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Protesters gather under the slogan ‘against injustice’, demanding an end to the president’s escalating crackdown on dissent.Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the Tunisian capital to protest against what they call President Kais Saied’s escalating authoritarianism and the jailing of government critics.At least 2,000 people, wearing black and carrying whistles and red ribbons, marched through Tunis on Saturday, chanting slogans, including “the people want the fall of the regime” and “no fear no terror, the street belongs to the people”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Jailed Tunisian opposition figure hospitalised amid hunger strike: Familylist 2…
Fear grips Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to carry out attacks despite US-brokered truce.More than 20 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, in the latest escalation despite a truce that was meant to put an end to Israel’s two-year assault on the enclave.At least 22 Palestinians, including children, were killed on Saturday, medical sources told media, as the Israeli military carried out strikes in Gaza City and in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah and Nuseirat refugee camp.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinians doubt Gaza ceasefire will last considering Israel’s violationslist…
Many people in Chad already depended on humanitarian assistance even before the start of the war in Sudan.Thousands more Sudanese people fleeing the country’s bloody war continue to arrive in neighbouring and impoverished Chad, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates on the ground in the region.More than 4.3 million Sudanese have fled to neighbouring countries since the start of the civil war in April 2023 between the government-aligned Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to the latest data confirmed by the United Nations.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Historic South Africa G20 summit…
It is tapping into a well-known colonial strategy of isolating and fragmenting an occupied population.Since the ceasefire was announced on October 10, the division of Gaza into a so-called “green zone” under Israeli army control and a so-called “red zone”, where Palestinians have been displaced and contained, has solidified. Separating the two is the invisible “yellow line”.The administration of United States President Donald Trump has signalled that reconstruction will be limited to the “green zone” where Israel and its allies have been working on plans for so-called “alternative safe communities”.Although there are reports last week that these plans were dropped,…
The leadership of Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s biggest Islamic organisation, has called on their chairman to resign, according to reports.Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama, has called on its chairman to resign for inviting an American scholar known for his staunch support of Israel to an internal event earlier this year, according to Reuters and local publications.The leadership of NU, which is the world’s biggest Islamic organisation with about 100 million members and affiliates, has given Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post, according to the reports.Recommended Stories list of 4…
Islamabad balances alliances, economic needs and public sentiment as it weighs potential troop deployment to Gaza.Islamabad, Pakistan – When the United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a United States-authored resolution that paves the way for a transitional administration and an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza, Pakistan – which was presiding over the council – had a seemingly contradictory response.Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, thanked the US for tabling the resolution and voted in its favour. But he also said Pakistan was not entirely satisfied with the outcome, and warned that “some critical suggestions” from Pakistan…
US funding drops under Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda, forcing the Red Cross into major global cutbacks.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will impose deep cuts to its operations in 2026, slashing almost one-fifth of its annual budget and shedding 2,900 jobs as global donors retreat from humanitarian financing.“We face a dangerous convergence of escalating armed conflicts, significant cuts to aid funding and a systemic tolerance for grave breaches of international humanitarian law,” ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said in a statement on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UN sounds alarm over rising hunger crisis in eastern…
UNICEF says baby girl among several children killed this week as Israel carried out a wave of bombings despite truce.At least 67 Palestinian children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement came into effect last month, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says.Speaking during a news conference in Geneva on Friday, UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said the death toll includes a baby girl who was killed in an Israeli air strike on a home in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Video: Girl in Gaza rebuilds life…
The conditions that led to genocide in Gaza have remained precarious due to a lack of accountability, says rights advocate Yuli Novak.Washington, DC – Yuli Novak, the executive director of the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, has a warning for politicians in the United States and across the world: The situation in Israel-Palestine is “disastrous”.Despite the US-brokered ceasefire that scaled back the Israeli attacks in Gaza, Novak told media this week that the conditions are more dangerous than ever.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinians ‘squeezed’ as Israel moves beyond ‘yellow line’ in Gaza Citylist 2 of 3Israel’s…
The Virgin Mary procession in La Goulette unites diverse communities, reviving the memory of a historic Sicilian past.Tunis, Tunisia – Night had just about fallen in Halq al-Wadi, also known as La Goulette, a balmy coastal suburb of Tunis, when the Virgin Mary emerged from the local church, Saint-Augustin and Saint Fidele, into a packed square.Carried on the shoulders of a dozen churchgoers, the statue of the Virgin was greeted with cheers, ululations and a passionately waved Tunisian flag.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump hosts Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman: Five key takeawayslist 2 of 3Rights groups…