Saudi says Houthis target Mecca, warns of ‘red line’
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis accused them on Wednesday of targeting Islam's holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world.
Vietnam says human traffickers must be strictly dealt with
Vietnam said on Saturday that human traffickers must be strictly dealt with as the Southeast Asian country was informed that several of its citizens were among the 39 people who died in a truck container in Britain last week. “The Vietnamese embassy in Britain was informed by Essex police that there are Vietnamese citizens, unidentified, […]
Rescue ship Alan Kurdi enters Italian waters without authorisation
The German rescue ship Alan Kurdi made an unauthorised entrance into Italian territorial waters on Friday. The ship has been sailing in the Mediterranean for almost a week with 88 migrants on board and has not yet been assigned a safe harbour. The non-profit organisation behind the Alan Kurdi, Sea Eye, said Friday’s manoeuvre was in response […]
UK Lorry Deaths: Police appeal to suspected brothers
Speaking in Belfast, Essex Police Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Stoten urged the brothers to “hand yourselves in to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.’’ The police earlier arrested the 25-year-old Northern Irish driver of the lorry that collected the container from the British freight port of Purleet, near London, after it was shipped from Zeebrugge […]
Apple asks U.S. to waive tariffs on it’s Chinese-made products
Apple Inc asked the Trump administration to waive tariffs on Chinese-made Apple Watches, iPhone components and other consumer products, according to company filings with the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. The company on Thursday sought tariff exclusions from 11 products, including HomePod speakers, iMac computers, parts for use in repairing iPhones, iPhone smart battery cases, AirPods […]
Lebanese man sentenced to death for raping, murdering British embassy employee
A Lebanese man was sentenced to death on Friday on charges of murdering a British embassy employee nearly two years ago, Lebanon’s official news agency NNA reported. The ruling, issued by a criminal court in the area of Mount Lebanon, North East of Beirut, can be appealed. The court convicted the man, identified as Tarek […]
