Hundreds were killed during a stampede in Mina, near the Muslim holy city of Mecca, as two million people were performing the traditional haj pilgrimage, according to the Saudi Civil Security Service. At least 717 people lost their lives and 863 sustained injuries in a stampede that occurred on the third day of the annual […]
Two Canadians, one Norwegian, and a Filipina have been kidnapped from a popular resort in Samal Island, the Philippines, local police confirmed. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to a provincial police chief, the incident happened late Monday night, when the kidnapped were on a yacht docked at Holiday Oceanview Resort in Davao del Norte province. Read […]
It’s not just European leaders telling refugees to stay put, Islamic State propagandists are ramping up their rhetoric to dissuade refugees fleeing for Europe and instead stay and “honor the Caliphate”. Videos have emerged on social media telling potential migrants that the West is an “imaginary paradise” and a “mirage” that will not give “safety […]
KUALA LUMPUR — A new red-yellow divide is emerging, but this time it’s not in Thailand but in Malaysia and there is a danger of a destructive conflict along racial lines. Former Thai foreign minister Kasit Piromya on Saturday warned that rallies based on racial identity would only lead Malaysia down the path of war-torn […]
A court in Kuwait yesterday sentenced fifteen people for involvement in June’s bombing of the Imam Sadiq Mosque. Seven were sentenced to death. The suicide attack in Kuwait City killed 26 and injured 227. The trial of seven women and 22 men before Judge Mohammad al-Duaij produced fourteen acquittals. All those sentenced to death were […]
Radioactive water has been leaking from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant following damage caused by Typhoon Etau. The plant’s drainage system has been inundated by a surge of sea water brought in by the typhoon, which reached Japan on Wednesday. A spokesperson for TEPCO, the company that runs the plant, yesterday said they were investigating […]
A storm yesterday caused a crane to fall into Mecca’s Grand Mosque, killing 107 or more and wounding 238, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense Authority. Civil Defense Authority director General Suleiman al-Amr, in remarks to al-Ikhbariya television, said “All those who were wounded and the dead have been taken to hospital. There are no […]
Indian police are investigating allegations that a Saudi diplomat held two Nepali women hostage in his residence, and raped them for several months before they were rescued by after a police tip-off from an NGO. The two women, a 44 year old mother and her 20 year old daughter, were apparently hired by the Saudi […]
