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French parliamentary elections continue to redraw the political map, amid record low turnout

The results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections that took place on Sunday are out: according to national daily Le Monde, France’s new left-wing coalition headed by Jean-Luc Melenchon, the Nouvelle union Populaire Ecologique et Sociale (NUPES, New Popular Ecological and Social Union) has clinched most of the…

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Argentina grounds Iran-linked Venezuelan cargo plane, lawmakers seek probe

Argentine authorities have grounded an Iran-linked Venezuelan Boeing 747 cargo plane, a local opposition lawmaker and Iranian state media said on Sunday, in an unfolding drama that is throwing a spotlight on political undercurrents in Latin America.

Reuters

LIVE: Macron's alliance to top parliament vote: projections

France is voting in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Emmanuel Macron hoping to win a substantial majority to support his reform plans in the new National Assembly. A resurgent and unified left, meanwhile, seeks to thwart his ambitions. Elections for the 577 seats in the…

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France to reinforce police presence in Mayotte after recent gang violence

The French government will reinforce its police presence on the overseas territory of Mayotte after recent gang violence on the island, said the Interior Ministry.

Reuters

Russia on Tuesday placed Dmitry Glukhovsky, a popular science fiction writer, on its wanted list after accusing him of spreading false information about its military intervention in Ukraine.

Reuters

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ‘should resign over Champions League chaos’

France’s Interior Minister should resign over chaos at the European Cup football final that he tried to blame on Liverpool fans, according to some of his senior law and order colleagues.

Evening Standard

Libyan Coast Guard Saves 500 Migrants in 9 Rescue Operations

The Libyan coast guard on Tuesday rescued 500 illegal migrants in nine successful operations off the Libyan coast. The chief of staff of the Libyan naval forces stationed in western Libya said the coastal patrols rescued 500 migrants after receiving distress signals. The migrants were handed over to the Anti-Illegal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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BTS shares drop, BRT future uncertain after Chadchart victory

Shares of Skytrain operator BTS Group Holdings Plc nosedived on Monday while the future of express bus operator BRT is hanging in the balance in the wake of Chadchart Sittipunt's victory in the Bangkok governor election.

Bangkok Post

Egyptian Police Thwarts Terrorist Attack in Northern Sinai

Egyptian security forces thwarted a terrorist suicide attack in North Sinai, the Interior Ministry announced in a statement on Thursday. "A terrorist planned to carry out a suicide attack against security forces at a police checkpoint in Al-Teloul district,” it added. A shootout ensued and the attacker was killed. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany received over 200 asylum applications from Russians in April - ministry

Germany has registered a slight increase in the number of Russian nationals applying for asylum since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, an Interior Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia Executes 2 Men over Involvement in Terrorist Cell

The Saudi Interior Ministry announced that it has carried out the death sentence against two nationals from the eastern region over their ties to a terrorist cell. It identified them as Hussein bin Ali Al Bou Abdullah and Mohammed bin Khodr bin Hashem al-Awami. A Yemeni, Mohammed Abdul Baset al-Mouallimi,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

As Turkey’s economic crisis grows, politicians spar over refugees

As tensions rise over Turkey’s millions of refugees, politicians are seeking to capitalise on the resentment.

Al Jazeera

Over 700,000 refugees from Ukraine registered in Germany -Welt

More than 700,000 people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been recorded in Germany thus far, Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday, citing Interior Ministry data.

Reuters

Anti-coronavirus offences push political crime to record in Germany

Offences by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions drove politically motivated crimes in Germany to a record high last year, an Interior Ministry report showed on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Local bodies no panacea

The Progressive Movement's leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, recently floated the idea of abolishing local administrative positions, which are appointed by the Interior Ministry, as their authorities overlap with those of members of local administrative bodies, which are elected by the people.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moroccan-Spanish Permanent Joint Migration Group Meets in Rabat

The Moroccan-Spanish Permanent Joint Migration Group convened in Rabat on Friday. It was held under the chairmanship of Khalid Zerouali, Wali Director of Migration and Border Surveillance at the Moroccan Interior Ministry and the Spanish Secretary of State for Migration, Jesus Perea Cortijo, and the presence of Spanish Secretary of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq: Katyusha Targets House of Anti-Corruption Official

The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency announced that a Katyusha rocket targeted the home of the Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary for Intelligence. The agency issued a statement announcing that the house of Lt-Gen Ahmed Abu Ragheef was targeted by a Katyusha rocket in Baghdad’s Karrada area on Wednesday morning. Prime…

The Independent UK

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Frontex chief offers to resign over pushback claims

The European Commission and a German Interior Ministry spokesperson say that the head of the European Union’s border agency has offered to resign after allegations that they agency was involved in illegal pushbacks of migrants

Reuters

Moldovan breakaway region says shots fired from Ukraine towards village

The Interior Ministry of Moldova's pro-Russian breakaway region of Transdniestria said on Wednesday that shots were fired from the territory of Ukraine overnight towards a village that houses a large ammunition depot.

Reuters

A top French court overturns government-ordered mosque closure, a first

France's highest administrative court dismissed on Tuesday an appeal from the Interior Ministry that aimed to close a mosque in the southwestern town of Pessac for six months.

Reuters

French afternoon election turnout down 2 percentage points from 2017

Turnout figures for the second round of France's presidential election on Sunday showed a 63.23% participation rate by 5 p.m. (1500 GMT), the interior ministry said, below the 65.30% recorded at the same time in the 2017 election.

Radio France Internationale

Catholic priest attacked with knife while celebrating Mass in Nice

The French Interior Ministry has confirmed that a Catholic priest was attacked during the celebration of Mass by a man wielding a knife. The victim's life is not in danger. A suspect has been arrested.

Reuters

Over 369,000 refugees from Ukraine registered in Germany

More than 369,000 people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been recorded in Germany thus far, said a German Interior Ministry spokesperson.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Interior Ministry to Enforce Law to Deter Those Seeking ‘Sedition’

The Iraqi Interior Ministry on Wednesday said it will enforce law and order to deter those it described as “seeking to fuel sedition” in the Levantine country. Over the last couple of days, the ministry and security forces took several measures against the followers of Shiite cleric Mahmoud Abdul-Ridha Muhammad.…

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