With arrival of 4th caravan, there are now 12,000 migrants in Mexico Another 4,000 waded across the Suchiate river from Guatemala yesterday
5 November, 2018 Comments Off on With arrival of 4th caravan, there are now 12,000 migrants in Mexico Another 4,000 waded across the Suchiate river from Guatemala yesterday
Migrants cross the Suchiate river yesterday.y. With the entry of a fourth migrant caravan yesterday, it is estimated there are now more than 12,000 Central American migrants in Mexico. About 4,000 Salvadoran migrants crossed the Suchiate river that divides Guatemala from Chiapas, the newspaper El Universal reported. The migrants rejected an offer of accommodation at a shelter […]
Continue reading …Govt will not overlook inciteful statements of protesters, Fawad Chaudhry warns
4 November, 2018 Comments Off on Govt will not overlook inciteful statements of protesters, Fawad Chaudhry warns
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday cautioned that the federal government would neither turn a blind eye, nor forget the inciteful speeches made by protesters against the acquittal of Aasia Bibi last week, Express News reported. “No one should think the government will condone such behaviour,” the information minister said, adding […]
Continue reading …Khashoggi’s body parts transported in suitcases: Report Corpse of Saudi journalist was dismembered and put into five suitcases after he was strangled, Turkish daily reports
4 November, 2018 Comments Off on Khashoggi’s body parts transported in suitcases: Report Corpse of Saudi journalist was dismembered and put into five suitcases after he was strangled, Turkish daily reportsMaher Abdulaziz Mutreb, right, entered Turkey through Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on October 2 [Sabah via AP] The Turkish pro-government newspaper Sabah has reported that journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s corpse was dismembered and put into five suitcases after he was strangled upon entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. Citing unnamed officials, Sabah reported on Sunday that […]
Continue reading …Bahrain court sentences opposition leaders to life in prison
4 November, 2018 Comments Off on Bahrain court sentences opposition leaders to life in prison
Sheikh Ali Salman, head of Bahrain’s largest Shi’ite opposition group Wefaq, speaks to gathering of tens of thousands in the village of Diraz, West of Manama, Bahrain, July 1, 2011. (Reuters Photo) A Shiite cleric who was a central figure in Bahrain’s 2011 Arab Spring protests has been sentenced to life in prison on spying […]
Continue reading …Pakistan:Aasia Bibi’s lawyer leaves country
3 November, 2018 Comments Off on Pakistan:Aasia Bibi’s lawyer leaves country
Protests in Karachi on November 2. PHOTO:NNI ISLAMABAD: Aasia Bibi’s lawyer Saiful Malook left Pakistan early Saturday morning fearing for his safety. Malook claims he is facing threats from sections of lawyers and it is difficult for him to practice in the prevailing situation. Talking to The Express Tribune, Malook, however, clarified that he would return to […]
Continue reading …Trump ‘disgraced’ US prestige with Iran sanctions, Khamenei says
3 November, 2018 Comments Off on Trump ‘disgraced’ US prestige with Iran sanctions, Khamenei says
In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 14, 2018. (AP Photo) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that President Donald Trump has “disgraced” U.S. prestige and would be the ultimate […]
Continue reading …‘A tough blow for Europe’: Merkel’s move poses problems for EU
3 November, 2018 Comments Off on ‘A tough blow for Europe’: Merkel’s move poses problems for EU
Angela Merkel with Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission in Brussels on October 18th. Photo: DPA Angela Merkel with Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission in Brussels on October 18th. Photo: DPA As Europe’s most powerful leader, Angela Merkel’s decision to quit as German chancellor in 2021 spells uncertainty and possibly paralysis for […]
Continue reading …Khashoggi murder ordered from highest levels of Saudi gov’t, Erdoğan says in Washington Post op-ed
3 November, 2018 Comments Off on Khashoggi murder ordered from highest levels of Saudi gov’t, Erdoğan says in Washington Post op-edThe order to kill Jamal Khashoggi came from the highest levels of the Saudi government, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said late Friday in an opinion piece in The Washington Post detailing Turkey’s stance on the killing of the journalist in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate. “Saudi Arabia still has many questions to answer about Jamal Khashoggi’s […]
Continue reading …Ethiopia appoints first woman to head supreme court
2 November, 2018 Comments Off on Ethiopia appoints first woman to head supreme court
Supreme Court President Meaza Ashenafi and Supreme Court Vice President Solomon Areda greeting Attorney General Birhanu Tsegaye In its session that was held today, the House of People’s Representatives elected a president and vice president for the Federal Supreme Court. Accordingly, Meaza Ashenafi has been elected to serve as president. Meaza is the first woman […]
Continue reading …Egypt: 7 killed, dozens injured in attack on bus bound for Coptic monastery
2 November, 2018 Comments Off on Egypt: 7 killed, dozens injured in attack on bus bound for Coptic monastery
Egyptian police commandos in action. (Supplied) At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in shooting on two buses heading towards a Coptic Christian monastery in upper Egypt. According to Coptic sources, unknown gunmen fired a barrage on two buses carrying the Copts who were on their way to the monastery of St. Samuel […]
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