2015 GREATEST HITS, NO. 22: Many migrants to Europe come from Eritrea which is at peace but imploding

2015 GREATEST HITS, NO. 22: Many migrants to Europe come from Eritrea which is at peace but imploding

Special to WorldTribune.com GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The aggressive opportunism of Eritrean President Isayas Afewerke is close to an implosion, but the prospect exists that the 69-year-old former revolutionary will lash out in a final attempt to reassert some regional relevance and to preserve his government. Certainly, he has done nothing to build an economic […]

Many migrants to Europe come from Eritrea which is at peace but imploding

Many migrants to Europe come from Eritrea which is at peace but imploding

Special to WorldTribune.com GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The aggressive opportunism of Eritrean President Isayas Afewerke is close to an implosion, but the prospect exists that the 69-year-old former revolutionary will lash out in a final attempt to reassert some regional relevance and to preserve his government. Certainly, he has done nothing to build an economic […]

U.S. confirms ISIL captured 88 Eritrean Christians in Libya

U.S. confirms ISIL captured 88 Eritrean Christians in Libya

Special to WorldTribune.com A U.S. defense official on June 8 said Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) ambushed a human-smuggling convoy in Libya last week and kidnapped 88 Eritrean Christians. ISIL’s capture of the Christians was confirmed by the U.S. after officials reviewed a recent intelligence report. The convoy was hit by ISIL south […]

Israel Navy patrols block African migrants thwarted by security barrier

Israel Navy patrols block African migrants thwarted by security barrier

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Navy has been recruited to protect against infiltration by African migrants. Military sources said the General Staff has ordered the Navy to increase patrols of the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea amid concern that African migrants would try to infiltrate the Jewish state. The sources said migrants […]

Israel’s successful Sudan air strike delivered a pointed message to Iran

Israel’s successful Sudan air strike delivered a pointed message to Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com Global Information System Israel’s precision air strike on Oct. 24, against the Yarmouk weapons production facility in the suburbs of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, was — apart from destroying a facility which provided rockets and missiles to Hamas to use against Israel — clearly intended to send a direct message to the […]

Israel, Egypt agree: Coordinating to stop influx of African migrants

Israel, Egypt agree: Coordinating to stop influx of African migrants

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Egypt and Israel have joined their militaries to prevent the flow of African migrants. Human rights activists said Egypt’s military was coordinating to stop Eritrean and Sudanese migrants from crossing the border into Israel. They said the Egyptian Army allowed Israeli troops to capture the migrants in the Sinai […]

Bedouins in Egypt said extorting money from African migrants bound for Israel

Bedouins in Egypt said extorting money from African migrants bound for Israel

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israeli authorities investigating links between African infiltrators and Islamic insurgency groups in Egypt have acknowledged the arrest of an Eritrean national.     On June 13, an Israeli court released information on the arrest of Kabari Gabriosus, a 22-year-old migrant from Eritrea and resident of Tel Aviv. “The material submitted by the […]

Global censorship report reminds that much of the world is in the dark

Global censorship report reminds that much of the world is in the dark

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — When it comes to media censorship we think of the usual pantheon of dictators and autocrats who unashamedly shut down news outlets, stifle the free flow of information, and throw journalists in jail. And it’s in countries like North Korea, Cuba, and Islamic Republic of Iran where print and […]