Algeria Presidential election sees low turnout as Tebboune poised for victory
Less than half of Algeria's eligible voters cast a ballot in the country's presidential poll, preliminary figures from electoral authorities showed early Sunday, despite incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune's hopes for a high turnout.Tebboune, 78, is heavily favoured to secure a second term, seeing off moderate Islamist Abdelaali Hassani, 57, and socialist candidate Youcef Aouchiche, 41.His main […]
Half of Sudan’s population faces extreme hunger : WFP
The World Food Program (WFP) said Sunday on X platform that ‘Sudans war has raged for over 500 days, exposing half of the population 25.6 million people to extreme hunger and led to the first confirmation of famine anywhere in the world since 2017.’The WFP explained: ‘Theres no time to waste. Humanitarian access and funding […]
200 schools in Gaza Strip closed since last October : UNRWA
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that it has ‘nearly 200 schools in the Gaza Strip, all of which have been closed since last October, and many of which were used as shelters for displaced persons throughout the war.’The UN agency indicated in a post on its account on […]
Conflict enters 12th month with little sign of respite for Palestinians
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its 12 month yesterday with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory.The chances of a truce that would also swap Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel for hostages held by Hamas appear slim, with both sides sticking doggedly to their positions.Hamas, whose October first week storming […]
Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called ‘the growing threat of expansionism’ from Israel.He made the comment after describing what Palestinian and Turkish officials said was the killing by Israeli troops of a Turkish-American woman taking part in a protest on Friday against settlement expansion […]
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 in 48 hours as UN pursues vaccinations
Israeli airstrike on Jabalia refugee camp kills 8, wounds 15Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah fight Israeli troops with rockets and bombsCIA director Burns says more detailed US truce proposal coming in daysUN has vaccinated over half of 640,000 children in Gaza amid conflictIsraeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people […]
HONOR Unfolds a Future with Possibilities with the Record-breaking HONOR Magic V3 at IFA 2024
UAE consumers get their hands on the world’s thinnest and lightest AI foldable smartphone – the HONOR Magic V3, and the More…
Sunday, September 15, is a holiday for the Prophet’s Birthday in the federal government
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources issued a circular to all ministries and federal entities regarding More…
Israeli troops shoot US woman dead at West Bank protest
White House 'disturbed', calls for investigationTurkey says citizen was shot in headFollows rise in Israeli settler attacks in West BankIsraeli troops shot and killed a Turkish-American woman who had been taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Turkish officials said.The White House said it was […]
Israeli strikes kill 27 Palestinians in Gaza as polio vaccination resumes
Israeli forces battle Hamas in several Gaza locationsDiplomacy struggles to achieve Gaza ceasefire, Blinken urges agreementUNRWA vaccinates 355,000 children against polio in GazaIsraeli military strikes killed at least 27 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, as health officials resumed vaccination of tens of thousands more children in the enclave against polio.In Nuseirat, […]