccan-Dutch nationals suspected of plotting a terrorist attack. The arrests were carried out in Oudenbosh, Rosendael and Antwerp, Belgium following the request of the Essen National Prosecutor's Office. Dutch police' report shows ...

Last Sunday we took notice of the secretly undertaken mission of our new minister of Foreign Affairs, Stef Blok to Venezuela, with the goal to improve the relationship with that country and to achieve the cancelation the blockade with the ABC islands. The mission appeared to be a success now that a ...

More than 2000 years ago an unarmed man accused of inciting terrorism was put to death by the occupying state. He was ... In The Netherlands this was subject to the approval by the concern ondernemings raad, the COR, which is often translated in English as the Works Council. The Finns had to make a ...

Voters in the Netherlands narrowly rejected a proposed law granting authorities sweeping powers to spy on their data. The referendum was ... Fighting terrorism? The government has stressed that the new regulations would help in the fight against terrorism, but critics say data protection and privacy are being undermined.

But Mr Rutte has insisted the spy agencies need these new powers to help fight terrorism. "It's not that our country is unsafe, it's that this law will make it safer," he said. Intelligence services head Rob Bertholee said: "This law is for the safety of the Netherlands and for the Dutch people... I am voting in favour.

"A lot of crime originates outside the Netherlands. Whether it concerns organized crime, terrorism or cybercrime: these problems can only be tackled internationally. Instead of waiting for crime to come our way, it is more effective to strengthen the police in countries where it comes from. We therefore want to ...

This way we can mutually strengthen national CT and CVE priorities," Dick Schoof, Chair and Co-host of the meeting and the National Coordinator for Security and Counter Terrorism from the Netherlands Ministry of Justice and Security, said. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the International Steering ...

Dutch tourists are again vacationing in countries like Turkey and Egypt after avoiding these countries due to terrorist attacks, AD reports based on figures from travel agencies sector organization ANVR. Visits to Turkey from the Netherlands dropped to nearly zero following an attempted coup and several ...

The petition included 18 top leaders of the communist party as central committee members, including founder Jose Maria Sison and peace negotiator Luis Jalandoni, both based in the Netherlands for three decades. There was no basis for the charge of terrorism, said Sison, who was a mentor of Duterte ...

8 (Petra)- His Majesty King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah will begin an official visit to the Netherlands on the 19th of this month at the invitation of His Majesty King ... Efforts of the two countries to cement security and stability in the region and to combat the threat of terrorism will also be reviewed.

Jordan also looks to benefit from the Dutch experience in working out innovative solutions to challenges related to energy, food and water security. Moreover, discussions at the meetings will cover efforts by the two countries to bolster regional security and stability, and the fight against terrorism. His Majesty ...

... Barros Veiga Tavares, is participating in the Congress on Security and Combat against International Terrorism running on March 6-7 in London, United Kingdom. ... from the policies and strategies implemented by England, United States, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Norway and Netherlands.

Oneissi, 44, who along with the three other suspects is being tried in absentia by the court based in the Netherlands, faces five charges. ... "the prosecution has not proven that Mr Oneissi had the intent to commit a crime against the state security, or that he knew that an act of terrorism was to be committed.".

While terrorist organization ISIS lost almost all of its territory last year, the AIVD expects that the organization will survive underground and continue to carry out attacks. This could also mean attacks in the West, as retribution against the international coalition that fought against ISIS. The Netherlands forms ...

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Dutch university shut down an activists' center for its hosting of a lecture by a Palestinian ex-terrorist that Jewish journalists were not allowed to enter. The Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam shuttered the Verrekijker Center on Wednesday for hosting a speech by Rasmea Odeh, from ...

The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, criticized the Netherlands for still not increasing Defense spending to 2 percent of the gross domestic product. "We expect more. This is ... He referred to the rise of ISIS and the terrorism that came with it, as well as the Russian annexation of the Crimea.

According ot the latest figures from the National Coordinator for Counter-terrorism and Security, around 145 children with Dutch nationality are currently in the conflict zone in Syria and Iraq. And at least 30 more children with a link to the Netherlands are in the region, but outside the battlefield. Some of the ...