Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake exceeds 2,000
Afghanistan’s deadliest earthquake in years has claimed over 2,000 lives, with rescuers still recovering bodies from collapsed buildings, according to...
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Inmates fail to flee Syrian camp holding Islamic State families
Syrian Kurdish forces said on September 3rd that they foiled an attempt by over 50 detainees to flee a camp,...
Syria: ministry members detained over suspected civilian abuse
Members of Syria's defence and interior ministries suspected of carrying out abuses on civilians in Suweida province have been questioned...
France issues arrest warrants for Assad and ex-Syrian officials
France has issued arrest warrants against the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and six other ex-senior officials of Syria, over...
UN: 21,000 children have become disabled in Gaza conflict
At least 21,000 Gaza children have been disabled since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7th 2023, according to a...
Gaza starvation deaths climb to 370 as Israeli siege escalates
At least 370 Palestinians, including 131 children, have died of starvation in Gaza since Israel launched its offensive in October...
What does the formation of a private oil company mean for Libya?
In April 2023, a company was established in Benghazi that would break decades of precedent set in Libya, as originally...
Pope Leo meets Israeli president Herzog as Gaza war escalates
Pope Leo XIV met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican on September 4th, as Israel intensifies its military...
Tunisia eyes return of European holidaymakers after 2015 attack
European holidaymakers are returning to Tunisia, a decade after a terrorist attack on a hotel in Sousse left 38 people...
Belgium set to back Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara
Belgium seems next on the list of countries to recognise Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara, amid growing support for...
Suicide bomb in Libya targets brigade operated by Tripoli
A suicide car bomb has hit the headquarters of Libya’s 444th Combat Brigade in Bani Walid, according to the Moroccan...
Controversial Moroccan feminist receives prison sentence
The controversial trial surrounding the Moroccan feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar has ended after Lachgar was sentenced to 30 months in...
Mauritanian MPs join Gaza aid flotilla to break Israel’s siege
Thousands of people from around the world are turning their attention to Tunisia ahead of the country's convoy, the Global...
Nigeria warns that migrating to Libya is “suicide mission”
Nigeria has issued a strong warning against illegal migration, following officials meeting with a young Nigerian woman who was rescued...
Chinese mining company in Zambia implicated in major toxic spill
A Chinese mining company is being accused of a cover-up following a major toxic spill into the Kafue River, contaminating...