Chaos

Storm damage to cost Germany 500 mln euros

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

German insurers estimated Friday that ferocious gales that battered Germany caused 500 million euros ($614 million) in damages, as the number of dead across the country rose to eight. Trains on Germany's intercity lines gradually resumed operation a day after they were suspended due to the hurricane-force winds which caused transport chaos across northern Europe. Two more people were reportedRead more

Iraqi PM urges for calm in Kurdish region after riots

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraq’s prime minister on Monday called for calm in the self-ruled northern Kurdish region after rioting the previous night following the Kurdish regional president’s decision to effectively step down. In his statement, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said the central government is closely monitoring what he described as “attempts to create chaos and disorder” in Irbil and Dahuk, two cities inRead more

Yemeni official survived an armed ambush in Lahij

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Yemeni Deputy Premier and Minister of Civil Service Abdulaziz Jubari and his accompanying delegation survived an armed ambush in Tur al-Bahah district of Lahij governorate on their way back from Taiz where they spent two weeks. A few days ago, Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Dagher’s convoy was ambushed as well in the same area. Al-Sabiha tribes residing in theRead more

In the chaos of Bangladesh’s refugee camps, a baby is born

Bangladesh - Muslimchronicle

Mohammed Jubayed came into the world shortly after midday in a baking hot military tent in the chaos of a vast refugee camp in Bangladesh, now home to nearly a million Rohingya. Just an hour earlier, a cycle rickshaw had pulled up carrying his young mother Hasina Aktar clutching her stomach and moaning in pain in the throes of laborRead more

Scottish independence case helped by Brexit chaos: Sturgeon

Edinburgh - Muslimchronicle

Britain's struggles to chart a way out of the European Union are boosting the case for Scottish independence, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday, but she shied away from committing to a date for another referendum vote. Scotland rejected independence by a 10 percentage point margin in a 2014 vote, and polls indicate that support for it has notRead more

Dreams turn to nightmare for British PM

London - Muslimchronicle

It was a speech that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. British Prime Minister Theresa May came into the Conservative Party Conference needing to make a memorable impact and she succeeded — but thanks only to her keynote speech descending into sometimes comic disarray. Continued worry and chaos surrounding Brexit, that has deepened divisions among the Tories, andRead more

Iran warns of regional chaos from Iraqi Kurd vote

Tehran - Muslimchronicle

Iran said Tuesday that the independence vote in Iraqi Kurdistan would trigger “political chaos” in the region, while the Revolutionary Guards said they were sending new missile equipment to the border. “The outcome of this move is political chaos in the region,” said Ali Akbar Velayati, chief foreign policy adviser to Iran’s supreme leader. “The honorable people of Kurdistan willRead more

3 Daesh militants killed in raid north of Baghdad

Baghdad – Naglaa al Taay

Iraqi security forces on Monday repelled attacks of Islamic State (IS) militants north of Baghdad, killing three IS militants and capturing 11 others, security sources said. Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat said Federal Police have completed their preparations for engagement in operations to recapture western Mosul. The Iraqi government, which launched a major, U.S.-backed campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic StateRead more

Kidnapped Italians, Canadian released in Libya

Rome - Arab Today

Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in the south of conflict-torn Libya in September have been released and flown to Italy, the Italian government announced Saturday. The Italians, Danilo Calonego and Bruno Cacace, and Canadian Frank Poccia were freed during the night "due to the effective cooperation with local Libyan authorities," it said in a statement. The threeRead more