Israel kills 33 more Palestinians in Gaza
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Wad Madani, Sudan — AFP Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been seen outside his headquarters for the first time since fighting erupted more than four months ago with paramilitaries, army videos showed. Some of the footage filmed before dawn on Thursday and posted on the army’s Facebook page showed Burhan s...
ANKARA (AA) – Riyadh on Thursday denied allegations that Saudi border guards assaulted Ethiopians who attempted to enter the kingdom from Yemen. The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted an official source who asserted that such reports are “unfounded and based on unreliable sources.” The source “denounced the raising of false allegations b...
‘Scores of people have been killed and thousands displaced. Aid routes are blocked,’ says humanitarian chief WASHINGTON (AA) – The U.N.’s humanitarian affairs chief said Tuesday that he is “deeply concerned” by renewed fighting in Sudan, warning that aid routes have been blocked as food runs out in the war-torn country. Martin Griffiths said f...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN’s humanitarian affairs chief said Tuesday that he is “deeply concerned” by renewed fighting in Sudan, warning that aid routes have been blocked as food runs out in the war-torn country. Martin Griffiths said fighting has become especially fierce in South Darfur and South Kordofan, urging the war...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 12 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected terrorists in a village in the southwest of Niger, authorities said Tuesday, the latest attack since President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed in a military coup. An operation by the national guard was the target of an ambush Sunday evening […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from various institutions and activities until the restoration of constitutional order following a recent political upheaval that saw the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum. The AU urged its 55 member states to “reject this unconstitutional change of government and t...
New York-based Human Rights Watch says the killings appear to be widespread and systematic NEW YORK – Saudi border guards have fired “explosive weapons” at Ethiopian migrants trying to cross into the Gulf kingdom via Yemen, killing hundreds since last year. New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), which has documented the att...
– Communications and Technology Ministry points to adverse effects of platforms on youth MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia’s Ministry of Communications and Technology decided Sunday to ban the use of social media platforms TikTok and Telegram as well as the online betting platform 1XBET. The ban comes in the wake of a communi...
LONDON (AA) – British police announced Tuesday that it formally charged Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Nigerian oil minister, with bribery-related offenses. Madueke, 63, who also served as president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was a key figure in the Nigerian government between 2010 and 2015. An inves...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish politicians continue reacting to a newly published map on the Moroccan Embassy’s website in Spain, which shows the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as parts of Morocco. According to the controversial map, the entire disputed territory of Western Sahara also belongs to Rabat. On Tuesday, Spain’s Foreign Affairs...
