A top Sudanese official has said that a plan should be put in place to end the conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) amid the continuing violence in the country. The deputy head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, said on Tuesday that a caretaker...
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In a glowing profile, the New York Times recently characterised Israeli particle physicist Dr Shikma Bressler as “the face of Israel’s protests.” The description could not be more apt. For nearly 30 weeks, Bressler – alongside a few others – has been leading hundreds of thousands of...
For desperate Syrians, a WhatsApp message saying “I want to go to Europe,” can be all they need to start a treacherous journey to Libya and then across the Mediterranean. Twelve years into the conflict that broke out when President Bashar al-Assad repressed peaceful pro-democracy...
A drilling rig has arrived in Lebanon’s Block 9 to begin oil and gas exploration after foes Lebanon and Israel delineated the contentious maritime border between them in a United States-brokered agreement last year. Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamie made the announcement on...
United Nations agencies are warning that the number of Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries has surpassed one million and the lack of food and vital services within the country is killing people. The agencies on Tuesday highlighted the lack of medical supplies and the future...