Sudan’s military chief discusses path to peace with US envoy
Sudan’s military chief and the United States senior advisor for Africa met in Switzerland to discuss a path to peace...
Month: August 2025
100+ migrants attempt to swim from Morocco to Ceuta overnight
In one of the most chaotic incidents seen this summer, over 100 migrants, including children, attempted to swim to Ceuta,...
Libya ready for elections but delayed by lack of electoral law
On August 11th, the head of the Libyan High National Election Commission (HNEC), Emad Al-Sayeh, announced that elections in Libya...
Libya: interest in abducted MP’s case renewed by leaked images
Libyan MP and prominent women's rights activist Siham Sergiwa was abducted from her home in Benghazi on July 17th, 2019,...
Libyan electoral office attacked as local elections grow closer
On the morning of August 12th, an armed assault was carried out on an electoral administration office in the Libyan...
Nigerian city Lagos grapples with recent plastic ban
Lagos, one of the most plastic-polluted cities in the world, is struggling to enforce a recent ban on single-use plastics,...
Jordan facilitates talks on Syria with Damascus and US officials
Representatives from Syria, Jordan, and the US met on August 12th to explore ways to support stability and security under...
US defends Israel after journalists in Gaza are killed
At the first US State Department briefing since Israeli forces killed a number of Al Jazeera journalists in northern Gaza...
Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt to secure ceasefire deal
A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas has arrived in Cairo to advance negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire deal...
UN chief denounces killing of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced the killing of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, who died due to an Israeli...
Iran and Hezbollah exposed in Yemen chemical weapons smuggling
A crew aboard the "Al-Sharwa" ship has confirmed that Iran has been smuggling weapons of mass destruction to Houthi militias...
Haiti humanitarian appeal receives lowest funding amid gang conflict
The United Nations’ Haiti humanitarian appeal for 2025 has received the lowest funding of any response plan worldwide, according to...
Press groups denounce Israeli strike on Al Jazeera workers
Press rights groups on August 11th denounced an Israeli targeted strike that killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza,...
16 months without answers: Morocco fails family seeking lost son
For 16 months, the Besnevilles have relied on Morocco’s immobile justice system to find their son, who mysteriously disappeared from...
Egypt prepares Palestinians for Gaza governance
Egypt has spent months preparing Palestinian forces to assume security control in the Gaza Strip as part of its post-war...
