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...

Roaming Charges: What’s the Frequency, Donald?

“A populace that is chloroformed day and night by TV stations like Fox News could do with inoculation by poetry. Obviously, poetry can’t be administered like an injection, but it does constitute a boost to the capacity for discrimination and...

Syrian leader to address the UN in historic visit

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator For the first time since 1967, a Syrian President has arrived in New York to participate in the UN General assembly. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa delivered his address on September 23. On...

Sir Mark Heathcote Bt: MI6 officer with role in Falklands war

In the decades after the invasion of the Falklands on April 2, 1982, Sir Mark Heathcote was often asked if he had warned his government of the coming Argentinian attack. The then MI6 station chief in Buenos Aires would reply that it wasn’t that...

Africa Intelligence Brief News Roundup (September 17, 2025)

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) North Africa balanced autonomy and alignment, with Algeria resisting U.S. security ties, Morocco joining naval drills, Egypt accelerating privatization, Tunisia's schools facing strikes, and Libya pivoting to heritage...

Kosovo Lobbying Falls Short as Morocco Upholds Anti-Separatism Doctrine

Marrakech – Recently, statements on social media sparked discussion about Morocco’s position on Kosovo. A Kosovar politician based in Switzerland, Korab Rashiti, has publicly called for his country to secure statehood recognition from Morocco...

East African countries with highest to lowest quality of life and Africa's top 10 in 2025

UNDP noted that while gaps between high and low HDI countries had been narrowing for decades, they have widened over the last four years UNDP warned that AI could further reduce employment opportunities and increase poverty rates due to automation...

International flotilla seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

ATHENS, Greece — 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. The Global...

Leaving Cert fail, first crime & explosive 17-year revenge wait truth…how Christy Kinahan built world’s most wanted gang

CARTEL kingpin Christy Kinahan is one of Ireland's most infamous names in international crime. The drug lord has become known as one of our most nefarious mobsters to emerge from the Irish capital - and he reached the summit of the criminal...

Africa Fintech Summit Accra 2025 welcomes MDP as a sponsor

The Africa Fintech Summit is pleased to welcome back MDP, a long-time AFTS partner and a leading card issuing and payments technology provider across the Middle East and Africa, as sponsor for the 14th edition of Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) 2025,...

The Kautilyan Mandala and Armenia: India’s Strategic Imperative in the Caucasus

Introduction The terror attack in Pahalgam in April not only reaffirmed Pakistan as India's innate adversary but also highlighted the strategic depth of the Pakistan-Türkiye partnership—seen in the use of Turkish weapons systems by Pakistan and...

OPINION: Russia’s Weaponization of Immigration From Africa

Recently, Russia, with the direct coordination of General Khalifa Haftar, the warlord who controls eastern Libya, began using immigration as a weapon by flying migrants from Libya to Finland’s borders. Requests for asylum on a large scale led...

C’est la vie,’ Greek PM Mitsotakis Says After Canceled Erdogan Talks and Turkey Disputes

The Greek Prime Minister sent a message to Turkey following the postponed meeting with Turkish President Erdogan. Credit: Dimitris Papamitsos / AMNA Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a pointed phrase in French—“C’est la vie”—to...

The clappers they want in us, by Suyi Ayodele

Edo State Migration Agency last Thursday paraded two female minors who were rescued in Zaria, Kaduna State, on their way to Libya. The two girls, aged 13 and 14, were lured from their Textile Mill Road residence in Benin City by a ‘trolley’, a...

Insane moment migrants speed into Europe on £3,600 jet ski after journey from Africa

Three migrants sped into Europe on a jet ski they bought for £3,600 after a 12-hour journey across the Mediterranean from Africa. Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian, escaped war-torn Gaza with his two friends and initially travelled to...

How the Meloni miracle turned Italy into an island of stability

Tucked away discreetly behind a row of mature trees, The Wilde is an oasis of calm amid the rattling trams and relentless traffic of Italy’s financial capital. The private members’ club in Milan, which boasts softly lit bars and restaurants as...

Erdogan’s Irredentism Just Can’t Keep Up

Since January, many observers have warned that U.S. President Donald Trump is traveling down the same autocratic path pioneered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Just last week, Trump threatened to replace the elected mayor of Washington,...

Hiding from the Nazis in wartime Italy

When memories come back to you, wrote W.G. Sebald in Austerlitz, his digressive novel about history and how it is remembered, their dreamlike quality sometimes makes you ‘feel as if you were looking at the past through a glass mountain’. Malcolm...

Malta-Qatar relations continue to flourish, affirms Maltese envoy

Ashraf Siddiqui HE Simon Pullicino, Ambassador of the Republic of Malta to Qatar, has affirmed that bilateral relations between Malta and Qatar are steadily strengthening, built on shared diplomatic values, strategic cooperation, and expanding...

The Clappers They Want In Us

Edo State Migration Agency last Thursday paraded two female minors who were rescued in Zaria, Kaduna State, on their way to Libya. The two girls, aged 13 and 14, were lured from their Textile Mill Road residence in Benin City by a ‘trolley’, a...