Cairo, Egypt – AFP Radwa Helmi has made history as the first woman judge to sit on the bench of Egypt’s State Council, a top court in the Arab country. Helmi, making her appearance in a Cairo courthouse on Saturday, was among 98 women appointed last year to join the council, one of Egypt’s main […]
SANAA, Yemen – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Aden in order to draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of the 8-year conflict in Yemen. “She will be visiting Yemeni families, including displaced families and refugees, to hear directly from them how the conflict has ripped their lives apart,” the UN High Commissioner...
Palestine has begun negotiations with the Red Cross in order to evacuate its nationals from Ukraine, said an official. “We contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide safe passages for the evacuation of our students and families from Ukrainian cities,” Ahmed al-Deek, an adviser to the Palestinian foreign minister, s...
SANAA, Yemen – A German and a Mexican working for the aid group ‘Doctors Without Borders’ (MSF) were kidnapped in eastern Yemen. Ali Abdullah al-Katheri, a spokesman for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), said the two were abducted in the Hadhramaut province. “We condemn this heinous terrorist operation,” al-Katheri add...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) -An Iran official said Saturday an agreement has been reached with the UN nuclear watchdog to resolve issues that have prevented a new deal. Mohammad Eslami told a joint news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran that Tehran has agreed to provide the agency with documents [&he...
BAGHDAD (AA) – The Iraqi parliament on Saturday voted to make it possible for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to nominate a presidential candidate. The decision was adopted by 203-62 votes, the parliament said in a statement. Saturday’s decision will allow the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which has 31 seats in the 329-member pa...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian groups on Saturday hailed the walkout of a Kuwaiti delegation from a conference in Bahrain because of Tel Aviv University. In a statement, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem said the Kuwaiti position reflects the Gulf state’s support to the Palestinian people. “This position shows Kuwait’s continuing supp...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 27 Malian soldiers were killed and 33 wounded in an attack on a security post in central Mali, the government said late Friday. Insurgents with car bombs attacked the Mondoro security post in the circle of Douentza at around 5.30 a.m., said Territorial Administration and Decentralization Minister Col. Abdou...
Chadian artist Bonaventure Madjitoubangar is committed to producing art for the masses in his troubled homeland. “Power doesn’t give a d**n about culture — that’s why I use the public arena, to bring theatre to as many people as possible,” he said. The 35-year-old performs dramatised readings in the slums of NR...
Doha, Qatar Afghans who fled their country after the Taliban took over in August 2021 have denied rumours that they are living in miserable conditions. Afghans living in Doha’s Park View Villas insist that there is no way they will go back to their homeland. Although their future in Qatar is as of yet uncertain, […]
