Libya: rights group calls for release of abducted journalist
The National Human Rights Institution in Libya has called on the Government of National Unity to immediately and unconditionally release...
Month: August 2025
Tunisia highlighted by IMF for consultation delays
Tunisia, along with four other African countries, have been highlighted by the International Monetary Fund for continuous delays in completing...
DR Congo and M23 rebels fail to make peace agreement
The Government of the DRC and the Rwandan-backed M23 paramilitary group failed to reach a peace agreement on 18 August,...
Sudan: Burhan reshuffles officials, reinforces military control
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, chief of the Sudanese army and de facto leader of Sudan, has reshuffled his staff in...
North Korea vows nuclear expansion amid US-South Korea drills
Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, has pledged to intensify the expansion of his nation’s nuclear arsenal after condemning joint...
Netanyahu says Australian PM has deserted the Jewish community
Tensions between Israel and Australia have been made apparent through a remark from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to...
Iran helps Houthi militias smuggle weapons of mass destruction
A crew aboard the “Al-Sharwa” ship, which travelled through complex routes via Somalia and Djibouti, have said that Iran has...
Failed coup plot adds to mounting pressures in Mali
The ruling junta of Mali came into power through a coup in 2021, four years down the line they face...
Family presses Morocco over missing son Clément Besneville
16 months after their son vanished from Morocco’s capital, the Besnevilles say the Moroccan justice system has offered only empty...
Egypt signals willingness to join international force in Gaza
While Hamas accepted a new ceasefire proposal on August 18th in Cairo, Egypt announced that it may contribute to an...
Food aid ship from Cyprus aims to stop famine in Gaza
A Panamanian-flagged cargo ship carrying 1,200 tons of food aid departed from Cyprus and approached Israel’s port of Ashdod, in...
Israel reviewing Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal
Israel is studying the response of Hamas to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, as two officials spoke on August 19th of...
Hungary accuses Ukraine of attacking key Russian pipeline
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced on the 18th August that Russian oil deliveries to Hungary were suspended following what...
Hamas official says group agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal
Senior Hamas official Basem Naim confirmed via a post on Facebook that Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire proposal, as...
Israeli attacks see West Bank surgeons prepare for intense care
West Bank surgeons have had to develop new skills to deliver emergency treatment, as Palestinians continue to face Israeli attacks...