Economic promises, alleged state corruption and the Kurdish situation are some of the issues being considered by Turkish voters as they go to the polls in parliamentary elections on Sunday. The outcome of the polls could also determine whether ruling party politicians can rewrite the constitution to bolster the powers[…]
A Salafist group has claimed responsibility for a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip towards the Israeli town of Ashkelon on Saturday night, as Israel carried out retaliatory airstrikes overnight. In a statement issued Sunday, the group, calling itself “Sheikh Omar Hadid-Bayt al-Maqdis,” claimed that its fighters had fired a[…]
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has vented their ire as parole and release conditions were set for Clive Derby-Lewis on Friday. The party, in a statement, said it would launch a campaign to “transform the judiciary”, in response to a High Court in Pretoria ruling that Derby-Lewis be released[…]
Egyptian military forces will begin to evacuate more homes opposite to the borderlines with the Gaza Strip come July, in an ongoing expansion of the no-go area between Egypt and the Palestinian coastal enclave, Egyptian military sources said Saturday. A fertile ground for smuggling tunnels running underground between the[…]
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of nine more climbers from Malaysia’s highest peak a day after it was struck by a strong earthquake, bringing the total number of dead to 11. Masidi Manjun, Sabah State’s tourism minister, announced the updated casualty figures via Twitter on Saturday, saying that eight[…]
Saudi Arabia has said it has shot down a Scud missile fired into the kingdom by Houthi rebels and forces allied to the former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. “At 2:45am on Saturday morning, the Houthi militias and ousted [president] Ali Abdullah Saleh launched a Scud missile in the[…]
An illegal occupant has left the home of claimant, Tahir Levy in District Six, uninhabitable after three years of occupying the home. Rightful claimant, Levy along with officials from the Regional Lands Claims Commissioner visited the home on Friday to inspect the damages. During the inspection, clear indications of[…]
Statistics shows that roughly 11.4 million children in South Africa are forced to cope with abject poverty, neglect and abuse on an almost daily basis; with little hope of respite. These children either reside in broken homes, child care facilities or on the countries streets. In line with the annual[…]
With the global war on extremism at its highest point in years, criticism continues to mount that a more aggressive model of action has only but further isolated communities where radicalism is most prevalent. Most at risk of falling into the trip are those in smaller and more impoverished areas,[…]
Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom is reviewing the new visa regulations regarding children which came into effect on 1st June to ensure that South Africa does not have a loss of existing and potential tourist markets. The regulation states that children under 18 who are travelling with both parents are[…]
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