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Saudi police said they had arrested in Riyadh eight expatriates and a Saudi man for having stolen a vehicle used in transporting goods and seizing its merchandise. The eight expatriates are Indian, Pakistani and Yemeni nationals, added police who did not say when the crime happened. In a separate incident, three Indian residents were, meanwhile, arrested in Riyadh, accused of damaging an ATM machine. Disciplinary procedures were taken against the suspects who were referred to public prosecution. Saudi authorities have recently made arrests linked to different cases of law-breaking and violence. Earlier this month, Saudi police said they arrested 14 expatriates in Riyadh after they were involved in stealing copper cables worth over SR8 million. The suspects were 12 resident Pakistanis and two Afghan nationals. They stole the cables worth SR8.3 million from buildings under construction and warehouses, using stolen vehicles in their crimes, police added. They used to hide the stolen item before selling them at scrap outlets. Last month, a Turkish expat was arrested suspected of arson in the ٍSaudi holy city of Mecca. The man appeared in a video clip setting two parked cars on fire in a public place. Also in May, police arrested several Bangladeshi […]
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The Freedom Party of Austria won the EU elections after obtaining 25.4 per cent of the vote and gaining 3 seats, marking the first time that the FPÖ has emerged as the strongest political party in the country. When asked why they were voting for FPÖ, 62% of FPO supporters stated that they “wanted to make a statement on domestic policy.” That includes addressing Austria’s problem with illegal immigration, which authorities have taken a tougher stance on over the last year. Now the Freedom Party is demanding the right to appoint MP Dr. Susanne Fürst to take the role of ‘remigration commissioner’ in order to accelerate the deportation of criminal migrants. BREAKING: 🇦🇹🇪🇺 Austria's right-wing election winners want to appoint a new EU "Remigration Commissioner" for the FIRST TIME in history. The FPÖ are putting forward their MP, Dr. Susanne Fürst, to serve in this role. As the no. 1 party in Austria, the FPÖ is doubling down on… pic.twitter.com/KwN7thm69x — Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) June 13, 2024 “As the no. 1 party in Austria, the FPÖ is doubling down on remigrating potentially millions of migrants across the EU,” reports Remix News. According to a report by Vindobona, any […]
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Kuwait has extended the deadline for illegal expats in the country to either leave the country or update their status. A three-month visa “amnesty” was originally scheduled to end on Monday, June 17, but this has been pushed back to June 30. It means that foreigners in Kuwait without the correct residency documents can depart the country without being fined. Kuwait illegal expat amnesty A statement from the Ministry of Interior on social media platform X said: “The deadline for residency law violators has been extended to June 30, 2024. “According to the directives of his excellency the first Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahd Yousef Saud Al Sabah, the deadline for residency law violators has been extended to June 30, 2024. pic.twitter.com/lkUA8ZBadY — moi_kuw_en (@moi_kuw_en) June 13, 2024 “This extension coincides with Eid Al Adha holiday to high demand from residency law violators seeking to leave the country or amend their status”. At the time of the original announcement, the Ministry of Interior said expats in the country who have violated residency laws will be permitted to stay in the country if they pay fines before June 17, 2024. Residency visa fines will […]
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A 46-year-old African national has lost his appeal against a seven-year prison sentence for defrauding investors out of thousands of dinars in a money-doubling scam. The Supreme Criminal Court of Appeal upheld the earlier verdict by the lower court, along with a BD1,000 fine, fund confiscation, and deportation order. According to court documents, the man deceived individuals by promising to double their money within weeks. Investigators said his elaborate scheme left many victims with counterfeit cash and significant financial losses. Authorities apprehended him thanks to a vigilant deputy corporal who uncovered his fraudulent activities. Police reported that the man persuaded an Asian couple to give him BD5,000, promising to return BD10,000. However, the couple experienced the shock of their lives upon discovering the counterfeit currencies they had received. During the trial, a deputy corporal who played a key role in apprehending the accused testified that he learned about the incident from the defendant’s girlfriend, who worked at an accommodation services office. He recounted that the accused had borrowed BD5,000 from her, assuring repayment of BD10,000 within a week but disappeared afterward. In an attempt to retrieve the funds, the deputy corporal, disguised as a businessman, arranged a meeting with the […]
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Germany is considering allowing deportations to Afghanistan of dangerous criminals following the frenzied stabbing attack in Mannheim that left a police officer dead. The attack was carried out by an individual angry at right-wing political activist Michael Stürzenberger for criticizing Islam. Footage of the incident shows a police officer tackling the wrong person, one of Stürzenberger’s campaign workers, before being stabbed in the neck from behind. The police officer, named as Rouven L., subsequently died from his injuries after failing to wake from an induced coma. The culprit, Sulaiman Ataee, arrived in Germany in 2013 as a refugee and was refused asylum but remained in the country due to his age and went on to marry a Turkish woman with German citizenship. Remix News reports that from about 2020 onwards, Ataee “Grew a full beard and developed an identity around radical Islam. On a Youtube channel that has since been deleted, which was run by Ataee, he featured a Taliban flag in his profile photo and uploaded videos of terror preacher Ahmad Zahr Aslamiyar.” Recently released government violent crime statistics show that foreign migrants account for nearly 6 in 10 violent crimes in Germany, with Afghans making up a sizeable […]
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Kuwait does not plan to extend a current grace period unveiled in March for illegal foreign residents to readjust their status or leave the country, according to a security source. The three-month deadline expires on June 17. “Those who have not made use of the grace period will be arrested, deported from the country and placed on a non-entry list,” the source at the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry said. “The number of unlawful residents who have made use of the grace period since it went into effect on March 17 ‘doesn’t rise to the ambition level,’ the source added, according to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Anba “The ministry has been keen on implementing a multilingual media plan urging the violators to benefit from the grace period.” The source explained that the initiative allows any irregular expat with a passport to leave Kuwait without having to pay a fine and with the possibility of re-entry. The illegal resident who has no travel document can get a new one issued and use it for departure. “The one who wants to readjust his status can do this by checking with the Residency Affairs departments,” the source said. Kuwait has an overall population of 4.8 […]
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Kuwait has introduced a law imposing travel ban on expatriates convicted in financial cases, Public Prosecutor Counsellor Saad Al Safran has announced. The directive aims to address concerns surrounding the increasing number of unpaid fines among foreigners, ensuring compliance with court-issued penalties. The decision delineates cases warranting travel bans, including judgments issued in absentia carrying fines, as well as sentences in absentia for individuals who were not duly notified. It also includes foreigners sentenced in absentia, whether notified or not, who have filed an appeal within the stipulated timeframe but are awaiting a decision. Additionally, those who failed to file an appeal within the prescribed period of 27 days from the ruling’s announcement face travel restrictions. Furthermore, the directive extends to opposition rulings issued with a fine penalty, including expatriates who have filed an appeal within the designated timeframe, regardless of the appeal’s pending status. Conversely, those who have neglected to file an appeal within the specified 20 period from the ruling’s issuance are subject to travel bans. In-person judgments imposing fines also trigger travel restrictions for expatriates, including individuals with pending appeals and those who have failed to file an appeal within the stipulated timeframe. However, the directive clarifies […]
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In a recent crackdown on violations of foreign labour and residency laws, the Royal Oman Police announced the arrest of 55 foreign nationals on their social media accounts. As part of a coordinated effort, police forces in Al Dhahirah and Al Dakhiliyah Governorates conducted separate operations with the support of their respective Special Tasks Units. In Dhank (Al Dhahirah), 12 individuals of African and Asian nationalities were apprehended on farms for labour and residency violations. Similarly, in Al Dakhiliyah, authorities arrested 25 people of Asian nationalities for related offenses. In a separate operation, Coast Guard police boats, coordinated by the North Al Batinah Governorate Police, intercepted a vessel carrying 18 individuals of Asian nationalities attempting to leave the country illegally.
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The High Appeals Court has upheld a life sentence for an Asian man who attempted to smuggle 117 heroin capsules into Bahrain by concealing them inside his body. The man arrived at Bahrain International Airport from Pakistan and was apprehended by customs officials before he could enter the country. Upon his arrival, the first witness, a customs officer, became suspicious of the man and conducted a search, finding nothing illegal. When questioned about any prohibited items, the man denied possession. However, the customs officer ordered him to be taken to the X-ray room. The scan revealed suspicious circular shapes inside his abdomen, leading to his transfer to the Drug Control Administration office. Confession During questioning, the man confessed to swallowing capsules containing narcotics, intending to smuggle them into Bahrain for a payment of 500,000 rupees. He was then taken to Salmaniya Medical Complex, where he expelled the capsules under observation. The total number of capsules recovered exceeded 100. Investigations by the competent authorities revealed that the man was part of a network smuggling narcotics into Bahrain for the purpose of trafficking. His role was to transport the drugs within his body by swallowing them. Laboratory tests confirmed that the capsules […]
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah urged Lebanese authorities to ‘open the sea’ in order to flood Europe with a new wave of migrants. Nasrallah made the remarks during a televised address at a rally marking the eighth anniversary of the assassination of late Hezbollah Resistance military commander Mustafa Badreddine. The militant leader called for “a national decision that says: we have opened the sea… whoever wants to leave for Europe, for Cyprus, the sea is in front of you. Take a boat and board it.” The comments are part of an effort to put pressure on the European Union, which announced earlier this month $1 billion in aid to Lebanon to pay for the country to keep Syrian migrants within its borders. However, there is rising anti-Syrian sentiment within Lebanon, which is currently home to 2 million Syrians, the world’s highest number of refugees per capita. Natives angry at their presence have staged riots. Lebanon’s economy collapsed in 2019, prompting many of the migrants living there to attempt to head to Europe illegally on small boats. Nasrallah pointed out that under Lebanon’s agreement with the EU, migrants “are prohibited (from leaving), and so they turn to smuggling and to rubber boats, […]
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