Violence broke out in Turkey’s restive southeast following the unexpected electoral victory of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), who scored a surprising electoral comeback on Sunday, regaining its parliamentary majority in a poll seen as pivotal for the future of the troubled country. A blast occured in the southeastern[…]
All checks of a Russian passenger plane that broke up in mid-air over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday were carried out as normal, an Egyptian airport security official and the chairman of the state company that runs civilian airports has told Middle East Eye. The security official, who spoke on[…]
A Palestinian teenager was shot and killed on Monday at the al-Jalama checkpoint north of Jenin after allegedly attempting to attack Israeli soldiers with a knife, Israel’s army said. The Israeli army said an “attempted stabbing” took place near Afula, with one Palestinian suspect shot and another arrested at the scene.[…]
It will take at least 3 days before a stretch of Strandfontein Road that partially collapsed after a strong surge of water pushed over a massive concrete pillar on Sunday, could be open for traffic again. Traffic authorities were alerted to the collapse between Govan Mbeki and New Ottery roads[…]
Government would explore various options to meet the commitment made by President Jacob Zuma when he announced a 0% increase in university fees in 2016, the Presidency said in a statement on Sunday. Spokesperson Bongani Majola said each university would be engaged to ensure that practical effect is given to the[…]
While the fee-hike freeze at universities has offered a reprieve to some parents, others with children at some of the country’s top government schools have had to dig deeper to finance their children’s education. A snap survey this week by City Press revealed that some of the country’s most sought-after[…]
Human Rights Watch has praised the United Arab Emirates for passing new laws that will seek to improve protection for migrant workers in the Gulf state. The new contract fraud legislation could stop migrant workers from being forced to do jobs for less money than they originally agreed, Human Rights[…]
Two people have died in road accidents and an Eskom pylon has collapsed on a house roof, as stormy weather continued to wreak havoc in Cape Town on Sunday. In the first incident, a woman died and another 11 were injured in an accident involving a taxi in Mitchell’s Plain,[…]
At least 129 refugees have been found in a refrigerated truck on the Bulgarian border with Turkey, according to a Bulgarian state news agency report. The refrigerated truck driven by a Turkish citizen attempted to enter Bulgaria at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey, Sofia News Agency reported on[…]
Russia mourned the victims of its biggest ever air disaster after a passenger jet full of Russian tourists crashed in Egypt’s Sinai, killing all 224 people on board. Flags were at half mast on the parliament building on Sunday, in the Kremlin, and on other official buildings in honour of[…]
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