As reported by csmonitor.com, “Doctors in Syria describe being targeted in bombing campaigns and risking death, detention, and torture to treat the wounded, whether civilians or fighters. Mounir, a Syrian surgeon working in central England, avoids heart-wrenching TV reports about his native land if he can, worried they may affect his work.” Read Article
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The Directorate of Passports is currently studying the possibility of detaching the expatriate section from the directorate and placing it under the Ministry of Interior. The move aims to reorganize the activities of the expatriate administration so that the administration becomes capable and well equipped to take effective steps in eliminating the menace of expatriates […]
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As reported by theheraldng.com, “Blood thirsty robbers who attacked the residence of an expatriate at Apapa, Lagos State on Sunday night, have killed two soldiers and left one soldier critically injured. Reports say the success of the robbery was due to the fact that the robbers used another expatriate as a decoy to gain entrance […]
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Scott Schmith is a patriot and a US military veteran but he is no longer a US citizen. Sick of complex tax rules ……”It was a pretty big decision and there was a bit of anxiety,” said the 50-year-old photographer who served in the 1990-91 Gulf war and has been living in Switzerland since 1993. […]
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According to bangkokpost.com, “Thailand has been ranked No 9 on the World’s Top 10 Retirement Havens for 2013. The low cost of living and value entertainment spending has lead to this achievement, although it has scored low in special benefits for retirees.Published in the International Living Magazine, the annual retirement index is based on information […]
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Miguel Angel Ortiz Campaign, concierge, 58, was killed yesterday while trying to help the Korean citizen Yao Mins according to eluniverso.com. Three subjects on board a motorcycle shot her at the intersection of the avenues and Shirys Republic of Salvador, presumably to steal the money wore. The violent incident occurred about 12:00 yesterday. Witnesses said […]
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According to interaksyon.com, “The Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group Abu Sayyaf is holding at least five more foreigners hostage in the island-province of Sulu, police said. Senior Superintendent Renato Gumban, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Kidnapping Group, said that aside from Jordanian journalist Baker Abdulla Atyani, also being held hostage are Australian Warren Rodwell, European […]
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PHUKET: Tributes were being laid in Patong over the weekend following the death of Phuket businessman, Swedish man Niklas “Nicke” Kring, 42, who died in a motorbike crash. Mr Kring lost control of his motorbike around 8am on Wednesday morning between Loch Palm golf course and the Kathu gas station intersection on his way home […]
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A man of 62 years and a British national has died in a fire at his home in the town of Marbella and Malaga, apparently, would have as origin a candle to the power outage. The incident took place on Monday in a duplex located in Slate Retreat Nagüeles urbanization. To enter the housing was […]
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According to timesofisrael.com, Venezuela’s secret service, SEBIN, is spying on the country’s Jewish community, according to leaked documents said to be from the spy agency. Last week, Analisis24, a right-leaning Argentinean news website, released 50 documents attributed to the Venezuelan intelligence agency containing private information on prominent Venezuelan Jews, local Jewish organizations and Israeli diplomats […]
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