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Local official says more than 120 people hospitalised in the city amid surge in reported cases of respiratory problems.Dozens of people have been hospitalised in Tunisia’s southern city of Gabes, whose residents have blamed pollution from a nearby chemical factory for causing respiratory distress and other health issues.Tunisia’s state-run TAP news agency reported that children experiencing breathing difficulties from the fumes were admitted to Gabes University Hospital on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3China’s new climate target branded ‘disappointing’, ‘underwhelming’list 2 of 3Study finds US asthma inhalers produce same emissions as 500,000 carslist 3 of 3‘We don’t…
The Sudanese army’s gains may enable it to choke off the RSF’s supply lines and eventually enter Darfur, analysts say.Recent battlefield gains by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) may turn the tide in Kordofan, analysts have told media.Sudan’s devastating war between the SAF and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has raged for two and a half years, resulting in massive displacement and the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations.Yet SAF’s capture in September of the strategic city of Bara, which the RSF was using for logistics, supplies, and as a muster point for reinforcements, is seen…
The Indonesia government said last week it will not grant visas to Israeli gymnasts for the World Championships.The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected appeals by the Israel Gymnastics Federation to be allowed to compete at a world championships in Indonesia this weekend.The CAS also turned down Israel’s request to force the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to guarantee Israel’s participation, or alternatively cancel or move the artistic worlds, set to start on Sunday in Jakarta.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Why was FIFA President Infantino with Trump at Gaza peace summit in Egypt?list 2 of 4Nigeria take…
There have been more than 1,000 violent settler attacks in the first eight months of 2025 alone.While much of the globe’s attention remains on the Gaza ceasefire deal, less than 33 kilometres (21 miles) away, Israeli settlers, often backed by soldiers, continue daily assaults and raids across the occupied West Bank.On Monday night, Israeli settlers uprooted 150 olive trees in the village of Bardala, in the northern Jordan Valley, destroying the livelihood of several families.Settlers regularly seize Bardala’s land, burn property and destroy crops in an effort to take over Palestinian land, expand illegal Israeli settlements, and intimidate local communities…
Israeli troops redeploy in Gaza according to agreed deal, but clashes and killings threaten stability of the ceasefire.At least five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza City, medical sources told media, despite a ceasefire agreed between Hamas and Israel.Sources from al-Ahli Arab Hospital in told media Arabic on Tuesday that Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinians in the Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza will be in the shadow of famine as long as we cannot plant our landlist 2 of 3After Israel’s war halted, who is clashing with Hamas in…
Gaza journalists have been warned that they still are not safe, that they still face death for reporting.When I heard of the murder of Saleh Aljafarawi, I was in shock. The war had finally ended. We all should have been safe. How could this happen? His assassination not only broke hearts; it also brought back the feeling of insecurity and fear.Saleh and I lived in the same neighbourhood of Gaza City. We all knew him as a cheerful young man who loved singing. I remember seeing him during Eid prayers in front of the mosque, distributing sweets to children. He…
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino was among attendees in Egypt, continuing a string of appearances with the US president Donald Trump.FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s participation in Summit for Peace held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday may have been a surprise to those who were expecting only world leaders, presidents and high-ranking officials to be in attendance at the Red Sea resort town.Infantino was photographed next to the co-chair of the event, United States President Donald Trump, in the latest joint appearance by the pair during the second Trump presidency.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Cape Verde qualify for…
Trump made several claims about the Middle East conflict and other global peace deals that were not entirely true.On the day Israel and Hamas exchanged captives and detainees as part of the Gaza deal, United States President Donald Trump framed the agreement he helped broker as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East”.“This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God,” Trump told the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1…
The October 13, 2023, attack in southern Lebanon killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters.The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Lebanon to continue its pursuit of justice over a deadly Israeli strike two years ago that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters.The rights group said in a statement on Monday that it welcomed a move by Lebanon’s Ministry of Justice to investigate legal options to press charges against Israel for crimes against journalists.Reporters Without Borders also welcomed that “Lebanon is finally taking action” as Israel is accused of targeting a large number of…
Trump-backed proclamation backing Gaza ceasefire stresses equality, but stops short of supporting Palestine statehood.The leaders of Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and the United States have released a joint statement backing the Gaza ceasefire deal and committing to “enduring peace” in the region.The statement, released on Monday after an international summit in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh, is a rare acknowledgement by the administration of US President Donald Trump that Palestinians and Israelis deserve equal rights.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s Gaza remarks in Middle Eastlist 2 of 3Reviving US-Iran diplomacy difficult despite Trump’s ‘hand of…