Israel President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said late on Thursday the U.S. was cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar for consultations after the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.”
Libyan Libya on Wednesday denounced the dire conditions in the Gaza Strip during a meeting with US officials in Tripoli. Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid ad-bye-buh Dbeibah, met with Massad Boulos, the US Senior Advisor for Africa and Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. In a statement released by Libya’s […]
Morocco Morocco, which prevailed 4-2 on penalties in its match against Ghana, will face Nigeria in the final Saturday. The Super Falcons defeated defending champions South Africa 2-1 in the earlier semifinal Tuesday in Casablanca. Meanwhile, Ghana took a first-half lead in the game against Morocco. Er-Rmichi got a hand on Josephine Bonsu’s header but […]
Somalia Al-Shabab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region, according to a military official. Tardo is a key crossroads between larger urban centres. The town fell on Sunday after Al-Shabab combatants drove out government-allied clan fighters, Major Mohamed Abdullahi told Reuters. Somali lawmaker Dahir Amin said at least 12,500
Egypt Egypt’s top diplomat on Saturday condemned Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities and emphasized the “importance of sustaining the current ceasefire between both countries. “We are now working on emphasizing the importance of sustaining the current ceasefire and this requires from us to work quickly on resuming the talks between
Iran Hundreds of thousands of mourners lined the streets of downtown Tehran on Saturday for the funeral of the head of the Revolutionary Guard and other top commanders and nuclear scientists killed during a 12-day started by Israel. The caskets of Guard’s chief Gen. Hossein Salami, the head of the Guard’s ballistic missile program, Gen. […]
Israel The second week of the Israel-Iran war started with a renewed round of strikes despite talks between European ministers and Iran’s top diplomat. Friday’s talks, which aimed at de-escalating the fighting between the two adversaries, lasted for four hours in Geneva, but failed to produce a breakthrough. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump continued to […]
Morocco Morocco is preparing for a thorough review of its 2004 trade agreement with Turkey, following a sharp rise in the bilateral trade deficit. The shortfall has surged to about $3 billion, largely driven by Moroccan imports of Turkish fabrics. Overall, Morocco’s trade imbalance widened 22.8% to $12 billion in the first four months of 2025, continuing […]
Zambia What was expected to be a dignified farewell to Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has turned into a diplomatic and political standoff, ending with his burial being moved outside the country he once led. Lungu, who died earlier this month in a South African hospital from an undisclosed illness, will not be laid to […]
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed Russia’s economic outlook, saying it has managed to curb inflation and ease its reliance on energy exports. “Russia takes the fourth place in the world in gross domestic product and the first place in Europe,” he said. His optimistic account in a speech at the Saint Petersburg International […]