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Social media users share a joke in reaction to Sandton terrorist attack warning

While many are shocked and concerned about a warning of a possible terror attack in the greater Sandton area this weekend, many on social media have turned to humour to lighten the mood. The US government issued a statement on Wednesday warning of a potential attack. “The US government has received information that terrorists may be planning to conduct an attack targeting large gatherings of people at an unspecified location in the […]

today27 October 2022

International

US plans to build diplomatic compound on Palestinian land in East Jerusalem: Rights group

INTERNATIONAL The US is planning to build a diplomatic complex on private property confiscated from Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, a rights organisation said Sunday, Anadolu News Agency reports. In a statement, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah) said they have found new evidence that the land on which the diplomatic compound is to be built under a joint US-Israeli plan is located on private property taken from […]

today12 July 2022

International News

Rockets ‘hit US embassy’ in Iraq capital amid anti-gov’t protests

The US embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone came under attack from rocket fire on Sunday evening. Five rockets crashed into a riverbank near the embassy in the Iraqi capital without causing any injuries, the US Joint Operations Command said in a statement, but AFP news agency citing a security source said three of the rockets "directly hit the US embassy". One slammed into a cafeteria at dinner time, […]

today27 January 2020

International News

US embassy moving to Jerusalem on Israel’s independence day

The United States plans to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on 14 May, the 70th anniversary of Israel's independence, a US official confirmed on Friday. In December, US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and signalled Washington's intention to relocate its embassy. The move infuriated many of Washington's Arab allies and dismayed Palestinians who see as East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. […]

today24 February 2018

International News

Trump to call Jerusalem Israel’s capital, move embassy

US President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and direct the state department to begin the lengthy process of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the city, according to senior White House officials. The announcement, which is expected at 18:00 GMT on Wednesday, comes amid global condemnation of the move. The officials said in a briefing that Trump's expected announcement is "recognition of a reality". The […]

today6 December 2017

International News

Trump delays controversial US Embassy move to Jerusalem

United States President Donald Trump signed a presidential waiver on Thursday, delaying the implementation of a congressional decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to several media outlets. The six-month, renewable waiver has been signed by every US President for the past two decades. On Wednesday, observers were unsure of what decision Trump would take, as moving the embassy to Jerusalem was one of his […]

today2 June 2017

Local

Thulsie twins back in court

Twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie will return to the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday as the case alleging they were planning to set off explosives in South Africa continues. The men face three counts of contravening the Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorist and Related Activities Act after being arrested in Newclare and Azaadville west of Johannesburg on July 9 last year. They were allegedly linked to the self-proclaimed Islamic […]

today29 May 2017

International News

PLO chief warns of chaos if US moves embassy to Jerusalem

A senior Palestinian official warned US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday that moving the American embassy to Jerusalem would destroy prospects of peace with Israel and push the region into turmoil. The remarks by the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Saeb Erekat, came as Israeli officials praised Trump's decision to nominate hardliner David Friedman as envoy to Israel. The Palestinians regard east Jerusalem as the capital of their […]

today17 December 2016

Local

Bail application for Thulsie twins set to continue

The bail application of the twin brothers accused of planning to bomb the US embassy is expected to continue on Tuesday in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Brandon Lee and Tony Lee Thulsie were arrested in July and face charges with conspiracy and incitement to commit the crime of terrorism and conspiring and attempting to commit acts associated with terrorist activities. The twins, who have been in jail for more than […]

today11 October 2016

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