US imposes sanctions on companies with ties to Iran The United States is imposing new sanctions on companies and individuals with ties to Iran, the Treasury Department reports. It concerns twenty companies, three ships and five people. Of the five people, four come from Yemen and one from China. A few of the companies also […]
The investigation into the fire at the home of Rotterdam alderman Faouzi Achbar (DENK) last year has taken a striking turn. Achbar himself now appears to be a suspect. The Public Prosecution Service is investigating whether he ordered the arson. This was announced during a lawsuit against the 38-year-old Rotterdammer who was arrested as a
Vito Shukrula, the former lawyer of Marengo main suspect Ridouan Taghi, wants the lawsuit against him to start directly on the merits. “Every day that this case drags on longer, it increases the damage that our client wrongfully suffers,” his lawyers say. Shukrula is suspected of passing criminal messages from his then-client Taghi to the
Outgoing minister Eddy van Hijum (Social Affairs and Employment) prepares a ban on temporary workers in the meat sector. Too many abuses are taking place there with mainly labor migrants. Van Hijum therefore wants employees, including labor migrants, to be in permanent employment. In this way abuses can be excluded. The prohibition can start at
A brain-dead woman in the United States gave birth to a baby boy via Cesarean section. Her body was kept on a ventilator for months, against the will of her family. According to the hospital, this was necessary because of the abortion laws in the state of Georgia. The doctors at Emory University Hospital in
Een 54-jarige man uit Emmen is vrijdag aangehouden na het uitvoeren van ‘burgergrenscontroles’ bij de grens tussen Ter Apel en het Duitse Rütenbrock. De politie heeft de verdachte aangehouden op verdenking van poging tot ambtsdwang. Het gaat mogelijk om Jan Huzen uit Nieuw-Weerdinge. Dat is de initiatiefnemer van de burgercontroles en de oprichter van een
Quincy Promes is on its way to the Netherlands. A spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service confirms reporting about this from De Telegraaf . Dubai delivers him because the football player was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for drug trafficking and the stabbing of his cousin. It was recently announced that Promes had been
Good morning and welcome to this live blog. Here we will keep you informed of the developments in Israel and Iran. The war between the two countries enters its second week today. Many thousands of Iranians will take to the streets on Friday to protest against Israel. According to a presenter on Iranian state television,
Chris Brown appeared in court in London on Friday and pleaded not guilty to assault. The American artist is accused of hitting a music producer with a tequila bottle, causing serious injury. Brown was arrested in Manchester last month on suspicion of assault. He allegedly hit music producer Abraham Diaw on the head with a
The Red Cross is making “an appeal to the common sense” of everyone going out this weekend. It is tropical hot in almost the entire country. On Sunday, the temperature can even rise to 35 degrees Celsius. The feels like temperature is even higher locally. On Saturday afternoon, it will be more than 30 degrees