Category: 2. World

BEIRUT — Lebanon is once again at the center of public outrage as the government discusses the proposed “Financial Gap Law”.

Marketed as a legislative measure to address the country’s ongoing financial crisis, the bill has sparked intense…

A journalist based in Plateau state said the families of the latest victims had begun receiving ransom demands.

The police have not said anything about the identity of the possible perpetrators.

Kidnapping for ransom by criminal gangs, known…

Palestinian media reported on Monday that the two victims were shot dead after Israeli troops opened fire in the Shuja’iyya neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City.

Their deaths bring the total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza over the past 24…

The nearly 90,000 refugees who fled to Burundi after the recent escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face dire conditions in cramped camps with limited access to food and water, aid agencies say

Congolese M23 rebels…

Israel’s parliament has extended an order allowing the government to shut down foreign broadcasters operating in the country.

The legislation, passed by 22 votes to 10, expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets…