Hungary defies EU over migrants as crisis mounts By Alastair Macdonald and Krisztina Than6 hours ago

BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – In a challenge to European leaders before a summit that aims to tackle a refugee crisis, Hungary unilaterally suspended an EU asylum program on Tuesday, saying it was overburdened by illegal migrants. As Italy said its ships had rescued 3,700 migrants at sea since Monday and Libyans threatened military action against EU […]

Demonstrations in Geneva Eritrea Ministry of information

Asmara, 23 June 2015:- Eritrean citizens residing in several European cities yesterday staged a big demonstration in Geneva  to express indignation at the fallacious and defamatory reports issued by the ‘Commission of Inquiry and the Special Rapporteur (SR)’. The demonstrators underlined that Eritrea safeguards the basic rights of its citizens, as a consequence of which […]

Why did Germany detain Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Mansour? Prominent journalist spent almost 48 hours in detention after being arrested at the request of Egypt’s government 22 Jun 2015 22:20 GMT

Ahmed Mansour, a prominent Al Jazeera journalists, was arrested on Saturday at the request of an Egyptian court – while preparing to board a flight to Doha. Mansour was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in jail on charges of torturing a lawyer during Egypt’s 2011 revolution. The German foreign ministry said on Monday that […]

Switzerland threatens to close Italian border to migrants By Felicity Capon 6/22/15 at 4:28 PM

Migrants rest on the platform of Ventimiglia railway station, near the Italian-French border, June 18, 2015.REUTERS/Eric Gaillard   The head of the cantonal government of Ticino in Switzerland has threatened to close its border with Italy to migrants, accusing Italy of not honouring it EU obligations and describing Ticino as fast becoming “the southern border […]

Eritrea defends conscription as thousands flee AFP 11 hours ago

   .   Nairobi (AFP) – Eritrea has defended its controversial policy of decades-long national service from which some 5,000 people flee each month, saying it has “no other choice” due to threats from long-standing enemy Ethiopia.  Dismissing a United Nations commission of inquiry on the human rights situation in Eritrea — which said the […]

Ethiopia to use Eritrean Port in the coming 10 years – Arkebe Oqubay Published: Jun 22, 2015 Filed under: Ethiopian News Politics Views: 12,117

“ Arkebe Oqubay (PhD), adviser to the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, told the Amharic monthly Magazine “Zemen”, that he is optimistic things will change in Eritrea in the coming 10 years, and Ethiopia will begin to use the Port of Assab, Eritrean port. HahuDaily The Full Interview will be posted soon…