The UN report indicates that Egypt and the UAE have violated the arms embargo in their support of General Khalifa Haftar’s forces in Libya. Armed groups in Libya are continuing to receive foreign support from nations aiming to steer control of the oil-rich nation, according to a panel of United Nations experts. A leaked report […]

US invaded Iraq on the pretext it possessed weapons of mass destruction. In March 2003, the US invaded oil-rich Iraq to topple the government of Saddam Hussein on the pretext of links to al-Qaeda and possession of weapons of mass destruction. After the invasion the country descended into chaos and conflict as rival groups, foreign […]

Moscow calls claims ‘shocking and inexcusable’ as crisis over attempted murder of ex-double agent in Salisbury deepens. Boris Johnson, Britain’s foreign minister, has said it is “highly likely” that Russian President Vladimir Putin himself ordered the nerve-agent attack on a former Russian agent on UK soil. In a response, Russia has called the allegations “shocking and […]

Rallies across Australia call for end to government’s policy on detention centres and to allow refugees in the country. Melbourne, Australia – Thousands of Australians marched in major cities across the country to protest the government’s treatment of refugees while demanding an end to its controversial policy of processing asylum seekers overseas. Thousands took part […]

It now has to import almost everything, but rising customs fees are making even the most basic products unaffordable. For South Sudan, there are hopes a continent-wide agreement will ease the economic crisis. Drought and war have decimated the young country’s industries. It now has to import almost everything, but rising customs fees are making […]

US media say George Nader, an American businessman, is now cooperating with federal investigators looking into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. The investigation into alleged collusion between US President Donald Trump’s election campaign and Russia has reportedly widened, to include the United Arab Emirates (UAE). US media say George Nader, an American […]

Families of the deceased recount their ordeal, sceptical that justice for slain loved ones will ever be delivered. Shopian, Indian-administered Kashmir – When darkness descends on the quiet villages of Shopian, everything falls silent. But Sunday evening was different. A quick rattle of gunfire echoed through Pahnoo village in Shopian, a southern Kashmir district that has […]

Some of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who escaped fierce fighting in the town of Pagak, a former rebel stronghold, to Ethiopia have returned to their homes, after the government recaptured the land. South Sudan’s civil war, which began in 2013 between the government and armed opposition groups, has reportedly claimed the lives of […]

More than 3,000 new businesses have opened in Qatar since a Saudi-led bloc imposed a blockade in June. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the economic effect of the blockade on Qatar is fading. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and financial ties in June. The IMF has found that the crisis has […]

Family members of the crew who disappeared with the Ara San Juan submarine feel abandoned in their quest to find out what happened to their loved ones. It’s been four months since an Argentinian submarine went missing in the southern Atlantic. Relatives of crew members on the submarine are demanding answers. They’re not convinced by […]