
Interior minister makes unusually harsh comments to explain his desire to expel illegal aliens
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10.31.09, 21:40 / Israel News |
The government should force illegal aliens out of the country, as an influx of foreigners will bring drugs and disease into Israel, Interior Minister Eli Yishai told Channel 2 Saturday evening.
Earlier on Monday, the Independent Paper al-Ahali said that the Iranian revolutionary guards train al-Houthi rebels in camps in neighboring Eritrea. The paper also said that the Iranian revolutionary guards transport the weapons through the Eritrean harbor of Asab to Yemen’s harbor of Midi.
ASMARA (Reuters) – Eritrea said on Thursday it would not be drawn into another war of words after neighbouring Djibouti became the latest nation to accuse the Red Sea state of supporting rebels and spreading chaos in the region.
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has extended a line of credit of $20 million to the African state of Eritrea for financing eligible goods and services, machinery and equipment, including consultancy services from India, the Reserve Bank of India said in a release.
CAIRO (Reuters) – Djibouti’s foreign minister accused neighbouring Eritrea on Sunday of arming and training militias to carry out sabotage in the tiny Horn of Africa country, and of fomenting chaos in the region.
Despite the economic downturn and diminishing job opportunities in the United States, impoverished people from around the globe continue to try to make the trek here. One man on Mexico’s southern border has spent two years moving from his home country, the African nation of Eritrea, to the edge of Mexico. His ultimate goal? Washington, D.C.
ASMARA (Reuters) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said on Wednesday that Western intelligence agencies and special interest groups were persecuting Eritrea by inventing lies, rumours and defamatory reports.




Birmingham, UK – Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea is the favourite to win the global road running title for a fourth consecutive year at the IAAF / EDF Energy World Half Marathon Championships which take place in Birmingham on Sunday 11 October 2009.
California’s fastest half-marathon lived up to its billing Sunday as American Meb Keflezighi set a new U.S. 20k record and bettered his personal best by 25 seconds winning the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in a time of 1:01:00. Keflezighi’s 20k split of 57:52 broke Ryan Hall’s standing 20K record of 57:54 set in 2006.