Business owners take legal action to speed up Food Center development: 'City fails to intervene'

Verweyhal gets a new future

The Haarlem city council has approved the sale of its share of the Verweyhal national monument to the Raiola heirs to facilitate a full restoration of the historic building. The renovation, set to begin this year, will transform the site at the Grote Markt into a space featuring a shop and a public green roof terrace.

Stalinist terror depicted in Two Prosecutors: ‘We love to believe one hero can save the world’

UN: Iran executed at least 21 people since start of war

The United Nations reports that Iran has executed at least 21 people and arrested over 4,000 individuals since late February. Human rights chief Volker Türk stated that many detainees have been subjected to torture, disappearance, or ill-treatment to extract forced confessions.

Gorinchem re-election turnout at 10 percent at 11 am

By 11:00 AM, 10% of eligible voters in Gorinchem had participated in the city's municipal council re-election. The rerun was scheduled after the previous March election results were voided due to suspicions of voter fraud.

France urges its citizens to leave Mali

France has urged its citizens to leave Mali immediately following a series of coordinated attacks by Islamic jihadists and Tuareg separatists. The security situation in the former French colony has worsened as these groups escalate their operations.