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April 12, 2017

5 Sudanese soldiers killed in Yemen

Five Sudanese soldiers have been killed while fighting for the Saudi-led coalition against Houthi forces in Yemen, a spokesman for Sudan’s armed forces (SAF) revealed yesterday. The SAF spokesperson,...

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April 12, 2017

Kremlin: Differences between Russia and Turkey over Syria

There are differences between Russia and Turkey over Syria, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said yesterday. Answering a journalist’s question regarding whether there are any differences in the approaches adopted...

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April 12, 2017

Palestinian minor dies of wounds weeks after being shot by Israeli forces

Palestinian teenager Jassem Muhammad Nakhla, who was shot and grievously injured by Israeli forces near the Jalazone refugee camp in the central occupied West Bank in March, succumbed to...

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April 12, 2017

Reports: Suspected killer of Mazen Fuqaha arrested

Gaza security forces have reportedly detained a person suspected of killing prominent Hamas member Mazen Fuqaha, Arabic-language news site Falastin Alan reported on Monday evening. The Palestinian media outlet...

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April 12, 2017

Turkish referendum polls put ‘yes’ vote slightly ahead

Two Turkish opinion polls today showed a narrow majority of Turks, between 51-52 per cent, would vote ”yes” in Sunday’s referendum on changing the constitution to create an executive...

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April 12, 2017

Egypt: Poverty leads parents to kill their children

An Egyptian father threw his two sons from a bridge over the River Nile last week because the economic crisis in the country meant he could no longer feed...

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April 12, 2017

Tunisia tightens restrictions on journalists

Violations against journalists in Tunisia are on the rise as authorities try to control local media, Tunisia’s journalists Union said yesterday, warning this threatened press freedom and the country’s...

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April 12, 2017

Italy accelerates asylum procedures

Italy’s parliament yesterday approved measures to accelerate asylum procedures, cutting the number of possible appeals and speeding up deportations of rejected migrants. Since 2014 the number of migrants reaching...

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April 12, 2017

Israeli drone strikes Sinai, kills one

One person was killed in a drone strike launched by Israel in Sinai’s Rafah on Monday, in response to a Grad rocket that Daesh launched from the peninsula towards...

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April 12, 2017

Migrants traded in ‘slave markets’ in Libya, UN

Growing numbers of African migrants passing through Libya are traded in what they call slave markets before being held for ransom, forced labour or sexual exploitation, the UN migration...

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