Afghan refugees have been denied passage into Macedonia and Serbia [Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters] Serbian and Macedonian moves to block passage of Afghans have resulted in a build-up of refugees in Greece Greece has said it is taking action to persuade Macedonia to take in Afghan refugees as thousands remain stranded at the border and Athens’ main port. “We have begun diplomatic ...

A former CIA operative has confirmed to Fox News that Saudi Arabia is in possession of nuclear weapons. This is a huge escalation of an already pending Middle East meltdown. “Founding Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Counter-Terrorism Operations Center publicly confirms Saudi Arabia has deliverable nuclear bombs. Last week, on “The Hal Turner Show” Mr. Turner told his ...

Turkey agrees to protect EU borders from the flood of refugees in exchange for three billion U.S. dollars BRUSSELS – European Union (EU) leaders agreed early Friday to implement existing agreements concerning the ongoing migration crisis hitting Europe, especially cooperation with Turkey in handling the crisis. “The full and speedy implementation of the EU-Turkey Action Plan remains a priority, in ...

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the parliament on Wednesday that to keep Britain as an active member of the European Union (EU) is in the national interest of Germany. Addressing the German parliament ahead of the EU summit on Thursday and Friday, Merkel said Britain’s demands for EU reforms are in many respects “justified and understandable.” “These are ...

BERLIN: Even though Iran has agreed to a landmark deal curbing its nuclear activities, relations can only fully normalize when it recognizes the existence of Israel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. Speaking at the side of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Merkel told reporters after a meeting of the two countries’ Cabinets that she’s “made very clear” that “there cannot ...

Berlin has warned Kabul over the flow of refugees saying it will continue security operations in Afghanistan only if arrival of refugees stopped. The country’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has said that Germany will stay in Afghanistan for providing security support as long as it is necessary but the influx of refugees be stopped. “We’re staying here as long as ...

IN BERLIN they speak of “Plan B”; in Brussels the fear is of the U-turn. Whatever the term, the prediction is the same: that Angela Merkel is on the brink of reversing the generous policy towards asylum-seekers that saw more than a million of them reach Germany last year. For now, Mrs Merkel sticks to her well-worn line: Wir schaffen ...

Thousands of Afghan refugees have been recruited by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to fight alongside forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, it has been reported. According to reports, some of the refugees have been deployed to Syria after they were recruited through coercion. Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director at the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said “Iran has not ...

FRANCE: A demonstration was organized by a topless activist in Paris today to protest against the execution of hundreds of people in Iran every year. The activist from international women’s rights group – Femen staged the demonstration as the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Paris to sign off new business deals between the two countries. With an Iranian flag ...

PARIS: French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced visit to the main mosque in Paris on Sunday, a year after terrorist attacks in the French capital. “The president had a short conversation and a moment of friendship and fraternity over a cup of tea,” a French presidency official said. Earlier, Hollande attended a low-key event to mark a year since ...