Arms-control campaigners say that two UK companies, including UAV Engines, were given permission to supply components for the Hermes drones which military experts say have been used in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. According to its website, UAV Engines, a subsidiary of Israeli defence contractor Elbit, manufactures engines for "various size tactical UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles], target drones and single mission platforms". … [Read more...] about UK government to block arms exports to Israel if military action resumes
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Outrage as Muslim fanatics ‘dig up three-day-old girl’s body from cemetery and leave it beside a road because she was from a different sect’
'Often the issue may be raised prior to the burial, and it becomes doubly distressing for the near and dear ones to find a new burial ground for the dead whose departure has already afflicted them.' … [Read more...] about Outrage as Muslim fanatics ‘dig up three-day-old girl’s body from cemetery and leave it beside a road because she was from a different sect’
Sicily launches inquiry into fire in ‘migrant boats graveyard’
The fire, which destroyed hundreds of boats abandoned near the port, is the second act of vandalism of pro-migrant symbols on Lampedusa in a week. On 3 June, the Gateway to Europe (Porta d’Europa) monument, designed by artist Mimmo Paladino in 2008 as a memorial to migrants who died making the crossing, was wrapped by vandals in plastic bags. … [Read more...] about Sicily launches inquiry into fire in ‘migrant boats graveyard’
