Two suspects in the deadly Paris attacks claimed by ISIL were killed this month by coalition air strikes in Syria and Iraq, the US military said on Tuesday. French national Charaffe al-Mouadan, 27, a native of the St Denis suburb of Paris, was among 10 Islamic State of Iraq and[…]
People in the Central African Republic (CAR) are voting on Wednesday in a crucial election that it is hoped will restore peace and democracy to a divided country scarred by years of violence. The presidential and parliamentary vote has been delayed several times, with the latest date set for Sunday[…]
France has asked the European Union to improve the detection of fake Syrian passports used by people trying to get into Europe after two of the suicide bombers in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks were found carrying such passports. In a letter to the European Commission, French Interior Minister Bernard[…]
AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s petition to have his case reopened has been dismissed by Justice Minister Michael Masutha. Masutha made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. On December 23, Dalindyebo received a reprieve when the Eastern Cape High Court in Mthatha granted him a bail extension until December 30. On the[…]
By Budour Youssef Hassan – Whenever Palestinians stand up for their rights in Jerusalem, it is a safe bet that Samer Abu Eisheh will be there. It is hard to imagine a protest near the Damascus Gate — an entrance to the Old City — without his bellowing voice. It[…]
OPINION by Khaled Al-Dakheel – Syria’s present day borders are the result of the 1916 Sykes-Picot agreement between France and Britain. In the final weeks of 2015, the UN Security Council has been drawing up an agreement that could potentially bring about a new future for Syria and provide a[…]
An attorney who was approached to represent a local Muslim family, whose four children have been detained for close to a month in Saudi Arabia for “security reasons”, says the siblings are being held without charge and are being denied the right to communicate with their family or lawyers. The[…]
The fear of possible shack fires has become a “way of life” for those residing in the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement in Hout Bay. The area was hit by a devastating fire over Christmas weekend which destroyed more than 500 shacks, leaving 1 dead and over 1000 homeless. The blaze[…]
The Cape Town city centre is expected to attract throngs of people for the highly anticipated Malay Choirs Parade on Wednesday and Thursday. The City of Cape Town is expecting tens of thousands of people and on Tuesday cautioned residents that it would be implementing temporary road closures for Wednesday[…]
Almost 10 000 people have been arrested in the Western Cape since the start of the festive season, and the police are not done yet. The arrests, made since December 16, were mostly drug and liquor related, acting provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Garry Kruser said on Tuesday. So far, 2 560[…]
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