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‘Massacre’ in Homs leaves 45 vroue, children dead, Syrian activists say
Mar 12th
Ten minste 45 vroue en kinders is dood in die Siriese stad van Homs laat Sondag, opposisie-aktiviste het gesê, uur na die U.N. spesiale gesant na Sirië het met die land se president in 'n poging om 'n diplomatieke oplossing te bereik, om die geweld te beëindig. Die moorde het plaasgevind in die Homs omgewing van KArm al Zaytoun,…
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Laai ...Nuwe Israeliese aanvalle op Gasa-slag 2, verhoog tol 20: medics
Mar 12th
Gasa: Twee Palestyne is dood in die Israeliese lug aanvalle naby die Gaza-stad Khan Yunis op Maandag oggend, om die tol in drie dae van geweld 20, medics vertel. 'N eerste man, aangewys as 24-jaar-oue Suleiman Abu Mutlaq, vermoor is in 'n aanval oos van Khan Yunis, terwyl die tweede, who was…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...70 killed in Syria on first day of Annan visit
Mar 11th
BEIRUT: Ten minste 70 persons, mostly soldiers and rebels, were killed in violence across Syria on Saturday, the first of a two-day visit by international peace envoy Kofi Annan, a monitor said. Among them were 21 army deserters, 19 soldiers and 22 burgerlikes, who were killed in fighting in the northwestern province of Idlib, whose…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Israeli air strikes kill 16 in Gaza
Mar 11th
Gasa: Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed 16 Palestinians, medics said early Sunday. It was the deadliest violence between Israel and the Palestinians across the Gaza border in more than three years, prompting the United States and the European Union to urge both sides to restore calm. Medics said three Palestinians were killed in…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...US envoy to Egypt arrives in Germany
Mar 11th
CAIRO: US ambassador to Egypt rushed to Germany from where she will return to United States, according to German news agency. Earlier, around 100 protesters calling for an end to military rule in Egypt clashed with soldiers near the US embassy in Cairo. Shouting “Down with military power!” the protesters lobbed stones at the soldiers,…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...United Nation agreed to release $1.5bn Assets For Libya
Aug 30th
The United Nations Security Council has agreed to release $1.5bn (£1bn) of seized Libyan assets for humanitarian needs. The US and South Africa struck a deal after the rebel-led National Transitional Council (NTC) said it urgently needs at least $5bn (£3bn) to pay state salaries, maintain vital services and repair critical oil facilities. South Africa…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Egyptian revolution
Aug 16th
The 2011 Egyptian revolution (Arabic: ثورة ٢٥ يناير thawret 25 yanāyir, Revolution of 25 January) took place following a popular uprising that began on 25 January 2011 and is still continuing as of August 2011. The uprising was mainly a campaign of non-violent civil resistance, which featured a series of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Breaking News Libya: Nato steps up air strikes on Tripoli
May 24th
Nato planes have launched a series of air attacks on Libya’s capital Tripoli, with correspondents saying they appear the largest so far of the campaign. Some of the strikes appear to have targeted Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi’s Bab al-Aziziya compound. They came after France announced it and the UK would also deploy attack helicopters…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...NATO aircraft pound Tripoli; government says 3 dood, 150 injured
May 24th
NATO aircraft launched more than a dozen strikes on the Libyan capital early Tuesday, and smoke could be seen rising from the area near Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s Bab-al-Azizia compound in Tripoli. The NATO attack, one of the heaviest against Tripoli since the NATO mission began just over two months ago, started at about 1…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...War crimes prosecutor seeks Gaddafi warrant
May 17th
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Gaddafi personally ordered attacks on Libyan civilians [Reuters] The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has asked a three-judge panel to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his second-eldest son, Saif al-Islam, and his intelligence chief, Abdullah Senussi. Luis Moreno-Ocampo described the evidence against the three men as “very strong” in…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Assad’s regime of torture
May 17th
In addition to military sieges and assaults in Syrian cities, those critical of the regime face the possibility of imprisonment and ‘rampant torture’ [GALLO/GETTY] “Bashar is God! Bashar is God!” As the fists and boots and sticks pummelled his body and bloodied his face, the college student screamed out what he thought his interrogators wanted…
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Israeli forces ‘open fire’ on Gaza, Syria borders
May 15th
Israeli forces have fired on groups of protesters at border points with Gaza and on the Golan Heights border with Syria, reports say. The Israeli military said it opened fire on the Golan Heights as a group tried to breach the border. Reports said at least 10 were injured. Ten minste 15 Palestinians were injured…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Man Snatched Mic from Imam e Ka’aba to Shout I am Mehdi I am Mehdi
Apr 15th
Send By Naseem شاب يخطف مايكرفون الحرم المكي ويصرخ : أنا المهدي In a strange incident of its kind, to kidnap a young microphone private prayer in the Haram in Mecca on Tuesday after the imam of the prayer zoom.Age directly.According to eyewitnesses, the “already” that the young man was shouting the words “I am .. I am the Mahdi Mahdi,”
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Inside Story – Saudi intervention in Bahrain
Mar 21st
Saudi-led troops cross the border into their Gulf neighbor Bahrain. Is the core of sectarian divide about to be exposed? And could the fallout become regional?
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Air Attacks Largely Destroy Libyan Defence Forces
Mar 21st
Allied air strikes have hit at the heart of Moammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli. Extensive damage waswrought on the four story building – a justifiable target says the coalition as it contained the means of controlling Libya’s forces.Operations to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya resumed over night in a second wave of attacks.A spokesperson for the regime…
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...International forces begin Libya strikes – Watch Video
Mar 20th
International forces have begun military operations in Libya, with French fighter jets taking out several tanks operated by pro-government forces, while over 100 US Tomahawk cruise missiles struck at air defence sites. The US is taking the lead in the first phase of operations, but says it will be handing over control to coalition partners…
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