Morocco expels human rights activists from Western Sahara
Morocco has once again expelled foreign activists from Western Sahara, wary of foreign attention on a conflict it has struggled...
Day: 26 August 2025
UN official to join tribunal on UK complicity in Gaza war
Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, is set to participate in a tribunal examining the United Kingdom’s alleged...
Global water targets “increasingly out of reach”, UN says
The United Nations has warned that over two billion people still lack reliable access to safe drinking water, putting global...
UN political roadmap for Libya embraced by Arab League
The long awaited UN political roadmap for Libya was endorsed by the Arab League after it was presented to the...
Togo’s President fails to elect new ministers
Faure Gnassingbé has been president of Togo for 3 months but has failed to name any new ministers, reports AfricaNews...
Libyan coast guard accused of attacking migrant rescue ship
The Libyan coast guard has been accused of firing on an active rescue vessel in the central Mediterranean Sea on...
Egypt and Saudi Arabia seek to restrain Israel’s Gaza push
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are holding talks to establish an Arab political umbrella that will restrain Israel’s expansionism in the...
Trump says Israel’s war on Gaza must end soon
Donald Trump has weighed in on the international debate over Israel’s war on Gaza. The US President has said that...
Iraq turns to Turkey for power stations amid electricity crisis
Iraq has turned to Turkey to fill its chronic electricity shortages by hiring floating power stations from a Turkish energy...
Morocco’s local governments hit by uncollected tax
Local governments in Morocco have been burdened by around $4.3 billion in lost tax revenue, and weak administrative capabilities might...
UN’s new elections roadmap for Libya garnering further support
On August 21st, UN Special Envoy for Libya Hanna Tetteh presented a new political roadmap to bring about national elections...
Israel will not withdraw from Lebanon unless Hezbollah disarms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement proclaiming that Israeli forces will withdraw from Lebanon, only after Lebanon...
Palestinian bus driver in Israel faces racist attack from youths
A Palestinian bus driver was attacked by Jewish youths in Israel on August 23rd, in the most recent case of...