Category: 3. Middle East

Deadly clashes have broken out in Cameroon after opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory in an election yet to publish results. Tchiroma urged his supporters onto the streets to demand President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest…

The Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported on Sunday that the Israeli government has approved the establishment of a branch of Controp Precision Technologies Ltd in the United Arab Emirates. The move has been described as…

The Executive Director of the human rights organisation Jawar, Abdel Rahman Al-Badrawi, has said that a series of arrests has been taking place across several Egyptian governorates over the past two weeks. The…

Military government orders two-week closure for schools and universities as blockade on fuel imports declared by JNIM causes further disruptions.

Mali’s military…

Juba, South Sudan – As he was ushered into a barred holding cell inside an events hall turned courtroom on a morning in mid-October, the bright smile and relaxed demeanour of Riek Machar, South Sudan’s embattled first vice president and…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Sunday that it had neutralised an Israeli drone which flew over one of its patrols near the town of Kfarkela. The incident was described as the first…

Brazilian president expects ‘definitive solution’ in the coming days over tariffs raised by US over Bolsonaro jailing.

A trade deal between Brazil and the United…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – United States President Donald Trump has come and gone from a meeting of Southeast Asia’s leaders, but many questions remain about how the region will fare under his ever-shifting trade policies.

Trump flew into…

The mass-produced COVID-19 vaccines built using the mRNA model – which were rapidly manufactured during the global pandemic – could also help the immune system recognise and attack cancer tumours, new studies have shown.

Studies in mice and an…