Sunbathers Shove Migrant Boat Back on Gavdos: Locals Fume Over 'Partying' Overrun Crisis

Furious holidaymakers waded into the turquoise shallows off Greece's remote Gavdos island, shoving a migrant dinghy back out to sea while chanting 'go home', as the idyllic 70-person outpost buckled under an unprecedented surge of arrivals from...

We nurture and promote insecurity (2)

Last week we looked at the same topic and indeed listed very crucial points worth receiving attention from those in power and authority. Elsewhere leaders don’t wait to be told stories by third parties, they tune to the broadcast stations to...

1st Sahel Chess Festival in Monastir, Tunisia

GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, Norway's number two (after Magnus!) and 66th in the world, was the winner of the inaugural edition of the Sahel Chess Festival in Monastir, Tunisia, held 1–9 September 2025. Johan-Sebastian Christiansen Chess is...

UAE imposes visa ban on Bangladesh from January 2026

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imposed a ban on citizens of Bangladesh, stopping them from applying for tourist and work visas starting January 2026. According to an article published on the UAEVisaOnline website, which cited an immigration...

Donald Trump to meet Syria's Ahmad Al Shara, official says

US President Donald Trump is to meet Syrian counterpart Ahmad Al Shara as hopes rise of an imminent Washington-brokered security deal between the new Syrian authorities and Israel. The two leaders will hold "an official meeting soon", after Mr...

Adnoc’s XRG completes stake acquisition in US LNG project

Adnoc’s global energy investment arm XRG has closed the acquisition of an 11.7 per cent stake in Phase 1 (trains 1-3) of the Rio Grande LNG project in Texas as the company continues to boost its portfolio globally. The deal, initially announced in...

Border Police intercept smuggled petrol, nab human traffickers, rescue victims

The Nigeria Police Force Border Patrol Unit has recorded major breakthroughs in its sustained crackdown on economic saboteurs and cross-border criminal gangs across several states of the federation. The Force Public Relations Officer and a Chief...

UAE slaps visa ban on Bangladesh starting January next

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially placed Bangladesh on its 2026 visa ban list, effectively barring the citizens of the country from applying for tourist and work visas to the Gulf state. The restriction is part of a broader list...

Police Border Patrol Foiling Arms, Human and Products Trafficking Across Nigerian Borders

The Nigeria Police Force Border Patrol Unit has made several major breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against smugglers, human traffickers, and armed criminals operating around the country’s borders. In Taraba State, at Gembu, smugglers abandoned...

Can I watch Chelsea vs Brighton on TV? Live stream Premier League 2025/26 game today, TV channels, preview

The Premier League continues this weekend, and the highlight of the 3pm kick-offs is undoubtedly Brighton’s trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. The Seagulls were torn apart by Cole Palmer in the same fixture 12 months ago, but Fabian Hürzeler...

'Many lives were saved': Tenants recall escape after 150 flee raging Dubai fire

Tenants have spoken of how they held their children close as they ran down stairs to escape a raging fire which swept through their residential building in Al Barsha area of Dubai. About 150 people fled the 14-storey Saleh Bin Lahej building, near...

Jamming, drone attacks plague Global Sumud Flotilla’s final phase of mission

Ex-senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan says no Pakistani officials reached out after strike, assails Israel's attempts at “psychological warfare". As some Western leaders recognise a Palestinian state, Israel seems to have entered panic mode. Tel Aviv has...

IHRO Vietnam Head Ho Kim Dom Ends India Peace Tour on World Peace Day

Noida: The India leg of the International Human Rights Organisation’s (IHRO) 'Peace and Justice Tour' concluded on World Peace Day with a felicitation ceremony organised by the All India Panchayat Parishad (AIPP). The tour was led by IHRO’s...

The Fertile Black Land: Tracing the History of Ancient Egypt

Statues of two pharaohs of Egypt’s Twenty-Fifth Dynasty and several other Kushite kings. From left to right: Tantamani, Taharqa (rear), Senkamanisken, again Tantamani (rear), Aspelta, Anlamani, again Senkamanisken. / Photo by Matthias Gehricke,...

The spectacular movie-star country that few Australians visit

My stay tonight is a tented camp two hours south-east of Tozeur, across the chott, through the township of Douz and into the desert. The bus disagrees with the fine sand and gently, stubbornly, bogs itself, refusing to move until it’s freed by the...

France's ex-leader Sarkozy told he must go to prison in Qaddafi funding case

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy over accusations the late Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi helped fund his victorious 2007 presidential run....

Police Seize Smuggled PMS From Smugglers Going To Cameroon, Benin Republic

1 Anthony Ufoh The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intercepted smuggled petrol from being smuggled from Nigeria to the West African States of Cameroon and the Benin Republic with 103 jerrycans kegs. Benjamin Hundeyin, the Force Police spokesperson,...

There's an international flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade of Gaza | What to know

Spain and Italy say they are sending navy ships to where a flotilla of boats carrying activists seeking to break Israel's blockade of Gaza is sailing, after the activists said they were attacked by drones near Greece.See a report on the video...

The Trump administration’s call to ‘reframe’ the global asylum system would harm people seeking safety 

Background: In mid-September 2025, media reports suggested that US President Donald Trump’s administration planned to call for “reframing the global approach to asylum” during an event on the sidelines of the United National General Assembly...

How migration to Greece and UK compares

In July, Greece suspended processing of asylum applications from North Africa for three months after a surge in migrant numbers Beachgoers have been filmed pushing a boatful of migrants out to sea after they tried to land on a Greek island. In the...