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Germany to deport convicted Syrians
BERLIN: Germany is to start deporting Syrians with criminal records, the Interior Ministry has said, days after Austria became the first EU country to do so in recent years. The ministry had instructed the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees to take action against 'dangerous Syrian individuals and delinquents,' a spokesman said. The spokesman stressed that committing serious crimes meant one was excluded from the protection afforded by asylum and could lead to the revocation of any such status already granted. An agreement reached by the coalition made up of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats provided for deportations to Afghanistan and Syria 'starting with delinquents and people considered a threat,' the spokesman added. To that end, the ministry was in contact with the relevant Syrian authorities, he said. Between January and May, the Federal Office has opened more than 3,500 procedures that could lead to the revocation of asylum rights granted to Syrian nationals, the ministry said in an answer to a question in parliament. Refugee status had been withdrawn in 57 cases and lower-level protection in 22 other cases, said the ministry. During the same period, around 800 Syrians have returned home as part of a voluntary repatriation program funded by Germany, to which 2,000 have so far signed up. Around a million Syrians live in Germany, most of whom arrived during the major exodus between 2015 and 2016. But since the December 2024 fall of President Bashar Assad, several European countries, including Austria and Germany, have suspended asylum procedures as far-right parties have campaigned on the issue. Austria's Interior Ministry on Thursday deported a Syrian criminal convict back to Syria, saying it was the first EU country to do so officially 'in recent years.'
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- Al Arabiya
Bodies of All 7 Missing People Found at a California Fireworks Warehouse That Exploded
Authorities in Northern California have found the bodies of all seven people missing since an explosion last week at a fireworks warehouse that caused a wildfire and shook a tiny farming community. The barrage of fireworks that exploded Tuesday caused a massive blaze that led to other spot fires and collapsed the building in Yolo County, which lies about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Sacramento. All human remains have been recovered from the charred warehouse site, but the identities of the deceased were being withheld pending family notifications, the county said in a statement Sunday. Crews are continuing to mitigate explosive hazards present at the scene, the statement said. The cause of the explosion was under investigation. Two people were treated for injuries following the blast in the town of Esparto, officials said. The warehouse was managed by Devastating Pyrotechnics, which has more than 30 years of experience designing and producing fireworks shows, according to a screenshot of its website before it was taken down. 'Our hearts and thoughts are with those we lost, their families, and everyone impacted in our community,' the company said in a statement last week. 'Our focus will remain on those directly impacted by this tragedy, and we will cooperate fully with the proper authorities in their investigation.' The wildfire covered nearly 80 acres (33 hectares) and scorched surrounding agricultural fields, officials said.
Arab News
2 days ago
- Arab News
Afghans in British defense ministry data breach to get compensation
LONDON: Afghans whose personal information was exposed in a UK Ministry of Defence data breach have been told they can claim up to £4,000 ($5,400) in compensation. The breach, which happened in September 2021, saw the email addresses of 265 Afghans who had worked with British forces mistakenly shared in a group email sent by the ministry's Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy team. The message, intended to provide updates on evacuation plans, used the 'To' field instead of the blind carbon copy function, which revealed names, email addresses and in some cases thumbnail profile images. On Friday, Armed Forces Minister Lord Coaker confirmed the compensation scheme in a written statement to Parliament, saying the ministry was taking a 'proactive' approach to what he described as a historical data-handling incident, The Times reported on Saturday. 'I can confirm to members the Ministry of Defence will be directly contacting those individuals who were affected by the data incident,' he said. 'Once a response is received and the affected individual's identity confirmed, a single ex gratia payment of up to £4,000 per individual will be made.' The ministry expects the total cost to be about £1.6 million. 'Every effort will be made to ensure payments are made as quickly as reasonably practical,' Coaker said. 'I cannot undo past mistakes but I wish to assure members that in my role as minister for the armed forces I intend to drive improvement in the department's data handling training and practices.' The ministry's record on such issues 'must improve and I am determined to ensure it does,' he said. The breach was condemned at the time by then shadow defense secretary John Healey, who said: 'We told these Afghan interpreters we would keep them safe, instead this breach has needlessly put lives at risk.' In December 2023, the Information Commissioner's Office fined the ministry £350,000 over the incident. UK Information Commissioner John Edwards described it as 'a particularly egregious breach of the obligation of security owed to these people, thus warranting the financial penalty my office imposes today.' 'This deeply regrettable data breach let down those to whom our country owes so much,' he said. Following the incident, the ministry contacted those affected and asked them to delete the original email, change their contact details and inform the ARAP team using a secure form. Concerns were raised at the time that the information could have fallen into the hands of the Taliban.
