Some 281 [Somali] refugees have been taken back to their camps from Nairobi in the last three days, the Ministry of Interior and National Coordination has said. The ministryâs director of communication Mwenda Njoka said this was in line with government policy to have refugees settled only in gazette refugee camps.
The refugees who were netted during the ongoing security operation in Nairobi and screened at Safaricom Stadium in Kasarani were taken to Dadaab and Kakuma camps.
âThe first group of 111 refugees was transported from Kasarani Sports Ground on Thursday evening in a ceremony witnessed by Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government Mr Joseph Ole Lenku,â the statement said.
The refugees were transported in four buses that were provided by the government. The second group comprising of 170 refugees left Nairobi from on Friday evening in six buses.
Mr Lenku, was accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Interior at Kasarani on Friday evening to see off the second group. The ministry said the directive requiring refugees to be settled strictly in gazette refugee camps issued on March 25 conforms to local and international laws governing refugee affairs.
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[Egypt Independent] Dubai-based, Saudi-owned MBC Group has decided to halt the screening of Egypt's most popular comic show during the presidential elections on 26 and 27 May to avoid influencing voters.
Al-Bernameg, by satirist Bassem Youssef, will halt until 30 May "so as not to influence voters during the presidential elections," according to a statement by the network on Saturday.
Youssef had earlier announced a seasonal vacation ending on 9 May, but the network decided to extend the halt to after the polls, with the show returning on 30 May.
Al-Bernameg gained more popularity under the rule of the ousted president Mohammed Morsy with scathing criticisms of the Moslem Brüderbund and Islamist factions. After Morsy's overthrow, Youssef shifted to satirical criticisms of former defense minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's presidency supporters.
The show had been faced with trials under Morsy over charges of blasphemy and libel, while it was prevented from CBC satellite channel after Morsy's ouster over material satirical of the transitional authorities.
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[AnNahar] An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced an Islamist leader on trial for murder alongside deposed president Mohammed Morsi to a year in jail for insulting a prosecutor, judicial sources said.
Top Muslim Brotherhood member Mohammed al-Beltagui and Morsi were both in court Saturday accused of inciting the killing of opposition protesters outside the presidential palace in Cairo in December 2012.
Their trial is part of a relentless crackdown targeting Morsi and the Brotherhood since the military ousted him on July 3, ending a turbulent single year in office.
The sources said Beltagui, who is currently in custody along with scores of other Brotherhood leaders, was condemned for "insulting" a prosecutor during Saturday's hearing, but without elaborating.
It is the first time a senior member of the Brotherhood has been given a jail sentence since Morsi's ouster.
Beltagui's lawyer Mohammed Abu Leila told Agence France Presse that such sentences cannot be appealed.
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[DAILYPOST.NG] Nigerian women in clergy today trooped out in number in protest of the recent happenings in the country. The group which comprises female Pastors, Prophetesses, Rev. Sisters, Pastor's wives and evangelists say they were ready to use every means, including their 'breast' to pray to God for intervention. The women of God said they were ready to use the power of women as manifested in the bible to rise against all kinds of violence in the country.
The group who were all clad in black attires said they were ready to strip naked before God and pray to God, using the very 'breast' the Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... Death Eaters sucked at some point to reach out to God in Protest. Speaking during the protest march that metamorphosed into a courtesy call at the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission in Abuja, where the Association took their protest to the Executive Director, one of the women of God, Pastor Mama Praise said, '' we stand with the authority of the most high and declare today that all forms of violence in our land be put to an abrupt end. These Boko Haram members were all born by women, and at some point, we fed them with our breast, the same breast will be a curse unto them if we expose it while crying to God and pointing it to the high heavens.''
Also speaking , the President, Nigerian women in clergy, Prophetess Nonnie Roberson said Nigerian women were angry over the ongoing event in the country, particularly the inversion of the country by Boko Haram terrorists. While introducing the group to the Director, she said ''we are ordained women ministers of God who have taken up our responsibilities as wailing women as posited in Jeremiah chapter 9. Our mission is taking a spiritual stand against injustice in the Land. We engage and operate in spiritual warfare and advocacy having been mandated to raise our voices for the voiceless woman; we are advancing against the wickedness in the land like Deborah, rebuilding the walls like Nehemiah and displacing the ungodly like Esther. We are also committed to intercession, projecting peace, supporting good governance and promoting righteousness in the leadership of our dear Nation. ''
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LOL. Another example of "point-your-breasts-in-protest syndrome." Give it a shot.
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Seems to me, Those who are willing to Bare their breasts, usually don't have any.
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The holiest eyes commence rolling
When prophetesses topless go strolling.
They all shake and shout
When the sisters fall out
ANd those heavenly bells begin tolling!
[ALLAFRICA] Nigeria's Death Eater Islamist group Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... are believed to be actively recruiting fighters across the border in Cameroon's Far North Region, according to residents and local government officials.
More than 100 suspected Boko Haram fighters and preachers (the latter presumed to have links with the group), have been tossed in the slammer Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! in Far North Region since 2012, but many have been released due to lack of evidence, according to a local security official.
"There are many Moslem brothers coming from Nigeria with the aim of preaching to the youths. The government has warned against this practice, but they still reach out to the young people because they make them promises and give them money," said Ibrahim Haman, an Islamic preacher and elder in Mora District in the Far North.
Residents of Mayo-Sava area in Far North Region say that unidentified preachers are secretly reaching out to youths in their locality. Haman pointed out that some youths have managed to escape the sect after being recruited, but many others have not returned.
"Boko Haram is considered here as just another religious group, and it is not difficult to be a member if you want to. Young people from here have been induced into joining Boko Haram," he said.
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[DAWN] Former president Pervez Perv Musharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... 's special chartered plane has arrived in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... on late Saturday night, after departing from Islamabad.
The port city has been on high alert with roads being cordoned off for the former president's security.
It is the first time that the former president, who will be staying at his residence in the city, has left Islamabad after being indicted in a high treason case by a special court last month.
Musharraf is due to appear in court in person in Islamabad on Monday in the murder case of a slain Baloch nationalist leader, or face arrest.
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[Ynet] Ayman al-Zawahiri ... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit. Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is... accuses PA president of 'giving up on the right of return to please the US'; Fatah officials call Zawahiri 'hypocrite.'
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri slammed Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... this week, calling him "a traitor who is selling out Paleostine."
Fatah officials were quick to respond to Zawahiri's comments, calling him a "hypocrite," wondering why he suddenly developed an interest in the Israeli-Paleostinian conflict and warned that his comments threaten to create an internal conflict among the Paleostinian people.
In an audio tape posted on al-Qaeda-linked websites, Zawahiri said that "Fatah pretends to be a national liberation movement, but it has turned into a movement that sells out its homeland and its citizens.
"These people abandoned the majority of the homeland and many of its citizens, and now their president is giving up on the right of return to please the United States," Zawahiri accused.
Related stories:
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Zawahiri slams Arab leaders as 'Zionists' in new tape
The al-Qaeda leader sent a message to US President Barack Obama I've now been in 57 states -- I think one left to go... as well, saying Obama "knows very well that we are spreading to other countries besides Syria, Algeria, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and Mali."
On the situation in Egypt, Zawahiri said al-Qaeda "welcomes any jihad activities against the Zionists and against the (Egyptian) army that is allied with the United States and defends (the Zionists') border."
Shortly after the audio recording was posted, Fatah officials attacked Zawahiri, saying he "serves the Zionist plot to tear the Paleostinian people apart during this sensitive time, when Abbas if facing threats and pressures to give in to American and Israeli demands."
Fatah front man Ahmad Assaf added that Zawahiri's statements "confirm the level of his and his organization's involvement in the Zionist project. Since when has this hypocrite and his gang been interested in the Paleostinian issue and the Paleostinian people? They see the whole world an open arena for their activities, but we didn't see even one activity against the Israeli occupation."
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Interpol is searching for two Austrian teenage girls who they believe were tricked into going to Syria to fight for Islamist rebels.
Samra Kesinovic, 16, and Sabina Selimovic, 15, vanished from their homes in Vienna on April 10. The warriors of the Faith are going to get some
#6
Mostly the parents' fault for letting them go to that particular mosque in the first place. Perhaps this event will wake up some of the other refugee parents.
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A great way to prove you're adult is --
No matter how bad the result is --
To show Mom and Dad
What smart kids they had
By consorting with crazed killer cultists.
[An Nahar] Rivalry between jihadist groups fighting in Syria has sharply divided global Death Eater ranks once loosely allied under Al-Qaeda, sparking infighting which experts say has hampered efforts to topple Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Horror of Homs... .
And while big shots of Al-Qaeda were all but above question under revered founder the late Osama bin Laden
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I understand faction fights after winning over the original regime, but fuction fighting when losing...
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Very common. Those who have what they believe to be a better way, one that will lead to winning rather than losing, will try to take over from those leading the losing, g(r)omgoru.
[Ynet] The UN Relief and Works Agency said Saturday that as of Sunday, the refugees in a Paleostinian refugee camp in Syria will be out of food.
"This is the tenth consecutive day that UNRWA has been unable to distribute food assistance inside Yarmouk. Given that an UNRAW food parcel lasts for a maximum of 10 days, from tomorrow there will be no UN food in the camp," front man Chris Gunness said.
According to the UN agency, on April 18 they were not authorized to enter the camp and distribute food following the recent escalation between the sides of the on going conflict in Syria.
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If you should house refugee mobs,
You might try serving Donner kebabs,
Or meat from the cattery
On pita that's zaatary
Oughtta delight if your diners are snobs.
Eh. Two decent limericks collide in a train wreck. If you grease that last line up with some olive oil it kinda almost works.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not involved in military affairs in Syria, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said.
"The IRGC is just offering consultations. It has no military presence in Syria," Pakpour said, Iran's Fars news agency reported on April 19.
Just consultations. Heavily-armed consultations...
Iran only has a number of military attachĂŠs in Syria, he said, adding that these envoys have provided consultations to the Syrian army, which has resulted in the formation of popular mobilized troops.
Syrian opposition claim that Iranian military forces are fighting against them, while Iran dismisses the claims, saying that Iran only has advisors in Syria, to transfer its military experience to the Syrian army.
Just advisors. Heavily-armed advisors...
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
Pervez 
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not involved in military affairs in Syria, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said.
