Indonesia foils smuggling of Somali refugees from Malaysia
30 April, 2017 Comments Off on Indonesia foils smuggling of Somali refugees from Malaysia
The Indonesian Navy has thwarted an attempt to smuggle eight Somali citizens using an Indonesian boat from Malaysia through Bagan Asahan waters in North Sumatra. “The navy patrol captured an unnamed vessel at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday,” Head of public relations and the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Justice and Human […]
Continue reading …ِIraqi army says new front opened in western Mosul eyeing 4 districts
30 April, 2017 Comments Off on ِIraqi army says new front opened in western Mosul eyeing 4 districts
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi government forces are opening new front in their battles against Islamic State militants in western Mosul, targeting the recapture of four last districts, according to an Iraqi army officer. Asharq al-Awsat quoted an army colonel saying the new front opens from the recaptured region of Badush, with the aim of charging at […]
Continue reading …Le Pen announces eurosceptic French PM pick, if she wins election
30 April, 2017 Comments Off on Le Pen announces eurosceptic French PM pick, if she wins election
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan and Marine Le Pen shake hands at the end of a joint statement at FN headquarters in Paris. Photo: Geoffrey van der Hasselt/AFP Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen announced Saturday she would name a eurosceptic from outside her National Front party as prime minister if she wins France’s presidency in the May 7 […]
Continue reading …Swedish local politician dies from Stockholm terror attack injuries
30 April, 2017 Comments Off on Swedish local politician dies from Stockholm terror attack injuries
The number of people killed in the April 7th Stockholm terror attack has risen to five after a woman who was a local politician in western Sweden died in hospital. On Friday police confirmed that a woman in her 60s had died on the morning of April 28th in a hospital in southern Sweden, where […]
Continue reading …Germany FM Gabriel says ‘No’ voters in Turkey should be granted visa-free travel
30 April, 2017 Comments Off on Germany FM Gabriel says ‘No’ voters in Turkey should be granted visa-free travel
(IHA Photo) “Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Saturday that visa-free travel should only be granted for Turkish citizens who voted against the constitutional reform in Turkey. The partial suggestion came from the German minister during the European Union Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Malta. “Why shouldn’t we allow intellectuals, artists and journalists to enter Germany […]
Continue reading …Approximately 50,000 Haitians and 4,000 Somalis are now at risk of being deported.
29 April, 2017 Comments Off on Approximately 50,000 Haitians and 4,000 Somalis are now at risk of being deported.
The Black Alliance for Just Immigration, BAJI, is calling on lawmakers to halt the mass deportation of Haitian and Somali immigrants living in the United States. RELATED: Trump Awards Detention Center Builder $110M Contract BAJI, a grassroots organization that mobilizes and empowers Black immigrant communities, has launched a campaign bringing attention to the precarious situation […]
Continue reading …Hezb-i-Islami’s Hekmatyar to Taliban: Lay down arms
29 April, 2017 Comments Off on Hezb-i-Islami’s Hekmatyar to Taliban: Lay down arms
At first public gathering in 20 years, controversial Afghan leader calls on fighters to come to the negotiating table. Laghman, Afghanistan – Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Afghanistan’s Hezb-i-Islami, has called on the Taliban to come to the negotiating table in his first public appearance in 20 years. At least 200 people welcomed Hekmatyar on Saturday in Afghanistan’s […]
Continue reading …The army destroys 8 vehicles in Daraa, foils ISIS attacks in Deir Ezzor
29 April, 2017 Comments Off on The army destroys 8 vehicles in Daraa, foils ISIS attacks in Deir Ezzor
Provinces, SANA-Units of the army and armed forces on Saturday destroyed 8 vehicles for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists and a command-center in al-Naima town in Daraa eastern countryside and in Daraa al-Balad. A military source told SANA that the army’s operations ended up with the killing of several terrorists and inuring many others. Deir Ezzor A […]
Continue reading …How Two Students in the US Turned Their Online Popularity Into Big Money for Famine Aid in Somalia
29 April, 2017 Comments Off on How Two Students in the US Turned Their Online Popularity Into Big Money for Famine Aid in Somalia
During a rally for the newly elected president of Somalia at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Liban Adam delivers a speech about the ongoing drought in Somalia. He and others in the diaspora and mobilizing online to help. Credit: Arthur Nazaryan/PRIThis story by Arthur Nazaryan originally appeared on PRI.org on April 21, 2017. It is republished here as part of a […]
Continue reading …Japanese fighter jets conduct joint drill with U.S. carrier off Okinawa
29 April, 2017 Comments Off on Japanese fighter jets conduct joint drill with U.S. carrier off Okinawa
Japanese fighter jets conduct joint drill with U.S. carrier off Okinawathe USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group for joint drills Friday in waters east of Okinawa as the U.S. vessel steamed toward the Sea of Japan amid soaring tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The exercise had earlier been scheduled for Wednesday, but bad weather forced […]
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