Spain’s Interior Ministry denied wrongdoing Friday after a viral video showing several Spanish agents beating a young African migrant who crossed the border into the city of Melilla. The video was captured by Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE. It shows a young man, possibly a minor, slowly climbing down the border fence separating Spain’s Africa...
A university in Munich, Germany has apologized publicly to two Muslim women students for discriminatory practices during online exams. The incidents sparked widespread criticism on social media, prompting the apology. HM Hochschule Munchen HOT SCHOOL MEWNCHIN said on Twitter “it offered sincere apologies” to the students who were asked by inst...
A new U.N. report calls on Canada to amend legislation that potentially strips “tens of thousands” of Indigenous women of Indian status for marrying non-Indigenous men. While Indigenous women lose their status under Canada’s Indian Act, which was passed in 1876, their children cannot inherit their mother’s heritage status. Indigeno...
Yemen has seen a significant number of infectious diseases in various regions as the ongoing war has had a negative impact on the health sector. Health facilities are overcrowded with patients ravaged by various epidemics. Among the most prominent diseases currently prevalent in Yemen are dengue and viral fever. The continuing coronavirus outb...
An international body fighting money laundering says the United Arab Emirates isn’t doing enough to stop criminals and militants from hiding wealth there. Paris-based Financial Action Task Force on Friday placed UAE on its “gray list” of 23 countries, including Jordan, Syria and Yemen. The Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arab...
A boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya refugees, including dozens of children, landed on the coast of Indonesia’s westernmost province Aceh on Sunday, police said. The vessel sailed from a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh, arriving shortly after 3 a.m. on a beach in Bireun BIRI YOON district. It carried 114 people, including 58 men, 21 […]...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – AFP Burkina Faso’s Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has named a 25-member government to lead the country during a three-year transition. General Barthelemy Simpore retains the job of defence minister that he held under Roch Marc Christian Kabore who was ousted after troops mutinied over his strategy against ji...
Damascus, Syria – AFP Israeli missile strikes killed at least two civilians before dawn on Monday near the Syrian capital Damascus, state media reported. Israel carried out the strikes at around 5:00 a.m. (0300 GMT), hitting positions south of the capital, Syria’s official SANA news agency said, citing a military source. “Our...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – UN Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams on Monday called for opening oilfields and resuming all civilian flights in the Arab country. “I am following with concern reports of closure of oil fields and suspension of some civilian flights,” Williams said on Twitter. “Freedom of movement around the country is a [&helli...
