Syria and Israel engage in direct talks to ease tensions
Syria and Israel have engaged in numerous rounds of direct talks in recent weeks as the two countries, long at...
Day: 28 May 2025
Egypt opposes reported plan to relocate Gaza refugees to Sudan
Egypt has raised serious concerns about a reported proposal to relocate a large number of Palestinians from Gaza to territories...
Zadie Smith among 380 writers denouncing Gaza ‘genocide’
According to The New Arab, a coalition of nearly 380 authors from the UK and Ireland — including literary heavyweights...
Batseba Seifu: African Union is silent amongst Libyan suffering
In 2025, as the African Union (AU) heralds a bold theme—“Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations”—a...
M23 rebels accused of ‘war crimes’ in DRC
M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reported on May 27th to have incited violence...
Israel strikes Yemen after Houthi missile attack
According to The National, Israel launched a series of air strikes on Yemen on 28th May, one day after Houthi...
Syria backs Morocco’s Western Sahara plan
In a blow to Sharawi's independence, Syria has chosen to shut the Polisario Front office in Damascus and support Morocco's...
UN condemns deadly shooting at Gaza aid site
The United Nations and humanitarian organisations have raised concerns following the deaths of three Palestinians and injuries to dozens more,...
Iran may allow US watchdogs to inspect nuclear programme
Iran may allow the UN’s nuclear watchdog to send US inspectors to parts of Iran if Tehran-Washington talks are successful,...
Israeli PM Netanyahu walks underneath Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has caused provocation after publishing a video of himself walking through a tunnel underneath the Al-Aqsa...
Cholera outbreak kills 172 people in Sudan
A cholera outbreak has killed 172 people and infected 2,500 more in the capital city of Khartoum in Sudan, as...
Trump administration freezes foreign student visas
Donald Trump has ordered his administration to stop issuing new visas to foreign students hoping to come to the US...
Northeastern Nigeria face fresh wave of Boko Haram terrorist strikes
In the early dawn of May 27, coordinated attacks by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko...
Catalan business leaders visit Morocco to boost trade
Around 30 Catalan business leaders are visiting Morocco from 27–29 May as part of a trade mission led by Catalonia’s...
