Libya launches national strategy for higher education
Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has launched the National Strategy for Higher Education and Scientific Research for 2025-2035, according...
Day: 3 October 2025
US: Federal government shutdown over healthcare, layoffs looming
The United States of America was thrown into a government shutdown on October 1st after the 2025 spending bill failed...
Cameroon: Former Paul Biya ally joins Presidential bid at election
Cameroonians are heading to the polls this month in an election that may bring an end to the second-longest reigning...
Egypt: MPs forced to re-debate bill due to human rights concerns
In a surprising U-turn, the Egyptian Parliament has been forced to reassess overhauling the country's criminal law, after President Abdel...
Refugees in Libya abused in arbitrary detention
The NGO Refugees in Libya have denounced the practice of arbitrary detention for migrants in Libya, amid abhorrent conditions and...
UK: synagogue attack exploited to call Gaza protests “un-British”
The UK's Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski has denounced the attack on a Manchester synagogue as “horrific,” urging for...
Final Gaza flotilla boat obstructed by Israel
The final remaining flotilla boat containing aid continued towards Gaza but was ultimately intercepted by Israeli forces, as reported by...
Trump’s plan for Gaza could threaten Iraq’s stability
Iraqis fear that US President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza could endanger Iraq's stability, should Hamas respond with hostilities or...
Morocco’s Gen Z protests: Why violence entered the chat
When ignored demands met heightened emotions, Morocco’s Gen Z protests shifted from slogans to skirmishes. According to Yabiladi on October...
Thousands flee northeast Nigeria following militant violence surge
More than 5,000 residents have fled northeast Nigeria into neighbouring Cameroon following the capture of Kirawa, a border town in...
Donald Trump extends US defence guarantee for Qatar
In a sweeping executive order issued on October 1st, US President Donald Trump declared that any armed assault on Qatar...
Oman: two die after drinking contaminated water from Iran
Two people have died in Oman after drinking water from a contaminated batch that was imported by Iran, as reported...
US plan for Gaza branded as “colonial”
US President Donald Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan would appear to return Gaza to the pre-October 2023 conditions, but it...
Dan Jones: Building crisis resilience beyond evacuation in Libya
When trouble flares in Libya, you can almost set your watch by the convoys of white SUVs pulling out of...
Gaza flotilla vessels fail to defy Israeli blockade
All the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) vessels have failed to break Israel's blockade on Gaza, according to the country, as...
