Saudi Arabia and other neighbors of Qatar have accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and embracing Iran, and have cut it off. Diplomatic communications and air transport was halted. Embassies, borders, air space, and maritime access (40% of Qatar’s food supplies come from Saudi Arabia by boat) were shut off. It is considered a dramatic escalation … Read more
The British PM called the internet a safe space for ideas to breed, and, she said, we cannot allow that: “We cannot allow this ideology the safe space it needs to breed – yet that is precisely what the internet, and the big companies that provide internet-based services provide.” Therefore, and in the wake of … Read more
The UK capital saw 3 notable attacks Saturday. including on London Bridge, at Borough Market, and at Vauxhall. London authorities are currently saying that the London Bridge and Borough Market are connected and are being treated as “terrorist” actions, but the Vauxhall is currently considered separate. The attacks include a vehicle hitting pedestrians and stabbings. … Read more
German authorities told visitors to clear the Rock am Ring grounds in Nuremberg based on “concrete leads, which do not allow us to eliminate a possible terror threat.” Read more
In the Sunni-majority city of Qatif in the Eastern Province, a large car bomb was detonated this week, the latest in a string of attacks. Some Sunni (sometimes ISIS-linked), who make up only 15% of Saudi Arabia, have been attacking the country’s Shia for a few years now. Read more
ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing, but they claim lots of attacks. Gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, but also wearing suicide vests, attacked the Tehran parliament building with guns. A standoff with police lasted hours. 6 attackers were killed, 5 arrested. If ISIS was indeed responsible, it would be the first time their Sunni … Read more