DUBAI (Reuters) – An Israeli delegation of businessmen and government officials planning to take part in a business conference in Bahrain has canceled its visit on security concerns, a statement from the organizers said on Sunday. The group had been planning to attend a congress organized by the Global Entrepreneurship Network from April 15. “While […]

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Tens of millions of Indonesians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections this week after campaigns focused on the economy, but with political Islam looming ever larger in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation. President Joko Widodo, a former furniture salesman who launched his political career as a small-city mayor, is standing for […]

The water from Gaza’s taps is unsafe to drink because it contains dangerous levels of chlorine and sulphate. Clean drinking water is a luxury in Gaza. Waste treatment plants cannot work at full capacity because of electricity and fuel shortages, which means sewage is pumped directly into the Mediterranean Sea. Israel’s 10-year blockade on Gaza […]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday ordered an expansion of civilian militia by nearly one million members as opposition leader Juan Guaido toured western Zulia state, which has been hard hit by electricity blackouts. Guaido, the leader of the opposition-controlled National Assembly who in January invoked Venezuela’s constitution to assume an interim presidency, has called on the […]

The Zionist Organisation of America claims Al Jazeera was compelled to cancel an investigation into pro-Israel lobbies. Al Jazeera has denied what it called false claims by the president of the Zionist Organisation of America (ZOA) that the media network was compelled to “cancel” a yet-to-be broadcast investigation into the activities of pro-Israel advocacy groups […]

Senegal is one of a few African countries that reduced cases of malaria by 20 percent last year, due in part to a new early detection technology developed by Senegalese hospitals. A new way of detecting malaria is being credited with cutting the number of people who have died from the disease in Senegal. Scientists […]

Reports about Haftar’s deteriorating health could further unsettle the Libyan political scene, analysts say. Despite confirmations from prominent leaders in east Libya that veteran military commander Khalifa Haftar is in good health, it is uncertain what future lies ahead for him. Last week Haftar reportedly slipped into a coma after suffering a stroke, but a […]

Nadal will aim to win his 11th and record-breaking title in Barcelona, where he has never lost a final. After a comprehensive victory over Belgium’s David Goffin on Saturday, Rafael Nadal will meet Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final in Barcelona. Nadal will aim to win his 11th and record-breaking title in Catalonia, where […]

Meeting comes at a time when both the United States and China are looking to strengthen financial relations with Africa. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, to discuss economic and military ties.  The meeting on Monday will mark the second time Buhari sits down with a […]

Thousands of protesters again converged in the capital Yerevan, after acting prime minister called off crisis talks with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan aimed at defusing a two-week standoff. Thousands of opposition protesters have been back on the streets of Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, after the acting prime minister cancelled crisis talks with the opposition. Protest leader […]