Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – AFP Burkina Faso’s Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has named a 25-member government to lead the country during a three-year transition. General Barthelemy Simpore retains the job of defence minister that he held under Roch Marc Christian Kabore who was ousted after troops mutinied over his strategy against ji...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli soldiers killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in Abu Dis in occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Sunday. Soldiers shot dead Yamen Jafal, who they claimed threw Molotov cocktails at an army checkpoint, the ministry said in a statement The Israeli army claimed in a statement that two people threw...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki has said that Palestine is facing pressure to take a clear position about the Russian war in Ukraine. “We are under pressure to take a stand regarding what is happening in Ukraine,” Riyad al-Maliki told the official Palestine TV. “Certainly, pressure continues on us in al...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas has condemned an Australian decision labelling the movement as a “terrorist organization”. On Friday, Australia listed Hamas as a “terrorist” organization, terming the move as “a deterrent to political and religious violence.” “We strongly condemn the decision of the Australi...
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, […]
