Western Cape Community Safety MEC Dan Plato is demanding feedback from the national correctional services minister on whether a Facebook page publishing photos, ostensibly taken inside Pollsmoor Prison, was authentic. “Our prisons [can’t] become party palaces for criminals where photoshoots and communication with the outside world are the order of[…]
The United Nations has announced an unconditional week-long humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen where more than 80 percent of the country’s 25 million people are believed to be in need of some form of emergency aid. Stephane Dujarric, the UN spokesman, said on Thursday that the truce would start on Friday,[…]
Nelson Mandela’s Rivonia Trial co-accused and Jewish anti-apartheid stalwart Denis Goldberg has came out slamming the Israeli lobby’s use of propaganda holiday trips to try to entice and buy-off South African students, young people and enterpreneurs. “The pro-Israeli lobby, the SA Jewish Board of Deputies and SA Zionist Federation try[…]
The social messaging tool Snapchat has cast a spotlight on the West Bank, days after it chose to feature stories from Israel without mentioning Palestinians. The networking app unleashed a wave of criticism from Twitter users for not showing both sides of the story when on Tuesday it depicted Israelis[…]
The United States and other major powers are not in a rush to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, suggesting an accord was unlikely hours ahead of a deadline set by the U.S. Congress for a quick review. Adding to signs[…]
The Greek government sent a package of reform proposals to its euro zone creditors on Thursday in a race to win new funds to avert bankruptcy and will seek a parliamentary vote on Friday to endorse immediate actions. In the latest proposals, Greece has asked for 53.5 billion euros ($59[…]
The largest concentration of Arabs outside the Middle East is in Brazil, which has 9 million Brazilians of Arab ancestry, according to Saudi Aramco World. Of these 9 million Arabs, seven million are of Lebanese ancestry making Brazil’s population of Lebanese greater than that of Lebanon itself. Currently, the refugees[…]
Thousands lined Sarajevo’s main street on Thursday as a huge truck bearing 136 coffins passed on its way to Srebrenica, where newly identified victims of Europe’s worst massacre since World War II will be buried on the 20th anniversary of the crime. As the truck covered with a huge Bosnian[…]
Malaysian police have arrested two Malaysian nationals on suspicion of having links with militant group Islamic State. According to the police statement, both suspects have reportedly held meetings in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to plan attacks on the country. The first suspect from Kuala Lumpur was arrested last Thursday. The 28-year-old[…]
The number of people fleeing the civil war in Syria has now passed four million, according to the UN refugee agency. An overwhelming majority of the refugees have fled to neighbouring countries, with Turkey hosting nearly two million alone, UNHCR said in a report released on Thursday. This is the biggest refugee[…]
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