Libyan authorities arrest more than 600 migrants in Tripoli
- 2022-01-10 23:52:59
On Monday, the Libyan authorities arrested more than 600 migrants and refugees who had been camping for months in front of a former office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Tripoli, according to two relief organizations. "We are concerned about the detention of hundreds .. المزيد
Danish intelligence chief arrested for leaking classified materials
- 2022-01-10 23:50:57
The head of Denmark´s military intelligence service, Lars Vindsen, has been arrested on charges of leaking classified materials, local media outlets reported Monday. Last month, Danish police arrested four current and former NISS employees on charges of leaking highly classified .. المزيد
South Africa condemns auction of Mandela´s cell key
- 2021-12-25 00:20:56
South Africa condemned Friday an auction for the key to the cell where former president and nationalist leader Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. The key to the cell on Robben Island, where Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years, is the centerpiece of an auction that Britain´s Guernseys plans to .. المزيد
More than 2,000 flights canceled around the world on Christmas Eve
- 2021-12-25 00:19:05
Airlines were forced to cancel more than 2,000 flights around the world, about a quarter of them in the United States, to confront the Omicron mutant that disrupted travel during the end of the year holidays. And according to the “Flight Aware” website at 15:40 GMT, at least 2,116 .. المزيد
The US Embassy in Khartoum calls on its citizens to avoid areas of protests
- 2021-12-25 00:17:27
The US Embassy in Khartoum on Friday called on its citizens to avoid travel and to refrain from being in the areas of protests that are expected to be organized tomorrow, Saturday, in the Sudanese capital and other cities. The embassy said through its account on (Facebook) that "demonstrations .. المزيد
Washington announces the reunion of 100 families whose members the Trump administration had separated at the Mexico border
- 2021-12-25 00:14:32
The United States has announced the reunion of 100 families whose members the administration of former President Donald Trump separated from each other at the border with Mexico as part of its "zero tolerance" policy.The policy, approved in 2018, and suspended after about six weeks .. المزيد
Congo and Uganda armies claim control of two rebel strongholds
- 2021-12-25 00:13:09
The Congolese and Ugandan armies, which are launching a joint operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, announced Friday that they had captured two important rebel strongholds after "fierce battles".Congolese army spokesman, .. المزيد
US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to launch criminal prosecutions against Trump´s White House chief of staff
- 2021-12-15 00:17:29
US House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday to recommend criminal charges of contempt of Congress against former President Donald Trump´s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, against the background of his refusal to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating the storming of .. المزيد
The United Nations envoy to Yemen warns of the danger of a street war in Marib
- 2021-12-15 00:10:55
The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned Tuesday of the dangers of a street war in the northern city of Marib, stressing that the conflict between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces "has escalated dramatically." Grundberg said at a monthly meeting of the UN Security .. المزيد
Arabic calligraphy joins UNESCO´s List of Intangible Heritage
- 2021-12-15 00:09:11
On Tuesday, UNESCO inscribed in its intangible heritage the Arabic calligraphy, which constitutes a basic cultural symbol in the Arab and Islamic world despite the decline in the number of calligraphers, in a classification that allows the preservation of a heritage that is often threatened. UNESCO .. المزيد