MANDELA’S GRANDSON TO JOIN PRO-PALESTINIAN FLOTILLA SAILING FROM TUNISIA
Agency Report Mandla Mandela, grandson of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, has announced that he will join pro-Palestinian activists seeking to break Israel’s...
CHINA REJECTS TRUMP’S CALL FOR ECONOMIC PRESSURE OVER UKRAINE WAR
AGENCY REPORT. Beijing said Friday it “strongly opposes” calls to put economic pressure on China, after US President Donald Trump urged European countries to do...
SYRIAN EX-LEADER ASSAD FACES WAR CRIME CHARGES FOR KILLING JOURNALISTS
French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and six other top former officials over the bombardment of a rebel-held...
BOKO HARAM REJECTS NIGERIAN ARMY CLAIM OF LEADER’S DEATH
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA A close confidant of the leader of the jihadist organization Boko Haram on Friday refuted claims from the Nigerien military asserting that...
UN DECLARES FAMINE IN GAZA, AS ISRAEL KICKS
The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East, with its experts saying 500,000 people were facing...
AL JAZEERA CLARIFIES FOUR STAFF, TWO FREELANCERS KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKE
By: Sefiu Ajape A recent Israeli airstrike resulted in the deaths of four Al Jazeera journalists and two freelancers, the network confirmed on Tuesday, correcting...
UPDATE: FIVE AL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS KILLED IN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON GAZA
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Five Al Jazeera journalists, including notable correspondent Anas al-Sharif, have lost their lives in a targeted Israeli strike near al-Shifa Hospital in...
UAE BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF WATER PIPELINE FROM EGYPT TO SOUTHERN GAZA AMID GROWING CRISIS
Agency Report The United Arab Emirates has commenced the construction of a major pipeline to transport desalinated water from Egypt into southern Gaza, in...
TURKEY ACCUSES ISRAEL OF USING FAMINE AS ‘WEAPON’ IN GAZA
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday blasted Israel for condemning the people of Gaza to famine, saying that images coming from the Palestinian enclave were...
TWO ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED IN GAZA COMBAT AS TUNNEL BOMB BLAST ROCKS KHAN YUNIS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Sunday during combat operations in southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed, bringing...