According to the EuGH (European Court of Justice), virtually every Turkish or Anatolian sheep-herder with any relatives in Austria (regardless of whether Austrian or Turkish citizen) can settle in Austria. This onslaught will certainly not mean an enrichment of our work force, since, as is known, these Turks will no longer need to be able
A Cairo criminal court on Sunday sentenced ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s former chief of staff to seven years in jail on corruption charges, a judicial source told AFP news agency. Zakaria Azmi was also ordered to pay a fine of 38 million Egyptian pounds (around $6.2 million), the source said. Azmi was
Islamist lawmakers disrupted the first session of Algeria’s new parliament Saturday, waving placards condemning alleged fraud in this month’s elections before walking out of the chamber. The 49 members of the three-party Green Algeria Alliance (AVV), a moderate Islamist coalition, staged their protest immediately after the roll-call of newly-elected deputies. They were followed
Attacks north of Baghdad on Saturday killed four people, including three soldiers who died in a bombing, security and medical officials said. In the deadliest attack, a roadside bomb against an Iraqi army patrol in the town of Badush, just outside the main northern city of Mosul, killed three soldiers, police First Lieutenant Salam
Angry Catholics have accused an Indian skeptic of blasphemy after he argued a dripping crucifix was caused by faulty plumbing rather than divine intervention, leaving him facing a possible prison term. Thousands of believers flocked to a suburban street in the west of Mumbai in March, when drops of water began to fall from
Israelis who went to pray at an ancient synagogue near Jericho were appalled to find that the building had been vandalized. Swastikas and pro-Palestinian Authority slogans had been painted on the gate of the building and on an ancient mural. The synagogue, in Naarin, has been desecrated in the past. However, residents of the
The Deputy head of the Binyamin Regional Council, Moti Yogev, said on Thursday that terrorists have been encouraged to try to carry out attacks against Israelis because of the deal to free Gilad Shalit. Yogev spoke to Arutz Sheva one day after security officials revealed that the Shin Bet and the IDF broke up
SpaceX on Friday became the first commercial outfit to send its own cargo capsule to the International Space Station, heralding the start of a new era for private spaceflight. The berthing marked the climax of the California-based company’s demonstration mission to become the first to restore U.S. access to the space outpost after NASA
The prospect of Ahmed Shafiq succeeding Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt is a nightmare for revolutionaries and Islamists, but a security blanket for those wary of change. Shafiq, who served briefly as Mubarak’s last prime minister, is a divisive military figure who will contest next month’s run-off vote for the presidency against the
When he joined the race for Egypt’s presidency just five weeks ago, Mohammed Mursi was mocked as the Muslim Brotherhood’s uncharismatic “spare tyre” after its first-choice candidate was disqualified. But the 60-year-old engineer came first in the opening round, according to a Brotherhood tally after most votes were counted, thanks to a campaign that
