With debris of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 still covering the crash site in eastern Ukraine, the investigation of the July 17, 2014 tragedy is surrounded by secrecy. RT talked to international experts and the victims’ families, still waiting for answers.… Read the rest
Tag: The Netherlands
Russian investigators release name of key witness in MH17
The Russian Investigation Committee released the name of the key witness to the Malaysian Airlines flight that had been downed over eastern Ukraine last year, Russian Investigation Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Wednesday.
Markin said that investigators had decided to … Read the rest
Dutch soccer fans trash Rome
Rotterdam 2005, was just another ugly chapter during De Klassieker, when hundreds of Ajax fans had spent the journey down from Amsterdam trashing the train.
Once on the platform outside the stadium they started to tear down the wire fencing. … Read the rest
Shell sails off with vessel named after Nazi
Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to plough ahead with plans to host a ship named after a Nazi in UK waters has provoked outrage among Jewish communities and Holocaust memorial groups.
The vessel is named after Pieter Schelte Heerema, a Nazi … Read the rest
Dutch soldier loses job due to relationship with Turk
A Dutch woman who was a corporal in the Dutch army named Yvette is about to lose her job due to her relationship with a Turk, Mehmet.
“I could not believe I got into trouble because I was in love,” … Read the rest
Support for Geert Wilders doubles after Paris attack
Support for the anti-Islamic Freedom Party (PVV) of Dutch politician Geert Wilders has jumped to its highest level in more than a year after the Islamist militant attacks in Paris.
Wilders, known for his cool rhetoric, said after the Paris … Read the rest
Dutch tourist found dead in Langebaan
A kite surfing instructor visiting the country from the Netherlands was found floating face down in the mouth of the Langebaan Lagoon on Tuesday.
The 39-year-old man from Rijssen in the Netherlands was visiting the country for the second time … Read the rest
Dutch families of MH17 victims demand international inquiry
The families of the victims of Flight MH17, frustrated with what they see as the failure of Dutch authorities to investigate the disaster, are demanding that the UN take over the investigation and launch an international inquiry into the tragedy.… Read the rest
As Dutch move gold out of US, French and Swiss call to follow
The financial crisis in Europe is prompting some nations to repatriate their gold reserves to national vaults. The Netherlands has moved $5 billion worth of gold from New York, and some are calling for similar action from France, Switzerland, and … Read the rest
The real reason the Netherlands repatriated its gold
In what could definitely be called a stunning move, the Netherlands has announced it has repatriated in excess of 120 tonnes of gold from the vaults of the Federal Reserve in New York to the Dutch Central Bank in Amsterdam. … Read the rest
Dutch government refuses to disclose ‘secret deal’ into MH17 crash
The Dutch government has refused to reveal details of a secret pact between members of the Joint Investigation Team examining the downed Flight MH17. If the participants, including Ukraine, don’t want information to be released, it will be kept secret.… Read the rest
Demonstrators crash Black Pete party
Dutch police have arrested up to 90 people as protesters clashed at a traditional ‘Black Pete’ festival in Gouda. Demonstrators view the celebrations as racist due to the character’s traditionally blackened face and Afro wig.
On Saturday, “Sixty people were … Read the rest
‘Western intelligence services are trying to exploit MH17 tragedy’
Western special services know who shot down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine and the reasons behind the move but prefer to manipulate this information and take advantage of the tragedy, retired Lt. Gen. Nikolai Pushkarev, formerly of … Read the rest
Dutch foreign minister says MH17 victim wore oxygen mask
A passenger of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was found with an oxygen mask over the mouth when the body was recovered from the crash site, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said on Wednesday.
Timmermans’ statement came in response … Read the rest