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Dutch probe Bosnian war criminal's suicide in UN court

AFP - Al Maghrib Today

Dutch prosecutors were Thursday investigating the security lapses that allowed a Bosnian Croat war criminal to commit suicide in front of shocked UN judges, in scenes that have cast a shadow over the court's two-decade legacy. Staff at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague had been expecting to spend the next few weeks quietlyRead more

AkzoNobel splashing out in merger talks with US rival Axalta

The Hague - Al Maghrib Today

Dutch chemical giant and the world's leading paintmaker AkzoNobel announced Monday that it is in merger talks with leading US rival, Axalta, which would bring together two multi-billion dollar companies. "In response to market speculation, AkzoNobel confirms today it is currently in constructive discussions regarding a merger of the AkzoNobel Paints & Coatings business with Axalta," the company said inRead more

Looting 'serious' in hurricane-hit St Martin

The Hague - Al Maghrib Today

Looting is a "serious" problem on the Dutch part of the hurricane-hit island of St Martin, with troops seeking to restore order, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday. "The situation is serious," he said when asked about looting, adding that authorities were being hampered in dealing with it as communications were cut off when Hurricane Irma roared through onRead more

Dutch arrest man after concert cancelled over terror tip

The Hague - Al Maghrib Today

Dutch police said Thursday they had arrested another man after cancelling a Rotterdam concert by a US rock band following a tip-off about a possible terror threat. The 22-year-old was detained before dawn in the Brabant region, police said in a statement, adding that the driver of a van with Spanish plates and carrying gas canisters detained late Wednesday inRead more

Dutch Tourists in Essaouira Increased by 47%

Rabat - Al Maghrib Today

Morocco’s wind city, Essaouira, is steadily attracting more tourists, with Dutch visitors particularly charmed by the city’s touristic landscape. Visitors from the Netherlands made 47 percent more overnight stays in the first half of 2017 than in the same period of 2016, according to the Provincial Delegation of Tourism. Essaouira has seen an increase in tourism intake, with 17 percentRead more

Experts point finger at Dutch oversight agency

The Hague - Al Maghrib Today

Years of cuts at the Dutch food watchdog agency and a tendency among politicians to put economics ahead of public safety may be to blame for the EU's tainted-egg scandal that has spread as far as Hong Kong. Millions of eggs have been pulled from supermarket shelves across Europe and dozens of poultry farms have closed since it emerged onRead more

Dutch egg probe widens to chicken meat tests

Rabat - Al Maghrib Today

In a new twist in Europe's tainted egg scandal, Dutch authorities announced Tuesday they had started testing chicken meat coming from affected poultry farms to determine whether it was also contaminated. Scientists are looking for the presence of the insecticide fipronil, a substance potentially dangerous to humans, after supermarkets in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Switzerland pulled millions ofRead more

Millions of Chickens Face Cull

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Millions of chickens could be culled in the Netherlands over fears of insecticide-tainted eggs, an industry body said as Belgium vowed full transparency Monday about why it kept the scandal secret. Supermarkets in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Switzerland have pulled millions of eggs from the shelves after fipronil, a substance potentially dangerous to humans, was found in them.Read more

Dutch dust off 'painful' Nazi bunkers for tourism and healing

Scheveningen - Al Maghrib Today

Just behind The Hague's sandy beaches under the dunes lie dozens of Nazi bunkers built during World War II which the Dutch are now dusting off to attract tourists and to help heal lingering scars. Once buried under heaps of sand and rubble, this network of bunkers and tunnels is a remnant of Hitler's "Atlantikwall", a coastal defence stretching 5,000Read more

'Syrian Billy Elliot' dances his way to a new life

Paris - AFP

From Palmyra to Paris: "Syrian Billy Elliot" Ahmad Joudeh is set on showing the real image of his nation and erasing the horrors of the Islamic state group. Joudeh was invited to Paris by singer Sanga, his friend and admirer, for a special one-off performance, using a song specially written for him. Thursday's show at the Eiffel Tower was theRead more