El País, August 17, 2010 The city of Almeria holds one of the harbours that witness each year the movement of migrants that cross the Mediterranean to visit their home countries during the Summer season – this is called “Operación Paso del Estrecho”. In the rehabilitation project of the harbour there was a parcel dedicated…
During a speech in Benghazi on Thursday, Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi characterized Switzerland as a country of “unbelievers” and “apostates.” Playing off of the recent referendum that banned minarets, he claimed that Islamic houses of worship were being destroyed in Switzerland, and before a crowd of thousands called for “a Jihad using all means.” He…
Police raided a hotel where the five American would-be jihadists stayed upon arrival in Pakistan. They recovered a mobile phone and five bags, but no major clues were discovered. There has been speculation about Pakistan deporting the men, but no plans to send them back the US are currently in place. They cannot be handed…
French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped while his captors slept, then walked five hours through one of the most dangerous cities in the world to safety at the country’s presidential palace. Marc Aubriere, who was seized along with another agent in July 14, denied reports that he killed…
A Dutch couple is among those killed in the July 17 bombings in Jakarta. The man and woman, who were vacationing at one of the two hotels targeted in the suicide bombings, are two of seven people killed in the incident.
