The pair, who investigators say were part of the radical Islamist scene in the central Germany city of Göttingen, have failed to win temporary legal protection from deportation. The 27-year-old Algerian and 22-year-old Nigeria were arrested last month in connection with a plot to carry out what police said was a “potentially imminent terror attack.” … Read more
Interior ministers mainly from the central Mediterranean region met in Rome on Monday to ramp up efforts to curb migration from Libya amid a sharp rise in the number of people trying to cross to Europe. One year after a controversial deal with Turkey to stop migrants setting out across the Aegean Sea for Greece, … Read more
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel of using ‘Nazi measures’ as a war of words threatens to spiral out of control. In a speech broadcast on television yesterday Erdogan said: ‘When we call them Nazis they (Europe) get uncomfortable. They rally together in solidarity. Especially Merkel. ‘But you are right … Read more
A man has been shot dead after grabbing a soldier’s gun at Orly airport in Paris, French officials say. He was killed by the security forces in a shop after seizing the weapon in the airport’s southern terminal. The airport has been shut down after what the authorities said was an extremely serious incident and … Read more
Pakistan cricket authorities Friday charged and suspended international player Shahzaib Hasan in an ongoing case over spot-fixing during a recent Twenty20 league. The widening scandal, which has so far ensnared four other current or former national stars, has tainted the recently completed Pakistan Super League (PSL), hailed as a step towards restoring international cricket in … Read more
Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content” posted on the social network by Pakistanis. Facebook has agreed to send a team to Pakistan to address reservations about content on the social media site, according to the interior ministry. Blasphemy is a highly sensitive and incendiary issue in Pakistan. Critics say blasphemy … Read more
The first batch of President Akufo-Addo’s deputy ministerial nominees underwent an orientation at the Flagstaff House, Monday. The attendees largely Members of Parliament (MP) of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and some non-MPs were taken through behaviour and conduct expected of them. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who was in attendance used the opportunity … Read more
The Netherlands has warned its citizens over travel to Turkey as a row between the countries shows no sign of abating. Germany, Austria and the Netherlands blocked Turkish attempts to hold rallies in those countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed retaliation, accusing them of “Nazism”. On Monday, the Dutch foreign ministry issued a new … Read more
A British activist who advocates boycotting Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territory has been denied entry to the country, authorities said Monday. Hugh Lanning, head of the London-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign, was denied entry on Sunday night at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv over his “ongoing actions to promote boycotts against Israel,” a … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seeking foreign investment in an economic reform plan, left for the US Monday to meet President Donald Trump, state media said. Prince Mohammed will be the highest-ranking Saudi official to hold talks with Trump since the US leader took office in January. The visit, which officially … Read more
Several EU leaders have criticised Turkey, amid a growing row over the Turkish government’s attempts to hold rallies in European countries. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany and the Netherlands of “Nazism” after officials blocked rallies there. Dutch PM Mark Rutte called his comments “unacceptable”, while Germany’s foreign minister said he hoped Turkey would “return … Read more
The Coalition of SADA Zone Civil Society Organizations have condemn recent attacks on officials of one of its partners, Unique Savannah by an alleged NPP-affiliated youth group in Tamale, Kandaha boys. The group, is alleged to have assaulted the officials without provocation. The injured officials are have been hospitalized in Tamale still receiving treatment. A … Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a setback Friday when the upper house of parliament rejected a proposal to declare three North African states “safe countries of origin” in refugee law. The proposed designation for Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco aimed to make it easier for Germany to deny asylum requests from their citizens on the grounds … Read more
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has strongly repudiated assertions that the bloody intra-ethnic chieftaincy clashes in Bimbilla is politically motivated. “I don’t see anything political in this from where I sit,” he said Thursday March 9, 2017 on the Morning Starr, adding “as far as I know…the Bimbilla and its environs, there are about 33 … Read more
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has entreated feuding factions in the intra-ethnic chieftaincy clashes in Bimbilla that claimed 13 lives and rendered many homeless to immediately embrace peace or risk being engulfed in poverty. He said the government will be forced to spend the monies earmarked for development into maintaining law and order in the … Read more
Gambian police have launched an investigation into a violent public assault of a reporter by supporters of President Adama Barrow, a police source told AFP Wednesday. Journalist Kebba Jeffang was hit, scratched and insulted at a press conference on Sunday held by ministers from three parties who joined together to form Barrow’s new coalition government. … Read more
Morocco is “more determined than ever” to develop the Western Sahara, Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad said Wednesday on a two-day visit to the disputed territory. Rabat insists the former Spanish colony is an integral part of its kingdom, but the Algeria-based Polisario Front demands a referendum on self-determination there. The two sides fought for control … Read more
Journalists in The Gambia on Tuesday urged the country’s new leadership to uphold their pledge to respect media freedom after a violent public assault on a reporter by President Adama Barrow’s supporters. Kebba Jeffang, a journalist for Foroyaa newspaper, was hit, scratched and insulted at a press conference on Sunday held by ministers from three … Read more
Popular American musician, Akon, has provided public lighting to the Sareh Pateh village located a few kilometres from The Gambian capital Banjul. The village of some 4,000 inhabitants turned on street lights for the first time on Sunday. It’s mosque and a pharmacy also benefited from the power project. Akon together with fellow Senegalese Niang … Read more
Israel’s parliament on Monday evening said it had passed into law a bill barring entry into the country to those supporting a boycott of the Jewish state. “The knesset (parliament) passed on its second and third readings the Entry into Israel bill,” it said in a statement. “A visa will not be granted nor a … Read more