Trump eyes peace in DR Congo to secure mineral opportunity
US President Donald Trump reportedly wants to end the long-standing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to secure investments...
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Egypt, Qatar and Turkey draft ceasefire proposal to end Gaza war
Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are to present Hamas negotiators with a newly drafted Gaza ceasefire proposal which would end the...
Ship held in Greece allowed to carry military equipment to Libya
A Panama-flagged cargo ship, was allowed to continue to Libya despite being detained at the port of Astakos in Greece...
Building to begin on road connecting Egypt, Libya, and Chad
The Egyptian Deputy Minister of Transport for Road Transport has announced that within a month, construction will begin on a...
Protests rise as Tunisia faces deepening repression
Tunisian authorities have jailed citizens for political expression, marking strict limits on speech, as reported by Maghrebi Week on August...
South African party links Trump’s tariffs to racial policies
The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s second-largest party in the ruling coalition, claims Trump's tariffs on exports are linked to...
Sudan’s RSF kill 18 civilians in attack on villages near capital
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 18 civilians in an attack on two villages just west of Khartoum, according to...
Iran: zeros dropped from declining currency
To help tackle economic challenges in Iran, the Iranian parliament’s Economic Commission has agreed to drop four zeros from Iran's...
Netanyahu: Israel intends to control Gaza but not govern it
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on August 7th, that Israel intends to fully control Gaza but does not want...
Egyptian president denounces Gaza war, denies stalling aid
The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has given a strong condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza at a press conference...
Saudi Arabia and Iraq ink deal to tackle drug trafficking
Saudi Arabia and Iraq inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on August 6th in Riyadh to boost ties to tackle...
UN expert: Judicial system “weaponised” by Afghanistan’s Taliban
Afghanistan's Taliban has weaponised the judicial system to persecute women in what constitutes “crimes against humanity,” according to the country's...
Notorious drug lords killed by Lebanese army in raid
The Lebanese army declared on July 6th that it had killed three of the country's most infamous drug lords in...
Syria inks deals worth $14bn for real estate, transport projects
Syria on August 6th agreed to 12 investment deals valued at $14 billion which include infrastructure, transport, and real estate...
Trump urges Middle Eastern nations to join Abraham Accords
US President Donald Trump urged Middle Eastern nations on August 7th to join the Abraham Accords, which intends to normalise...
