2 Guantanamo detainees sent to PortugalAugust 28th, 2009 2 Gitmo detainees sent to PortugalWASHINGTON — Two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal. The Justice Department announced the transfer without naming the detainees.
Key developments in the search for the ship Arctic SeaAugust 20th, 2009 Developments in the search for the ship Arctic SeaKey developments in the voyage of the freighter Arctic Sea. July 21 — Arctic Sea departs from Finnish port carrying timber bound for Algeria, with a 15-man Russian crew.
Key developments in Atlantic search for missing ship Arctic SeaAugust 17th, 2009 Key developments in search for missing shipKey developments in the search for the ship Arctic Sea, which disappeared along with its 15-man Russian crew in the Atlantic nearly three weeks ago. July 21 — Arctic Sea departs from Finnish port with timber cargo bound for Algeria.
Algerian army kills 18 suspected terroristsAugust 2nd, 2009 ALGERIA/PARIS - At least 18 suspected terrorists were killed during Algerian Army operations in the eastern part of the country, media reports said Sunday. The dead were believed to belong to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the reports said.
14 soldiers killed in Algeria terrorist attack: ReportJuly 30th, 2009 PARIS/ALGIERS - At least 14 Algerian soldiers were killed when a group of Islamic extremists attacked a military convoy in northern Algeria, the daily El Watan reported Thursday. Other local media say that as many as 20 soldiers were killed in the attack at Tipasa, some 70 km west of the capital Algiers, and at least 20 were injured, in what is being called the deadliest attack in the area in years.
France vigilant after al-Qaida threatened vengeance over Sarkozy's burqa criticismJuly 1st, 2009 France vigilant after al-Qaida burqa warningPARIS — French officials were on guard Wednesday after an al-Qaida affiliate threatened vengeance for President Nicolas Sarkozy's criticism of the face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women. France is maintaining "very great vigilance" toward actions and statements by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or North Africa, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Eric Chevallier said in a briefing.
US official travels to Spain to discuss transfer of Guantanamo prisonersJune 17th, 2009 US official in Spain for Guantanamo talksMADRID — The U.S. government's point man for closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison was in Spain for talks Wednesday, part of a behind-the-scenes European tour as the Obama administration ramps up efforts to transfer detainees.
US asks Spain to take in 4 inmates from GuantanamoJune 17th, 2009 US asks Spain's help to close GuantanamoMADRID — The United States has asked Spain to accept four prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorism suspects, the foreign minister said Wednesday. Miguel Angel Moratinos said Spain will respond when it has studied the legal consequences of taking them in and the circumstances of those four people.
Guantanamo prisoner on prolonged hunger strike released, returns to Saudi ArabiaJune 13th, 2009 Hunger striking Guantanamo prisoner releasedSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Guantanamo prisoner who had been on continual hunger strike for almost four years has been released. The Justice Department says Ahmed Zuhair and two other detainees have been sent home to Saudi Arabia, where they will be subject to judicial review before entering a government-run "rehabilitation" program.
European Union nations expect to take in 'dozens' of ex-detainees from Guantanamo prisonJune 4th, 2009 EU expects to take 'several dozen' from GuantanamoLUXEMBOURG — European Union countries are likely to take in "several dozen" former prisoners from the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, an EU official said Thursday.
Guantanamo detainee released to France: ReportMay 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Guantanamo detainee who won a landmark case against the Bush administration has been released to France, the Washington Post reported Friday. Lakhdar Boumediene, a 43-year-old Algerian, was flown from the naval installation on Cuba to join relatives in France after the French government agreed earlier this month to accept him, the newspaper reported, citing diplomatic and government sources.
France to offer residency to ex-Guantanamo prisonerMay 6th, 2009 PARIS - France has agreed to offer residency to a former prisoner in the controversial US maximum-security prison in Guantanamo, French media reported Wednesday. The website of the weekly Le Point identified the man as 42-year-old Lakhdar Boumediene, an Algerian native who was arrested in 2001 in Bosnia and charged with planning a terrorist attack on the US embassy in Sarajevo.
US urges EU to receive Guantanamo detaineesApril 4th, 2009 BRUSSELS - The US has urged the European Union (EU) to take over some of the detainees who would be freed from its Guantanamo Bay facility, officials said. Information on each of such detainees would be provided, US officials said.
Australia agrees to accept Guantanamo prisoners, with conditionsJanuary 1st, 2009 CANBERRA - Australian acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Friday that her government can accept some of the terror suspects held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay on condition of a rigorous assessment process. In a statement, Gillard said Australia, along with a number of other countries, had been approached to consider resettling detainees from Guantanamo Bay.
France wants common EU policy on Guantanamo prisonersDecember 25th, 2008 PARIS - France Friday called for a common European Union (EU) policy to deal with prisoners currently held in the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after the camp is closed as planned by president-elect Barack Obama in 2009. The French foreign ministry said here in a statement that the government welcomed Obama's plan to close the prison, where suspected terrorists are held, but there had to be a common European policy on any prisoners being relocated to Europe.
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