25 June 2014

Britain bans controversial Saudi cleric al-Arifi

Controversial Saudi preacher Mohammad al-Arifi has been banned from entering the United Kingdom, the British foreign office confirmed to Al Arabiya News on Wednesday.

This week, the cleric was accused by the British media of radicalizing three young British citizens allegedly now fighting in Syria.

“We can confirm Mohammad al-Arifi has been excluded from the United Kingdom,” a Home Office spokesperson said in a statement. [Al Arabiya Network] Read more