Indian rupee sinks to record low against US dollar amid tariff fears
The Indian rupee has fallen to an all-time low in comparison to the US dollar on August 29th, according to...
Month: August 2025
Algeria replaces prime minister amid bus crash speculation
On August 28th, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune dismissed Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui. Appointed in his place as acting head of...
Jasmine farmers in Egypt struggle as climate change cuts harvests
Jasmine Farmers in Egypt are struggling as the country’s increasingly hot summers cause jasmine harvests to fall dramatically. Many farming...
Mauritania: 69 dead along migrant route after tragic boat capsizing
69 people are confirmed dead after a migrant vessel capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Mauritania, according...
Tunisia’s President risks ‘Assad-style’ end, warns US congressman
The heightening tension between Tunisia’s President and the country’s largest union has led to a US congressman warning that the...
Trump to block $5 billion in US aid, threatening millions
President Donald Trump has announced plans to block $5 billion in foreign aid assistance that had already been approved by...
US blocks Palestinian officials from UN meeting by denying visas
The Trump Administration has announced that it will be revoking the visas of the officials from the Palestine Liberation Organisation...
Turkey confirms airspace ban on Israeli aircraft
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on August 29th that Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli official and military...
UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027
The UN peacekeeping mission will leave Lebanon in 2027, following a UN Security Council vote on August 28th, which has...
Libya: deadly fighting breaks out between two armed groups
On August 28th the Libyan city of Al-Zawiya, just west of Tripoli, was the site of a heavy clash between...
UN rights chief under pressure to call Gaza conflict genocide
Hundreds of staff at the United Nations have asked the organisation's human rights chief, Volker Turk, to describe the Gaza...
Escalating Israeli assault traps Gaza City residents in fear
Since Israel announced its plan to fully occupy Gaza City, the military has intensified its offensive with air strikes, artillery...
Tunisia prepares new legislation for guesthouses in tourism shift
The emergence of guesthouses in Tunisia are accommodating a tourist boom, but most lack the appropriate specifications according to Radio...
Incest case shocks local communities in Morocco
A grisly sex scandal has shaken up the quiet town of Ain Aouda on the outskirts of Rabat, as DNA...
Iraqi Kurdish force alleges murder plot targeted its leader
A security agency linked to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region claimed on August 27th...
