Mon 24 October 2022: South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps have run dry, with numerous areas experiencing intermittent supply while some areas have no water at all. The province has metropolitan areas – the City of Johannesburg, Tshwane […]
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Mon 10 October 2022: If any month in 2022 succeeded in further uniting far-right extremists in Europe, Israel and India in a herd mentality, it would be September, when the English city of Leicester witnessed clashes between young Hindu and Muslim men following a series of attacks against the Muslim community by hundreds of violent […]
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Sun 09 October 2022: In November, heads of state, ministers, journalists and activists will gather in Egypt’s Red Sea Resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh for the UN climate change summit, COP27. There has been widespread concern about the role civil society will play. “When it’s hosted in a country like Egypt, where a serious human […]
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Sat 08 October 2022: While Israeli aggression against Palestinians is escalating, and the Palestinian response is to attack the occupation army, Israel is complaining about what it describes as biased media coverage by the world’s leading television networks and newspapers. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll has told the editors of major foreign newspapers that […]
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Fri 07 October 2022: The United States has accused OPEC oil-producing nations of siding with Russia after a decision to cut oil output. A decision by the OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries to sharply cut production and boost crude prices has dealt a blow to consuming nations, prompting accusations that Gulf producers are siding with […]
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Thu 06 October 2022: African scholars say dynamics between the UK and a group of mostly former colonies are anchored on outdated principles of association. Lagos, Nigeria – On Monday, Buckingham Palace announced the first state visit to be hosted by King Charles III, who ascended to the throne after the death of his mother Queen […]
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Tue 27 September 2022: So far the only effect of Starlink’s ‘activation’ has been indirectly helping spread malware on Iranian devices. Tehran, Iran – “Activating Starlink.” That is how billionaire Elon Musk generated headlines last week as he often does, in a few terse words on Twitter. This time, he was referring to the ongoing protests […]
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Tue 27 September 2022: Al-Qaradawi, who died on Monday aged 96, was a leading voice in the Muslim world, both in religion and in politics. The passing of Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Qatar on Monday marks the end of an era in contemporary Islam. Al-Qaradawi was one of the world’s most influential Muslim scholars, and a vocal advocate […]
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Mon 26 September 2022: The introduction of an Israeli Mossad agent as the latest Marvel movie character crosses the line, even by Hollywood’s poor moral standards. However, the Israeli superhero, Sabra, must be understood within the rational progression of the Israelification of Hollywood, a phenomenon that is surprisingly new. Sabra is a relatively old character, dating back […]
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Then Palestinian leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Jordan (from L to R) Khaled Mashal, Musa Abu Marzuk, head of the movement’s political bureau, Ibrahim Ghosheh, spokesman of Hamas in Jordan, and Mohammad Nazzal, attending a ceremony in Amman [JAMAL NASRALLAH/AFP via Getty Images] Sun 25 September 2022: Every Arab knows that the […]
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