Egypt’s foreign minister, in a meeting with his Israeli counterpart, has stressed the need to build on a truce between Israel and Hamas by stopping all practices that lead to escalation. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed in his meeting with Gabi Ashkenazi in Cairo on […]
Day: May 30, 2021
Israel, Egypt hold talks aimed at ‘permanent ceasefire’ in Gaza
Egypt’s foreign minister, in a meeting with his Israeli counterpart, has stressed the need to build on a truce between Israel and Hamas by stopping all practices that lead to escalation. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed in his meeting with Gabi Ashkenazi in Cairo on […]
South Africa faces third COVID wave, returns to stricter lockdown
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa is to reimpose stricter measures against COVID-19 fearing the whole country will soon face a third wave of the pandemic. Four of the nation’s nine provinces, including Gauteng which includes Johannesburg and Pretoria and has the biggest […]
South Africa faces third COVID wave, returns to stricter lockdown
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa is to reimpose stricter measures against COVID-19 fearing the whole country will soon face a third wave of the pandemic. Four of the nation’s nine provinces, including Gauteng which includes Johannesburg and Pretoria and has the biggest […]
Pakistan PM: Relations with India would be ‘betrayal’ to Kashmir
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of normalisation of relations with India, saying such a move would be a betrayal to the Kashmiris. In a live Q and A session with the public on Sunday, Khan asserted that re-establishing ties with […]
Pakistan PM: Relations with India would be ‘betrayal’ to Kashmir
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of normalisation of relations with India, saying such a move would be a betrayal to the Kashmiris. In a live Q and A session with the public on Sunday, Khan asserted that re-establishing ties with […]
Why is WhatsApp suing the Indian government?
The case asks the Delhi High Court to declare one of the new rules is a violation of privacy rights, Reuters reported. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/5/30/why-is-whatsapp-suing-indias-government
Iran’s central bank chief dismissed for running for president
Tehran, Iran – President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed Iran’s central bank chief, Abdolnasser Hemmati, for becoming a presidential candidate in the June 18 election. The cabinet said in a statement on Sunday that Hemmati had been dismissed as his candidacy “prevents him from having enough […]
Canada’s Trudeau orders flags lowered for Indigenous children
After days of pressure, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ordered flags flown at half-mast on all federal buildings, including the Peace Tower on Parliament in Ottawa, after the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at a residential school. In a tweet on Sunday […]
Families displaced by DRC volcano decry lack of gov’t support
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing criticism over a growing humanitarian crisis in the east of the country as thousands of people who fled Goma after a volcanic eruption lack shelter, food, and drinking water. Mount Nyiragongo erupted on May […]