(Reuters) - Three Eritrean military officers have asked for political asylum in Saudi Arabiaafter Saudi air force jets forced their aircraft to land in the southern part of the kingdom, the local news website Sabq reported on Tuesday. Sabq quoted Yassin bin Ahmed al-Qassem, a spokesman for

Several Saudi media outlets confirm, three Eritrean officers who  crossed the Red Sea on board of an Eritrean military aircraft claimed political asylum in Saudi Arabia today after landing at King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Air Port, in Jazan. The aircraft was monitored by the Saudi Air

ROME - A few weeks ago we breathe some apprehension among Eritrean refugees in Lampedusa welcomed and Agrigento. Among them is , those who feel the island: " Do not leave the reception center , because , out there who could identify you ." To

The Kingdom’s police and security agencies arrested 11,756 violators of residency and labor laws on the third day of the clampdown on illegal workers across the country, according to reports from Makkah, Jeddah, Al-Jouf, Northern Border Province, Renia, Dhahran Al-Janoub and Sajer. Lt. Nawaf Al-Bouq, spokesman

The tragedy has not stopped migrants boarding unseaworthy boats in the hope of reaching Europe People traffickers tortured and raped African migrants whose boat later sank off Lampedusa with the loss of more than 360 lives, Italian police say. The police have arrested a Somali man on

(Reuters) - Ethiopia has put its police and security forces on heightened alert after receiving strong evidence that Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group is planning attacks in the country, officials said on Tuesday. The move came three weeks after officials said two Somali suicide bombers accidentally

PRESS RELEASE “NOVEMBER 3RD  DECLARED DAY OF MOURNING FOR VICTIMS OF LAMPEDUSA TRAGEDY BY AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASE NO 184/2013” The Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change (EN4CDC) welcomes the important symbolic act of the African Union in designating 3 November as a Continental

November 3rd Declared Day of Mourning for Victims of Lampedusa Tragedy by African Heads of State and Government November 3rd Declared Day of Mourning for Victims of Lampedusa Tragedy by African Heads of State and Government Addis Ababa, 21 October 2013 - November 3 has been declared

demo.archive.assenna.com sources in the US confirm, the famous Eritrean artist Yohannes Tukabo (Wedi Tikabo), who has been in the US for PFDJ organised official tour abandons the dictatorial regime in Eritrea. Wedi Tikabo has been sent abroad by the PFDJ along a group of artists for

Mayor expresses sadness that hundreds who died will get memorial service in Sicily instead of funeral promised by PM The mayor of Lampedusa has said she is "extremely saddened" by the Italian government's failure to hold a state funeral for the hundreds of Eritreans who died

Unknown child was among over 300 asylum-seekers who drowned when their boat caught fire and sank Dozens of coffins buried in vaults in Sicily despite Italian Prime Minister's promise to hold a state funeral for the victims A tiny coffin with a teddy bear fixed poignantly to

Rome: Divers on Saturday found an additional 20 bodies off the Italian island of Lampedusa, Italian media reported, bringing the still provisional death toll from an October 3 shipwreck to 359. Only 155 of the about 545 migrants aboard the vessel, mainly from Eritrea, survived the

Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Capsize of Boat Carrying Migrants The Secretary-General is deeply saddened to hear reports of the loss of lives as another boat carrying migrants capsized yesterday off the coast of Italy, only a few days after the tragic

Malta's prime minister has said European waters close to Africa are turning into a cemetery, after another boat laden with migrants capsized. Joseph Muscat said Malta felt "abandoned" by the rest of Europe and urged the EU to take action. Malta and Italy launched a rescue operation

11 Oct 2013 The premature boy was born as his Eritrean mother drowned and was found by divers in the folds of her clothes Divers searching the wreckage of a migrant boat off Sicily have discovered the body of a baby born as his mother drowned. The premature

A migrant boat reportedly capsized between Sicily and Tunisia on Friday, leaving hundreds in the water. A boat carrying migrants reportedly capsized between Sicily and Tunisia on Friday, according to the Italian navy. Italy's national news agency ANSA reported spotting bodies, while a navy spokesman said, "There are at least

LAMPEDUSA, Italy October 6, 2013 (AP) By LUCA BRUNO Associated Press An Italian government minister born in Africa watched wordlessly Sunday as soldiers wearing face masks carried body bags containing migrants from her continent who perished when a fishing boat sank within sight of the tiny island

Eritreans in the UK plan to hold candlelight vigil tomorrow, Saturday Oct 5, 4:30 pm, at Hyde Park Corner, London, in memory of the Eritrean victims of the recent Lampedusa tragedy. Join us to express your sympathy to the victims and show a united support for

EMDHR Press Statement  EMDHR Mourns the Loss of Eritreans in the Lampedusa Tragedy The Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights (EMDHR) in South Africa expresses its shock and profound sorrow at the loss of hundreds of our Eritrean citizens in the Lampedusa tragedy on 2nd of

Vatican City, 3 Oct. (AKI) - Pope Francis on Thursday described as "shameful" the shipwreck off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in which nearly 300 migrants are feared to have drowned. "The many victims of the umpteenth tragic shipwreck today off Lampedusa cause me deep

"Only the strongest survived," Simona Moscarelli, a legal expert for the group, told the Associated Press. Most of the migrants - all of whom are believed to have come from Eritrea - could not swim, she added. Only three of an estimated 100 women aboard the

(CNN) -- At least 94 people, including a pregnant woman and two children, died when a boat capsized and caught fire off the island of Lampedusa, the Italian coast guard told CNN on Thursday. The coast guard has been able to save at least 151 people, and

September 30, 2013 (SHIRE, ETHIOPIA) – An Eritrean soldier who recently fled to Ethiopia has alleged that many of the dissident soldiers who in January laid siege at the ministry of information building in the capital Asmara have been killed. Over 100 Eritrean dissident soldiers on

Reporters Without Borders (www.rsf.org) 1 October 2013  ETHIOPIA Big demonstration against law used to imprison journalists An estimated 80,000 people took part in a street demonstration against Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism law on 29 September in response to a call from Unity for Democratic Justice, an opposition group that spent more

Italian authorities say at least 13 boat migrants have drowned while trying to reach Sicily on a trawler packed with some 200 people, reportedly from Eritrea. The coastguard is looking for more victims. At least 13 migrants drowned off Sicily on Monday while trying to swim

The Eritrean government has been intensifying its diplomatic activities particularly in the first week of September in Nairobi. The Foreign Minister Mr. Osman Salih and Mr.Yeman Gebreab, the Head of the PFDJ and the Political Advisor to the Dictator had arrived in Kenya on 1stof

Sudanese police killed at least 50 people this week, often "shooting to kill", when they moved to quell angry protests over the government's cut of fuel subsidies, two rights groups said. Hundreds of Sudanese activists, protesters, students and members of opposition parties have also been arrested

An Eritrean activist in Canada, Binega Markos, gives radio interview pertaining Nevsun's bad mining practice in Eritrea and its negative impact on the lives of the Eritrean people. [the intv starts at 13:30 min] Link: Coopradio.org - Local Radio in Vancouver

A senior figure in the Somali militant group al-Shabab has told the BBC it carried out a deadly attack on a shopping centre in neighbouring Kenya. The gunmen have been cornered but an unknown number of hostages are still trapped inside Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, officials

Source: Reuters Author: Reuters Court strikes down law meant to deter illegal immigration * Human rights groups hail move, rightists angered * State has 90 days to decide fate of hundreds of inmates By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Israel's supreme court on Monday struck down a year-old law

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred at 11:53 Italian time in Eritrea, about 70 km north-east of the capital Asmara and 18 km from Massawa. The estimated hypocentral depth is 9.8 km. The quake which has not resulted in damage to persons or property, occurred

Nordea allows Eritrean government use PayPal to collect a tax that the UN believes is illegal. Now expected the state -owned bank have to explain itself in parliament. According to a recent UN report, Eritrea stands near terror stamped al- Shabaab and buy weapons in violation

‘Silence is betrayal’ Association of Eritrean Journalists Press Release 17 September 2013 For many Eritreans September is remembered as a month of pride and sorrow. It was a month that marked the start of Eritrea’s armed struggle that ultimately culminated in its independence. It was also

14 Sep. 2013 The number of Eriteans seeking asylum in Norway has dramatically increased in the last few months. Accordingly the Norwegian Director of Immigration Eritrea ranked first in the number of immigrants seeking asylum, where 1944 Eritreans sought asylum in 2013 only, followed by Somalia

Google Translation Norwegian citizen of Eritrean origin is being investigated for possible violations of the arms embargo The reason for the investigation is that military vehicles, purchased from the Norwegian Armed Forces, to have been smuggled into Eritrea. The case was rolled up by the investigators from the

እታ ኣብ 1961 ንጉዕዞ ናብ ሃገራዊ ናጽነት ቃልሲ ኣፈደገ ዝኸፈተት መዓልቲ ሓደ መስከረም ኣብ ኦስሎ- ሃገረ ኖርዋይ - ብዕለት 7 መስከረም 2013 ብዓቢ ክብሪ ተዘኪራ ውዒላ።  ሓደ መስከረም፣ ንኹሉ እቲ ኣብ ቅድሜኣ ዝነበረ ፖለቲካዊ ቃልስታት ናይ ኣርባዓታትን ሓምሳታትን ናብ ዝለዓለ ደረጅኡ ዘሰጋገረትን፣ ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ ተስፋን ሞራልን

The Egyptian army has launched a major offensive against militants in Sinai. Eyewitnesses told the BBC that tanks, armoured vehicles and troops - backed by Apache helicopters - had attacked the militants in towns along the border with the Gaza Strip. The operation is said to be

Eritrean-Ontarians celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Bahti-Meskerem: (Press Report) Lithuanian House in the western part of Toronto, where many Eritrean families hold their wedding parties, became the most favoured destination for many proud Eritreans on Sunday evening, September 1, 2013. Carried away by the strong national